So, for the last couple of hours I have been playing with some Linux stuff, Wubi/Ubuntu and Fedora 9.

I use an Acer 5050 laptop, just because I like cheap computers, as I’m often clumsy, and they’re pretty durable. If I drop it, or something happens, they’re pretty easy to replace. I would, of course, dig a Macbook, but I’ll wait until I’m filthy rich to be buying those.

The Acer 5050 is probably the ultimate Linux testing machine, because they’ve adopted the cheapest cooperate molested hardware. I’ve had Ubuntu on it a few times before, but often I got frustrated with dealing with problem after problem.
Due to the molested hardware.

I think Linux, with Gnome, is beautiful, and I love the idea behind Open Source, and I want (so badly) to use Linux! I even love using the command line, but not to get my OS running. I get letdown each time I fit a CD with Linux into my lappie.

Wubi/Ubuntu

First, I wanted to check out the Wubi installer for Ubuntu, which installed quite nicely, but as soon as I got Ubuntu started it let me down yet again, I couldn’t even escape the boot screen.

But Wubi let me uninstall Ubuntu pretty easily from Windows Add/Remove, which was nice.

Fedora 9

I love all the artwork that’s been put into Fedora, but it just doesn’t work. Again, I couldn’t even get past the boot screen.

Linux

I think the only way Linux is going to get a head is if a company like Canonical sells its OS on specific, reliable, hardware, like Apple does.

And I know they’re doing it with Dell, well kind of. I really hope it goes somewhere, maybe I need to do my part and get a Dell PC?

Well, I’m back in Windows Vista, and although everything works, I feel a little bummed that the latest distros did not work for me.

I just feel bummed.