Why Linux is Not For You

[Jason Stephenson]

Erik Price wrote:
> 
> 
> bscott at ntisys.com wrote:
> 
>>   Excellent article on what Linux is and is not.  This should be required
>> reading for any Linux advocate.
>>
>>     http://www.osnews.com/printer.php?news_id=3297
> 
> 
> Upon clicking that link, I got the following message:


[Deletia.]

For those who are having problems getting to the story, here's the link 
that you want:

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3297&page=1

> Very interesting.  I had often wondered if something like this would 
> happen when people link directly to the ad-less/reduced printer-friendly 
> versions of pages.  I'd rather see more pages like this than have them 
> remove the feature altogether (speaking as one who really likes to read 
> articles as printer-friendly).

After you get there, you can click on the printer friendly version. I 
agree that sometimes the printer friendly version is even more screen 
friendly than the original. I often read the printer friendly versions 
myself.

That said, I found the article to be very interesting. I also think it 
makes a bigger case for trying Linux than do many articles that claim to 
tell people why they should use Linux.

I pretty much agree with his point of view, too. My mother once asked me 
why I use Linux and BSD, and I told her why. She then asked me if I 
thought she should use Linux, and without hesitation, I told her "No, 
because Windows does everything that you want it to do." I told that if 
she wanted to try Linux, I'd answer her questions, but I didn't think 
she should just switch.