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Originally Posted by wraithe
I kind of disagree a bit here...There is no requirement for linux to be dual boot and you need very little knowledge of the masterboot record to install linux...Why do you have to install linux yourself, most people dont install windows themselves anyway...I have people that i installed linux on there pc's 10 yrs ago and they still have a good os and have learnt how to update themselves now, but i also know people that have used windows for years and cant manage there os at all...The best tech in town dont want linux to be popular here, and he also installs and uses it...why dont he want it, recons he wont get enough work then and that most of his work is windows specific...virus problems is probably his biggest money spinner, so to get linux popular here will do away with his work load...and he admits that for a general user it is probably one of the easiest to use, but installing is where you use a tech...I get asked quite often to fix windows os's up because people cant get help off the net....even i have trouble finding info for windows and usually have to work it out...(and yes i have tried getting help from microsoft, dont ask)....
As for a broken os, well maybe you need to consider that..is windows not a broken os too...if it wasnt then we wouldnt be having this type of discussion...
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I'll respond by breaking your post into its main points.
1. My dual boot example was just that, an example. However, to provide a further example: if you wish to dual boot Linux and Windows, somewhere along the process, a question will be asked where you wish to install the boot loader. If someone makes a mistake at this point, and they intended to use Windows as their primary operating system, then there is a chance that they could install Linux as their primary system and not see Windows in their boot menu. If this happened to you or me, we would boot into Linux using a boot disc/disk and use a tool such as dd to re-instate what we want. A novice at this point has no idea. See point 2.
2. When people make mistakes and format their PC's (granted, they probably didn't have to in the first place, but it is totally dependant on the problem), more often than not, they will go about inserting their Windows disc or system restore disc and install their operating system from scratch. Windows is a simple operating system to install; you put the disc in and press "next" until the process is complete. I can't say the same for Linux; unless you're using a distribution intended for complete novices a la Mandrake.
3. In a home-based environment (read: Joe Bloggs), managing Windows is easier than managing Linux.
4. You must be having quite serious problems with Windows to not be able to find resources online. Personally, I find that any problem that occurs has been well-documented and is therefore easy to fix.
5. Windows is broken, Linux is more so. A lot more so.
Choice is a wonderful thing.
Regards,
H