On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:36:48 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote:


to use a Linux tool.


I, for one, have *never* used a Linux tool. As a matter of fact, I've
never run Linux on any machine I've owned, not even for a minute.

It's not that I have anything against Linux. It's rather that I see no
need for it, know next to nothing about it, and am not willing to
spend the time required to learn it. I'm happy with Windows.

Exactly. Until you have a need for it, there's little reason to check it
out unless you're just curious. But in the current case being discussed,
I'd say there's a definite need for it.

I wanted ro learn Linux because I am not happy with the direction that
Windows has been going. If MS kept supporting their older OSs. I'd be ok
with Windows, but they are forcing people to use their new crap. I like
Windows 98, and XP. From what I've heard, I'd probably like Win7 too,
but I have not had the opportunity to use it. But I wont touch Win 8.x
or 10. I dont want or need anything that bloated, complicated, or
something that spys on me.

It's very sad and unfortunate that Linux has been going the same
direction. A few years ago, Linux was a way to use old hardware. Now
Linux is as bloated as Windows 8 or 10. And considering that linux has a
zillion distros, you would think that at least a few of them would still
be simple and easy. Linux is far from easy as it is. Windows was always
more user friendly and easy to use.

I have tried many linux distros, most wont even load and the few that
did would freeze up. (that was about 4 years ago). I learned to hate
linux, and still do. However, there was one distro that I liked, and
that was Pc-Linux OS. That think worked and almost looked like Win98. It
boots from a flash drive, runs well on older computers, and it's easy to
learn. Unfortunately they killed that one too. Now it's all 64bit.

In the end, if I have anything to say, I think we are all way overdue
for an entirely new operating system. NOT WINDOWS, NOT LINUX, but
something totally new. However, I dont see that happening anytime soon.

If MS really wanted to win back customers, they would create a simple
OS, such as XP and support it indefinitely. At the same time they can
continue to create their Windows 11 and beyond, for those Millenials who
cant live without more power, and more buttons. After all, since none of
them ever leave Facebook, none of those extra buttons ever get used
anyhow.