On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:49:32 GMT, "GlueGum" wrote:

If I ask this question at a Linux ng, they'll say XP sucks. If I ask at an
XP ng, they'll say Linux sucks.

From what I've read Mandrake is the best for desktop apps and for newbies
(like me). I've been using windows since 3.11(currently XP home) and was
wondering if anybody here uses Linux, and how does it compare to XP?


I just started using Fedora Core 1. I thought about Mandrake, but
since it's made in France I decided to go with the American product.
Linux takes a little more know-how than XP. If you like of games use
XP. If you want lots of security, use Linux. There are many flavors
of Linux (see http://www.distrowatch.com/index.php ), only two kinds
of XP. Most Linux O/Ses are free, XP is not. You can easily get
the source code of Linux, but not XP. Linux is community driven, XP
is M$ driven. More choices of application software for XP than Linux.