From: "Paul Ranson" 

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:3e4914cd{at}w3.nls.net...
> Still have a problem with apps though. (availability)

There's a huge range of application space where you don't actually need
much more than a scriptable web browser.

> Other than as a reaction against Microsoft, I tend to agree, but the
> reaction is quite strong and getting stronger -- they have made a lot of
> enemies.

If I were MS I'd be undercutting Linux on the desktop, (and obviously
charging for support...) But it's probably illegal for them to do this.

> I agree that X programming is nasty to say the least, I absolutely hate
it,
> but as a user only using others stuff, it's pretty much the same -- I have
> no problem with it and don't think it's any "uglier" than
the Windows UI.

It's ugly in an 'inelegant' sense. And I think having choice of window
managers etc  is actually a bad thing.

Paul

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