Subj : Re: Computers
To   : STORMTROOPER
From : MIKE POWELL
Date : Sat Aug 17 2024 09:48:00

³There are some locals that will flog you a new system with some distro linux on
³it, although they tend to be few and far between.  The other thing MicroSloth
³and Apple have going for them is consistency... you can pretty much be certain
³what works now, will work in the next version... Not sure if its still the
³case, but it used to feel like reinventing the wheel every time you got a new
³linux install..   with whatever desktop manager was the flavour of the month.
ÀÄ[S=>M]
 
Most distros (at least the debian based ones I have tried) have become pretty
good at picking a default desktop manager and sticking to it.
 
Most of the applications tend to remain intact.  If you do a fresh install,
there are still times where some may disappear.  I like using the medit
text editor on my desktop, but it went out of support a debian version or
two ago.  I still have it on a box that was upgraded but it is missing by
default on any fresh install.
 
I can remember having to change most of my "favorite applications" every time
I upgraded, so being down to one that disappeared over the last two
upgrades is an improvement.
 
³The other thing is, for better or worse Windoze remains the lowest common
³denominator, so its more than likely going to do what some 95% of consumers are
³going to ask of it, and they won't look any further.
ÀÄ[S=>M]
 
Yes, it is likely what they are using at work, for one.
 
Mike
 
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