On 6 February 2014 09:46, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 06/02/14 02:11, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> But still complex. And you're limited by the (lack of) stability of >> Windows. > > Unless you are running a server a modern Windows set up is stable enough. > Since windows 7 and 8 the core OS is far better than earlier incarnations.
I haven't had much of a chance to use Windows post-XP but even XP was a big improvement over the Win 9x days. I don't particularly think Windows is unstable - provided you don't install loads of rubbish. And that's the big thing: when I get asked to fix someone's Windows machine (e.g. by a family member or friend) the problem is usually viruses/malware and it that sense it is unstable (although perhaps it's better post-XP). > I've only had one BSOD in the last 5 years and I've had at least two kernel > panics on my Linux boxes in that time. But then I use Linux(70%?) more than > Windows(15%?)... My experience is similar and I've probably been doing about 70% Windows (at the office) and 30% Linux. I've seen many more system crashes on Linux than Windows (possible because of the radeon graphics drivers). > If you want to become a pro then sure Linux is great and without doubt the > best development OS around. But for a 13 year old casual user? I doubt it > makes much difference. I use Linux for everything now (even my phone) but I still wouldn't recommend it to someone who had never used it before unless I knew that I could personally help them with it on an ongoing basis. This is what happened with my sister and when she got a new laptop she installed Ubuntu herself and set it up without any help. But this was after I had previously shown her how to do it, carefully explained how it works and showed her whatever tweaks were required to make it usable in a "normal" way. Oscar _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
