[–] Caboose_Calloway 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
"My husband is beating me every day, last night I caught him stealing $10,000 from our account and giving it to strippers. What should I do? (Divorce is not an option.)"
[–] [deleted] 6 points -1 points 5 points (+5|-6) ago
[–] ObeyTheFist 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
OP said Linux is not an option in this case.
[–] WildThingSammiT 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
Why is switching to Linux "not an option?"
It's free, it's fairly easy to switch to, and, depending on the "distro" (version of linux), it's easy to use.
[–] Kaizervonmaanen 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Because he is in love with Microsoft and it would feel wrong for him.
[–] WildThingSammiT ago
It's kind of an abusive relationship
[–] Chiefpacman ago
That's not the reason a lot of us are on the fence. We would really have to cripple ourselves to move over, I have gone as far as to get another computer to start experimenting w/ linux/gnu.
The trouble I have had has already made my cold feet colder; albeit not totally the OS's fault. And I'm in windows 7, not feeling the pain these 10 users are.
[–] ObeyTheFist ago
Contrary to popular belief in the open source community, Linux doesn't always "just work". Not every application, especially commercial applications used in enterprise will work even under WINE.
And if you're running any hardware outside of the minority subset of PC components that are natively supported by even the most popular distros, good luck, and kiss goodbye to your weekend trying to make it work.
I know, it's better today than it ever has been, and much more viable for some, but it's still not for everyone.
[–] 2288438? [S] ago
Too many applications that uses Microsoft, and it is my job to wok with Microsoft products.