would you be so kind as to share some of these exploits? security is a major thing many linux users (including myself) stress. and its not because linux has a smaller userbase, the way linux runs is just not vulnerable to many things.

Youre lying and extremely overconfident. Linux is not really for “normal users” and I think you are overestimating the general populace because youve been subject to mainstream culture for far too long.

@ baerin

that and im sure micropenis would be quite pissed off

@ everyone

dont run multiple OS’ unless thats what you’re distinctively going for. there is no reason and its a waste of space on your HD.

maybe it should just come with a warning like ‘this is not windows’ or something

i still say it should be cheaper or instead add the cost as ‘extra support’ so they still make their money but give you the option of not choosin it if you how to use this ubuntu

i thought that would be the whole point in switching to open source, FREE software

very disappointing indeed

why do ppl always think moving away from windows means no virus’s or trojans? There is no viruses or trojans yet for linux because they havent bothered due to the low popularity.

Its just like terrorism… why strike at small populations when you can strike a higher populations?

It was kinda funny… why Apple stopped advertising their computers as virus free…. cuz they provoked ppl… and screwed themselves over. Cuz somebody in the end created the first apple virus.

Nothing is perfect, if its made by man… then it can be cracked by man. “IF” linux does become big… and take over the world…. then expect them to start whining about viruses… cuz ppl will target it more often.

However at the moment linux holds a small percentage of the market, why waste time and resources into creating a virus to screw so little ppl over… when you can create a virus that can screw over alot more ppl…

Also about Dell, i noticed they are alot better than most companies around. Dell service is hella good…. can get computer back within like 3days. Ive noticed HP stuff has become shit after they merged with Compaq.
Their service is dispicable….. last time i had a HP thing…. took like 1month for them to get it back, from service.
I will never go back to HP…. they have dissapointed me too much with their service crap, and their product quality. (Brought 2 printers from them…. and they magically broke after around half a yr…. and then wait 1 month for repairs….)

hw manufacturers support linux? nice joke you got there.
how many of them release drivers for linux or hw documentation? not much
thats why hw support is so hard on linux, most of the time they have to reverse engineer to add support to the kernel.

Or

If U want Solaris OS 10
DVD package For
Free
to ur home
Just go to
http://www2.sun.de/dc/forms/reg_us_2211_391.jsp
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp
or
U could download it from its site.

BTW I like Dual Booting & keeping both
Windows XP & Linux or Solaris.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=5

Yeah, sure, right. And Linux is going to take over the desktop any week now. Go ahead, hold your breath waiting for that to happen.

If you have specific software not available under Linux then the choice is clear

but if:
You are like most of the average users who use their computer for surfing, playing multimedia, word processing, and that sort of thing, don’t touch Windows, Linux is here

Why bother with all the system crashes, virus infections, trojans, update problems, format problems, …. when you can easily avoid them ALL?

It is just a wrong conception about Linux world that average people are not using it and it is in part the fault of education institutes which are still using Word for wordprocesing and Excel for sci calculations etc! They are stupid or what? Sorry, but I know what I am talking about and I know Word and Excel are, at least in the past couple of years, the worst thing that could happen to a school or university!

Anyways, people have to be shown that Linux is nothing wierd, nothing out of ordinary, it is a tool that you would love it if you decide to give it a try!