"Peter Lee" writes:

The biggest problem with using Linux is that the support structure is
terrible. Most distribution's if purchased, not copied, come with basic
install support at basic video resolution and little, if any,
applications support.
For applications support you are dependent upon the Linux community at
large and there in lies the problem.
If you feel like being called an idiot, harassed for top posting, or
going into groups where people purposely put code at the beginning of
their messages that will screw up Outlook, then maybe Linux is for you.

Most messages are actually helpful. Some are not. Ignore those. It is
nothing personal. The people do not know you at all.


Take a look at any Linux support group and you will see all of these in
addition to the numerous posts calling everyone and his father a troll
simply because the person posted a message asking for help with a
problem he is having with Linux.

Well, no. People are almost never called trolls when they post questions.
they are called trolls when they begin to lambaste linux or the community
because of the problems they are having.


There is a guy in alt.os.linux.suse (houghi) who goes ape **** whenever
a person top posts. There is another, mjt, who is a nasty person and
considering his signature is nothing but an advertiesment for his
outdated books, should be nicer.
Then we have comp.os.linux.advocacy, where many of the people working
the Linux support desks hang out.

Huh? Advocacy is not support. If you want support, why are you posting in
advocacy? You do know what advocacy means?


JESUS CHRIST, that has to be the cesspit of the internet.
These people are embedding virus's in their messages to confound and
infect Windows users.

Huh? A one line three word insert is a virus? Infect? It just makes your
windows app falldown. It does not damage to either you or your computer. It
leaves nothing in your computer. Sheesh.


It's almost like some kind of a cult or something. Get out the Koolaid!
Add to that the fact they lie about everything negative to Linux and
the entire affair is more than enough reason to NOT use Linux.

Now, this is becoming a troll.


I looked at Linux a couple of months ago and based upon what I saw
going on in the newsgroups I decided against moving my companies 5
servers to Linux.

??? Linux.advocacy is not neccessary to run your business. YOu need never
look there. If you would really base a company decision on what some people
post in some newsgroup you need never read, then your decision making
process is weird.


I am not able to pay the extortion rates that Redhat/Suse charge for
full support, and the same can be said for Microsoft, but at least with
Windows I have had excellent results with MS support online and the
Windows community who as a rule tend to be very helpful and MUCH LESS
condescending than the elite Linux community.

I have seen assholes in both groups.


So I say, take a good look under the rug and see where you will be
going for Linux support and decide for yourself.
I and several of my colleagues did and Linux was not even considered
after seeing the way the community behaves.

Again, weird decision making process.