> The only people who have reasonably stable Windows machines are the tech > heads and geeks who have the time, ability, and the inclination to mess > about it with it for days and weeks on end.
Funny. Sounds like most Linux people I know.... However, I resent being called a "geek".... <grin> (Just to add some "valuable" input here: Sure, Linux is stable "out-of-the-box", but there's a lot of work to do before you've got a machine that can do everything you need/want it to - and, IMHO, it's not all that easy and quite beyond non "tech-heads" and "geeks".... Take, for instance, a PPP connection to an ISP. Under Win95, even the BDU's I support have done this with little help on my part (oh, BDU=Brain Dead User - my "pet name" for non-techies....<g>). Doing this in Linux is a little more difficult - and you've still got the browser, e-mail, etc. to install & config.... I'm not a Windoze "lover"; however, each OS certainly has it's strengths (and weaknesses) and, I guess, if holding onto one particular OS is a religious/faith thing for people, then I'm one to take the best piece out of every pie...) Later, Kevin Traas Systems Analyst Edmondson Roper CA http://www.eroper.bc.ca -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
