Re: Linux

I am a Linux beginner. I tried many distros, and only Mandrake recognised
all my hardware. SuSe didn't like the particular CDROM I had, and started to
install ok, then gave up when it installed enough Linux to use the standard
Linux cdrom drivers.

Some Windows software may work more or less correctly under the emulator,
other may not, but I don't know which.

As best I know, what Linux is good for is crashing much less often, and
giving useable performance on slightly slower machines. BUT, if you owant to
do things like networking, it isn't as simple as with windows to set up a
basic peer-to-peer network.

You may need to write script files - or download examples from Linux sites -
to do things that Windows does for you.

A big difference is that windows handles cut and paste between otherwise
incompatiblel applications - Linux does not. Applications must be written to
permit the cut and paste.

There are many low or no cost applications available - so the choice to use
Linux may depend on whether there are applications to do all the things you
want. I mostly use windows because not all the software I need to use is
available for Linux.

Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Bradshaw" <zibbler(at)mediaone.net>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:34 PM
Subject: Linux


> Hi group,
>
> I hope this is not off topic. I'm seriously considering switching over to
a
> Linux OS. I'm currently running Win ME (which sucks). I have never seen or
> used a Linux OS. If anyone on this list uses or is familiar with Linux,
> please let me know what you think of it, good or bad. Is it easy to use?
How
> steep is the learning curve? Can I use my current M$ and other windows
based
> software with it? And which flavor of Linux should I get? I'm thinking
about
> getting SuSe Linux. You can e-mail me privately so as not to clutter the
> list if you wish.
>
> TIA,
> Lisa B.
>
>

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