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| DATE | 2008-03-27 |
| FROM | Mark Simko
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Linux ready for the home desktop?
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That is one reason why Linux is more ready than Windoze.
On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 12:55 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote:
> 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.
> >
>
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> 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
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>
> > Scott
> >
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