Re: GNOME vs Windows

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 9 Oct 2008, at 21:20, Thilo Pfennig wrote:

> Stormy Peters schrieb:
> > 3) Access to developers, forums, mailing lists, etc when you have  
> > problems
> I would describe that as a user and developer community. This includes
> people are meeting all over the world in real live - which is rarely
> happening on Windows (more often with Mac users)
> > 7) ....
> I would add:
>
> * Security - The platforms on which GNOME primarily runs are more
> secure against attacks from the internet
> * Viruses and trojans are less of a problem, also
> * add-free software and less spyware (especially important for  
> business
> workstations)

Off the top of my head, I would also add Localisation and  
Accessibility.  GNOME is translated into languages that Microsoft are  
unlikely ever to care about.  And assistive technologies on Windows  
cost $$$. (E.g. the basic version of JAWS, one of the more popular  
Windows screenreaders, costs $895.)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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