[ILUG] openoffice.org

[Ivan Kelly]

On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 05:14:16PM -0000, Hunt, Bryan wrote:
> <rant>
> > Unfortunatly some companies walk around blindfolded: "We use Microsoft
> > because it industry standard", 
> 
> 1) Its an industry monopoly based on little else other than incompetent/lazy
> 
> sys admins/support staff who are too dumb to handle anything other than 
> point and click.
> 
> > "its proven in industry", 
> 
> 2) It's proven to be slow, buggy, a breeding groud for macro viruses 
> 
> > "its well supported"
> 3) Has anyone ever gotten tech support from Microsoft?  Even IBM and people 
> like that never had a clue what was wrong with MS systems that they shipped 
> with their machines.
<rant topic="windows" mood="tired&ampersand;pissed&nbsp;off">
that is what really pisses me off about windows users. i problem, i
think is windows is that it bring everyone down to the same level.
the experienced hacker is brought down to the level of a compophobic
granny. windows is not well supported, anything breaks it is sent back
to the computer shop who just backup the data and do a reinstall. there
is no way to fix problems. for example on a machine im working on at the
moment(for l'il brother to play games) when i try to go into display
settings it freezes. no explaination, not even a crytic one. had it been
linux(or any other opensource software) i would have found an answer on 
irc or usenet in minutes. 
also it's is not easy to install, contrary to popular belief. i found
the debian install and the openbsd installs simplier( i haven't tried rh
or mandrake lately so i cant comment on them. i hear the connectiva
install is nice too). the only reason the windows install is deemed
easier is that someone else does it in the factory. sure you have to
reboot 6 times for the win98se install(exluding crashes). 
it's slow as well. i was using XP on a p4 1.6 with 256 meg last night
and it was extremely sluggish. like walking through really thick mud
with a big lump of shite in you pants.
but im wandering off the topic now so i'd better end the rant.
</rant>

ivan
> 
> --B
> </rant>
> <disclaimer>
>  PS: I'm tring to give up cigarettes.... 12 days now :-) So excuse the rants
> </disclaimer>
fair play to ya. the fuckers would have killed ya in the end. good on ya
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gavin McCullagh [mailto:gavin at fiachra.ucd.ie]
> Sent: 01 February 2002 17:05
> To: Ilug (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] openoffice.org
> 
> 
> On Fri, 01 Feb 2002, Smith, Graham - Computing Technician wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunatly some companies walk around blindfolded: "We use Microsoft
> > because it industry standard", "its proven in industry", "its well
> > supported"
> > and other nonsense... 
> 
> Well now this thread makes up about 20% of threads on this list.
> 
> Gavin
> 
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