Hm, I don't think that Linux is more difficult to maintain - just
diffrent. (Of course, I'm one of those lucky guys who never had a copy
of M$ Windows *g*)
At least if you run a Server under NT you need to know exactly the same
stuff as running it under Linux (or some un*x) - taking probably
more time - instead of editing a file it#s only 1423 mouseclicks away...
> those 8 million Linux users are surely more familiar with the working and
> how to maintain a PC than the usual PC (l)user. Face it, most users may
Hm, but it isn't really a disadvantage to be forced to know more about
your pc - if you do this once, you'll find a bug much quicker than
someone who calls the operator if Windows prompts him for inserting the
NT-Server CD in drive A: !
> have heard about Linux but still swear and stick to the constantly
> crashing windows just because they don't know how to install it and where
> to get software for Linux.
Nowadays most of the distributions should be easy enough to install - the
trouble is, that most users don't know their hardware - but what if the
hardware detection of Windows fails?
Most installation trouble could be avoided if the users were asked to write
down their hardware configuration before starting to install - in fact you
can't install any operating system without knowning which interrupts are
used ore stuff like that even if the so-called operating system makes you
think you don't need to know anything about your hardware!
Matthias
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