Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : Atreyu
From : tassiebob
Date : Sat Jun 25 2022 13:23:19

 At> Lol, every year since Windows NT4 someone somewhere somehow reposts this
 At> same apocalyptic nonsense and of how "This will be the year of the Linux
 At> Desktop".

I don't think Linux will be dominating the desktop any time soon, but for some uses cases it can indeed replace a Windows desktop.  My daily driver at work is Linux - I have the option of Linux, Windows, and OSX, but Linux suits my needs (network engineering) the best.  Some of my colleagues use Windows and OSX and those work for them too - so horses for courses...

There was a time when Linux was not much more than a toy when it came to desktop work, but that time has passed and it is a viable alternative for those who want to use it.

Over the years I'd tried a Linux desktop many times and ended up back on Windows.  This last time it cut the mustard and 3+ years in I'm still using it.

My "daily driver" home PC is running Windows, although that's mostly for video editing and may change next time I upgrade it.

 At> amusing about tossing mail  from this net and others, where the vast
 At> majority of convo is "Linux testing and tinkering". Always something
 At> wrong or always adjusting.

Perhaps Linux based sysops are more inclined to fiddle with their setup?  Then again, when I ran a BBS back in the late 80's on DOS and later OS/2 I used to fiddle with things all the time - so maybe the choice of OS has nothing to do with it? :-)

Cheers.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: TassieBob BBS, Hobart, Tasmania (21:3/169)

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