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<blockquote data-quote="jonnyd" data-source="post: 405282" data-attributes="member: 31029">There are two things that bother me about Linux;1. There doesn't actually seem to be any such thing as Linux. If you ask in a Linux forum where to start, you'll get 15 different distros, 7 different GUIs, 197 combinations of what software to use, and if you drop enough subtle flamebait into the thread, you get a 17 page geekfight kicking off <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; (&quot;What do you mean it won't run Excel? What good is that?&quot;)I have no idea what I should try. I ended up getting Redhat, which put me off Linux for life. It was a disaster.2. It has really stupid names. Every distro seems to want to out-cool the last. I've seen a distro called 'puppy'. Can you imagine an IT manager trying to put a case to his board of directors for dropping Windows XP, and rolling out 'puppy'? Even Ubuntu, which seems to be the flavour of the month at the moment is a bit of a 'Ubu-what?' thing.It's the exact opposite of OSX. It is so diluted and disorganised that it's no surprise potential users have no clue what they're supposed to do with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jonnyd, post: 405282, member: 31029"] There are two things that bother me about Linux; 1. There doesn't actually seem to be any such thing as Linux. If you ask in a Linux forum where to start, you'll get 15 different distros, 7 different GUIs, 197 combinations of what software to use, and if you drop enough subtle flamebait into the thread, you get a 17 page geekfight kicking off :D ("What do you mean it won't run Excel? What good is that?") I have no idea what I should try. I ended up getting Redhat, which put me off Linux for life. It was a disaster. 2. It has really stupid names. Every distro seems to want to out-cool the last. I've seen a distro called 'puppy'. Can you imagine an IT manager trying to put a case to his board of directors for dropping Windows XP, and rolling out 'puppy'? Even Ubuntu, which seems to be the flavour of the month at the moment is a bit of a 'Ubu-what?' thing. It's the exact opposite of OSX. It is so diluted and disorganised that it's no surprise potential users have no clue what they're supposed to do with it. [/QUOTE]

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