[Coco] Thoughts on modern computers (sort of off topic)

[Frank Pittel]

I've got agree about the direction that the popular linux distros are taking.
They're trying to create a windows like desktop and are getting ugly, bloated and
chew up resources. I've bailed on Ubuntu for that very reason. Seems like it's being
managed by a bunch of kids forcing their favorite cool, geewiz ideas of what a desktop
is supposed to be like on everyone that uses ubuntu. Little to no ability disable their
vision.

The Other Frank



On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 03:29:06PM -0500, Louis Ciotti wrote:
> Linux has improved as far as compatibility with many mainstream components,
> but I have made several attempts at making linux my some operating system
> for day to day use, and in the end, I have always turned back to XP.  XP
> just seems to work for me.  IMHO linux has lost one of the main draws... it
> has become as bloated as Windows, with the latest features requiring more
> and more processing power.  90% of the feature really are making things
> pretty.  I have often wondered if the OS was stripped down to the bare
> essentials, and placed into a ROM where there is near instant
> on capabilities, what would happen.  If you take MS-DOS and Windows 3.11
> that used to fit into what 10MB of hard drive space.  Sure it is not the
> prettiest OS out there, but it will work.  I guess I really am a minimalist
> when it comes to operating systems and my computing experience.  Sure
> things look pretty when you have animated window transitions, transparent
> moves of windows, but as far a productivity goes, these no nothing.
> 
> Whatever happened to the KISS principal when it came to OS design?
> 
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au>wrote:
> 
> It's been a few years now, but that certainly wasn't the case last time I
> > attempted to switch to Ubuntu for my desktop. Sure, it installs easy
> > enough, but the free ride stops there. First sound issues, then when it
> > came to my TV tuner card, I eventually re-formatted my HDD with WinXP.
> > Never got around to installing or running any of my other applications
> > either... my experience thus far had been too demoralising.
> >
> > Hopefully things have improved, as you say!
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
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