On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:03:37 -0800, Chambers wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mueen Nawaz [mailto:m.n### [at] ieeeorg] Chambers wrote:
>> > So I decided to stick with Windows, and guess what?  Things just
>> work.
>>
>> 	Except a lot of those Linux apps.
> 
> And guess what?  I don't miss any of them.  I can't remember the last
> time I needed a program to do something, did a google search, and only
> found a Linux app that wouldn't run under Windows.
> 
> Fact is, for the foreseeable future, I'm writing Linux off and sticking
> with Windows.  It does what I want, and better than the critics give it
> credit for.  Over the last 10 years I've tried Linux several times, for
> several reasons, and the longest I lasted with it was about two months.
> It's never been worth the headaches involved, and unless something
> seriously screwy happens to drive me off Windows, I doubt I'll go
> through those headaches again.
> 
> But then, I'm also upgrading my computer less than I used to (says the
> man who just installed a new graphics card last week, and has a new HDD
> being shipped atm).  I'm getting tired to "using the computer," and I'm
> more interested these days in actually "using the computer to get things
> done."
> 
> Linux, despite the headaches, was a lot of fun when I tried it before,
> but it was also a full-time hobby.  I don't have time for the hobbies I
> already have, so not having to worry about my OS is a bonus for me.
> 
> ...Ben Chambers
> www.pacificwebguy.com

You keep talking about "headaches".  I've been using it for 12 years, and 
most of that time no headaches at all.

I use it on all of my work machines, and have for at least the last 8 
years or so.

Jim

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