(FYI, I'm Frank Bright, a different 'Frank' from the author of this thread)
All the recent discussions about Ubuntu had gotten me curious,
so 2 nights ago, I booted from an Ubuntu CD to see what it's like.
At first I did get a thrill simply running Linux, just because I had
never done it before (I'm a real Non-techie when it comes to code), then
as I poked
around, I saw that the interface was kind of bland and boring.
I myself have nothing against Linux (nor Bill Gates for that matter), but I
have come to the conclusion that there is just as much hype around the
Linux stuff as there
is around anything else in the tech world. For instance, right away, my
wireless
didn't work, but I didn't spend too much time on it either. I was mainly
poking around.
Linux does take time to learn, and I sense that the open source aspect
(and maybe
the price as well) give people who use Linux more of a sense of control.
And while
there is nothing wrong with that, I do think it's wrong for Linux
disciples to go around
peddling this as if it were a simple switch over - "Oh, use Ubuntu! It's
Free!"
It's like saying to someone who is clearly not computer savvy, "Oh, just
go into the Bios
and make these changes and you'll be fine!" It's very misguided.
Now, I have Vista on this laptop upon which I was tinkering with Ubuntu
and I have
2 partitions on the hard drive. I did try to install Ubuntu on the 2nd
partition, and I will say
the install is fairly easy, but even here, I got to the point where I
was telling Ubuntu which
partition to install upon and I hit a block there, so I never finished
the install.
As I said in another post, Vista may have a lot of graphic eye candy,
but we look at our screens
a lot when we're at a computer, so it's worth it to have a nice looking
graphic interface.
I applaud Vista for up-ing the bar when it comes to making better
looking desktop graphics.
It's long overdue. Here is where Vista clearly surpases the Mac.
Thanks, Frank Bright
