Can Linux beat XP in homes yet or NOT?

[Srikanth Konjarla]

Interesting subject as always. To me, yes Linux beats XP/Vista etc. Last 
time i have run windowZe for business was NT4 (i go to customers) since 
then i have started running Linux on laptop (started with RH7.0, no dual 
boot either).

But, for many out there it may not beat XP because there is no vendor 
stands behind "Linux" to support. Also, Linux has become very general 
term and i guess these days we gotta be specific about a Linux 
distribution (F7, Ubuntu, SuSE etc). If there is a vendor who is ready 
to pre install Linux (any distro) and extend it to full supportability 
while providing all the drivers (video, wireless specifically) then it 
can beat any OS (in my opinion OS X also).

The question, who is gonna do that.

Srikanth

Mustafa Qasim wrote:
> Salam!
>            I want to ask all you folks there that we can see the current 
> advancements in Fedora and Ubunto distros. They've came onto screen as 
> an OS not only for server's operated by GEEKS but also a much secure and 
> user friendly OS for home users but still a large amount of our home 
> user's are still stick with XP(especially here in Pakistan) . Do we need 
> to create awareness at root grass level? Is it due to the 
> Installation,configuring softwares and migrating data or other smiler 
> issues that are the giant hurdle for home users? A XP user is still 
> satisfied with Spyware,Trojan,dialer,virus an many other attacks but he 
> didn't dare or didn't have enough guidance to get rid of it by using Linux.
> 
> I've tried to talk with my some friends about these issues but at the 
> end i came to know that they didn't need to listen the philosophy of 
> FOSS they just want me to practically prove that Linux is much easier 
> and secure then Windows. For them installing software from source or 
> concept of mounting a block device is much difficult because they didn't 
> have to do this in M$ XP :p.
> 
> "What" and more importantly "How" we individuals can serve to make our 
> people at root grass level aware about the weakness and black holes of 
> their existing platform and the advantages of Linux over M$ XP?
> 
>  
> Regards,
> -- 
> Mustafa Qasim
> Lahore, Pakistan
> Cell: 0321-6614972
> URL: http://www.mustu.info <http://www.mustu.info>
>