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| DATE | 2008-03-27 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Linux ready for the home desktop?
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 06:31:55AM -0400, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> I introduced my parents to Linux [Ubuntu Gutsy] at their place, and they
> tried it for a few days. It was still too new for them, so they opted
> back for Windows.
>
> I was considering re-introducing it to them at some other point, until a
> few days later, my Linux box (Ubuntu) presented me with a reminder why
> Windows and Mac are still desktop-ready, but Linux isn't - the obligatory
> filesystem check if the machine has been rebooted at least 30 times.
>
> This leads me to the question of can this check be turned off? I know it
> is a kernel function, and not distro-based. If it can be turned off, what
> are the consequences?
>
> How do the [net/free/open]BSD families handle checks, since their kernels
> are different, I think.
>
> Thanks for feedback.
>
If GNU/Linux is not ready for the desktop, what else can a person use?
Seems to me nothing else is better, or even usable.
Ruben
> Scott
>
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