Linux ist kaputt! German Foreign Office kills desktop Linux, hugs Windows XP - Polidicks

[QUOTE=jjsullivan;28247472]Newsflash buddy, windows XP has been denied service by microsoft for two years now and is a deprecated system.[/QUOTE] Actually Windows XP is still available for embedded systems (FES). As far as I know, support for XP FES will be supported until 2016.

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;28277015]Well then, if you know how to use Linux, you'll realize there are lots of distros to choose from; For noobs or Linux newcomers (Ubuntu, openSUSE, Linux Mint) and for those who want to earn geek points (Gentoo). I'mma take a wild stab in the dark and say they installed some noob-friendly distro like Ubuntu, then the SysAdmins took the trouble of dumbing it down [i]even more[/i], to the point their employees should have been able to use those workstations with their eyes closed, but they started bitching at how "they just don't understand it" or "they don't know where the office apps are". [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] BTW, in case you didn't notice, I kinda hate computer illiterate people, specially nowadays where [u]everything[/u] is done through cellphones/computers... one just can't afford to NOT know how to use a computer today.[/QUOTE] Yes but no matter the version of Linux, it's not Windows. Most people are accustomed to Windows and already know it pretty well, I also doubt most people will go experimenting with the OS at work (heck most don't even experiment at home) and therefore will always be doubtful and not really know what to do when a problem presents itself. Windows is pretty much the standard, it's a lot more practical for a work place to use Windows instead.

[QUOTE=acds;28281977]Yes but no matter the version of Linux, it's not Windows. Most people are accustomed to Windows and already know it pretty well, I also doubt most people will go experimenting with the OS at work (heck most don't even experiment at home) and therefore will always be doubtful and not really know what to do when a problem presents itself. Windows is pretty much the standard, it's a lot more practical for a work place to use Windows instead.[/QUOTE] Yeah I gotta admit, it's tough for most people to break the habit and use a new OS, as it was for me, the first time I've started using a Linux distro, so I totally understand that... but come on, this is ridiculous! Look, I used to work as a consultant at HSBC as an IT Incident Manager, and most of my work involved making lots of phonecalls to several IT departments and sending lots of e-mails to them, in order to track down and report IT related issues... they didn't use Outlook and Communicator, they used Lotus Notes and Sametime, something I've never used before... Can you imagine how long would I have lasted at that job if I bitched at my boss, spouting stuff like "Excuse me, boss, but I just don't understand this e-mail program! All I'm used to use is Outlook and Office Communicator! Can you please install those for me?! Boss? :downs:"... turned out, Lotus Notes ain't that hard to use (no e-mail program is, tbh) :v: Like I said, one's gotta get on with the times and learn new stuff.

Also, quit bashing the terminal. It's great when you need to provide support. Instead of getting users to click everywhere, just get them to type stuff in, tell what it says and then continue until the problem is fixed.

[QUOTE=Jookia;28285058]Also, quit bashing the terminal.[/QUOTE] This probably shouldn't have made me laugh as much as I did.

[QUOTE=Jookia;28285058]quit bashing the terminal.[/QUOTE] Oh gawd, this. [B]QFMFT.[/B]

@ comments regarding upgrading to 7: Consider their hardware may not be right for 7. Good XP/Linux hardware != good 7 hardware.

[QUOTE=Jookia;28266980]Not surprising at all, Microsoft's proprietary document is great for locking people in to your platform. [/QUOTE] If you are referring to Office then that's not really a good argument, programs have been able to read/write doc etc files for years and the newer Office 2007 and later file format is actually an open standard.

[QUOTE=Jookia;28285058]Also, quit bashing the terminal. It's great when you need to provide support. Instead of getting users to click everywhere, just get them to type stuff in, tell what it says and then continue until the problem is fixed.[/QUOTE] Fuck that. Run an SSH server (and VNC) on every machine and use network logins so helpdesk can just see what IP a person is on. SSH in, fix problem, time saved, productivity increased, badaboom.

[QUOTE=Jsm;28290630]If you are referring to Office then that's not really a good argument, programs have been able to read/write doc etc files for years and the newer Office 2007 and later file format is actually an open standard.[/QUOTE] Hmmm actually, in the article it says they had problems with .docx and .xlsx files... but the're already a fix for that, so it's not an excuse

XP > Linux

[QUOTE=Beaverlake;28303402]XP > Linux[/QUOTE] Only gaming wise.

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;28308181]Only gaming wise.[/QUOTE] And work wise too. Linux is only good for servers

And now you are also going to tell why, something a lot of people here forget.

[QUOTE=acds;28253016]Not everyone has the time or will to sit around compiling the kernel every day.[/QUOTE] You could just use...Ubuntu...Its not that hard...seriously. Choose spot for the partition...install, and you're good. PLus, just save it as a .pdf....