SP2 drove me topen source

[Guest]

Thanks to Microsoft's WindowsXP SP2, I have finally made the move to open
source applications. I've wanted to make the move for some time but some
laziness on my part has delayed me. Thanks, Billy, for pushing out the SP2
and specifically the security center because that horrid piece of programming
(I call SP2 the new WinME) finally made me so angry and frustrated with you
and your company that I built up a Linux box at home and will soon be
migrating all of my personal equipment over to the Penguin. If I am browsing
and come across some content that will only work in your non-W3c standards
compliant browser, I refuse to view it. DId you notice that FireFox 1.0 was
downloaded over a million times the first DAY it was available? Hallelujiah!


I am the systems administrator at a television station and so am used to
dealing with new technology. I have never had as many problems with a single
piece of software (and let me tell you, video-editing, TV production, and
graphics software can be extremely touchy and hard to work with) as I have
with SP2. It has bolluxed up so many systems at my station, rendering some
applications totally unusable, that I have removed it from every machine I
have. I've talked to the administration and we are looking into moving away
from all MS products and following the growing trend of dismantling our
Windows infrastructure.

I truly hope that the recent trend in computing to move away from the
monopolistic domination of MS is but the first scratchings of the proverbial
writing on the wall that will soon say that MS is on its way out. Maybe it
won't come soon, certainly not soon enough for any thinking and rational IT
person, but I think it is coming and on that day I will rejoice.

Thanks, again, Billy. SP2 did it's job well enough for me.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

If SP-2 "bolluxed up so many systems at my station" what did they have in
common?
Since you have many computers, did you test SP-2 on a small sampling before
installing?
Was all the software and hardware compatible with SP-2 as verified by the
manufacturer?

 

[Guest]

velozoom30,

You didn't say anything specific about why you dislike SP2. Instead you
just used this group to bash Microsoft. Unless you are willing to discuss
the reasons why you dislike SP2, then you are just wasting everyones time.

Oh, and BTW, I think SP2 is an excellent piece of programming.

 

[Al]

Gee, I kinda like SP2! Of course my system was NOT "bolluxed up" before SP2.

 

[Guest]

You provided zero technical reasons why you dislike SP2. I am having issues
with it as well but I can give specific reasons. If you did not test then
blame yourself. Linux will never outrun MS.

 

[Pop]

What he probably means is, he finally got up the guts to try out some Linux
distribution and thinks he's now free of having to pay for most of his
software and that it's uncrashable/unspammable. He'll know REAL frustration
shortly, unless he has someone to set things up for him and to maintain it
<g>. Personally I like Knoppix myself, and have tried some of the other
stuff available like Open Office, etc.. It's pretty good stuff actually,
but if you're using more than about 50% of the MS features, you just won't
move from MS unless you like discovering work-arounds instead of working
with the stuff. I'm strictly a user, but I do like to dabble.
I played with Red Hat once, but it was just TOO much work for me! Then
Knoppix came along, and I liked it so I use if for "play times". I had
hopes of switching over someday too, but it just ain't gonna happen in my
case. I do have to agree though, that for a good installation and with a
guru around, it CAN be great to get newbies started into computers - which
is what I use if for at the moment. There ARE some great things being done
with Linux. But it's true of Windows and even DOS yet. Dunno, maybe
someday - but I'm too old to learn many new tricks anymore <g>.

Pop

 

[pjp]

Just finished dl'ing Knoppix using dialup at 26.4 Have to agree, looks
very promising. Easy, relatively intuitive, only problem I'm having so far
is getting it to recognize and be recognized as part of my home "workgroup".
Testing it on a dual-boot setup with 98SE on 1st hd and XP Pro on 2nd, both
running Fat32 for both access to all hd's and clean DOS boot considerations.

I keep stating what Linux REALLY needs is quality games. My thinking is ...
If they had more, all those young guns would be just as happy playing their
games regardless of OS (assuming they worked) and in fact might DEMAND Linux
for some. That would spill-over into using the more common "everyday" type
apps which would mean more exposure etc. etc..

Let's face it, most don't need MS Office, PhotoShop etc.
..