[Rose of Cairo]

Originally Posted by bluedragon

However, I think even Linux crashes sometimes, doesn't it?

You really need to f*** your linux up big time for it to crash. Mine can run 24/7 for weeks and just never crashes. It does not even get slower over time.

My firefox crashes from time to time. I highly suspect this comes from firefox, though, not from debian.

Originally Posted by Brutha

Of course every crash comes from some bug.

I think what RJlogs meant is that when some program misbehaves, the bug is in the program, not in the OS. I agree with this (in the case of linux as the OS).

Originally Posted by Lawliet

Gentoo on my PC, Debian on my PC and Yellow Dog on my PS3 all take MUCH longer than Windows to boot. Yes it crashes. "Out-of-the-box" Debian crashes my PC every hour without fail.

No offense, but there is something MAJORLY wrong, either with your hardware, or with your installation.

Originally Posted by runningbird

By Windows "clones" I just meant the GUI, which I realize isn't entirely accurate.

You don't have to use window managers that look similar to Windows. This is what the desktop on my previous computer looked like:

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This window manager is called fvwm2. No panels, no menus, not even a mouse required. I controlled it entirely with the keyboard.

I just meant I don't see anything in the way you perform tasks that make these Linux distros a compelling choice over Windows.

Not even apt-get install? Or the full control you have over your system? Or the open source thing? I can see many advantages. Maybe learning shell commands would change your viewpoint?

But then again, you're not me, and it's fine if you're not a linux fan. I'm just wondering, If you don't see any reason for using linux, and have problems with it on top of that, why do you want to use it in the first place?