Re: GNOME vs Windows




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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