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Quoting Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxx>:
John Hansen wrote:Neil, I think you hit the nail on the head! There are far too many options and the file system leaves me cold. I like my A,B,C,D,E,F drives! Why OH why does Linux need to make every thing so complicated? I would have thought the two types of Linux would suffice i.e. Gnome and KDE. the motto being: KISS (keep it simple stupid). John W Hansen (who uses both Windows XP and Kubuntu)Yes, there are IMHO too many choices, but we are stuck with it. I think it is a weakness, not a strength. All the more need for long term help for anyone who moves across. Neil
I disagree, each desktop environment have their strengths and weeknesses users can use what they are comfortable with. Not to mention, the desktop environments can be choosen to fit the hardware spec. I certainly wouldn't want to run KDE on a P3 with 256MB Ram, XFCE or LXDE fits the bill better.
Oh and don't get me started on the different versions of Windows available... Windows XP Home Windows XP Pro Windows XP Media Center Windows XP x64 Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit/64-Bit Windows Vista Business 32-Bit/64-Bit Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit/64-Bit Windows Vista Enterprise 32-Bit/64-Bit Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit/64-Bit Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit/64-Bit Windows Home Server Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2Okay some of these are slightly older versions but they are still widely available (especially XP and Vista) and some companies still use Windows Server 2003. Don't get me started on the Web Server, Small Business (Standard and Pro), and Enterprise versions of Windows Server which are available in 32-Bit, 64-Bit and in some cases for Itanic.
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