[wellylug] (no subject)

[andrej at paradise.net.nz]

Quoting Jamie Dobbs <jamie.dobbs at orcon.net.nz>:

> The following is difficult for me to say and to put into words, but I
> will
> attempt it.
> 
> The attitudes being made apparent at the moment are likely to see me
> having nothing more to do with a bunch of people who are no so much
> pro-Linux but anti-Microsoft. Both OS's have their place and it should
That's a matter of opinion. It may be a thing of your
personal experience. 

> always be remembered that this is the case. At the moment Linux is not
> for your 'Joe Average' user and still has a long way to go before it 
> is (as can be seen in my previous emails today).
Well, my wife and kids, and currently my mother in law
as well, use Linux. They have no problems with it. The
boy has installed it all by himself, and is responsible
for his machine. I did the base installation for our
daughter, but she's now root as well. She's dual-booting
with Win98 and is asking for more support with 98 than
with Linux.

 
> I also do not like the 'preachy' approach that is starting to happen
> within the LUG which in my opinion belongs to something like the OSS not
> a _USERS_ group.
> 
> Again this is my opinion and should be taken as such, but do not be
> surprised if I disappear from the lists and the group in the near
> future.
Yep. Not a Linux-Server-Users group.What was your 
expectation when posting to a Linux usergroup mailing
list, stating that you won't re-install Linux in the 
near future? You've had "bad luck", I've had that
repeatedly with MS products in the past (and ongoing) 
... The thing is that I won't go to a MS User Group
and tell them that but rather share that with like-
minded people ;) to avoid conflict.

I'm in an admin & help-desk position, and the problems
that I face every day with people using windows and MS
office products to me indicates that the latter are less
usable than Linux (which I use as my primary OS on server
AND work-station). Of course, the fact that Linux can
satisfy all my computing needs is just my personal
experience.

Whatever your decision in respect to Linux and 
the LUG is, I wish you the best of luck :)


Cheers,
Andrej