Wayne D's Blog

I have decided to terminate The Great Linux Experiment. There has bee some back and forth with my sister in law who runs a dual boot Linux/Windows system on what constitutes a successful experiment. For me to consider the experiment a success dual boot is not an option. Either Linux can replace Windows without the user feeling deprived or it can't. Now before you start accusing me of being a Microsoft shill remember that my primary computer runs Linux, Centos 5 to be precise, but I have always had the option of using the Windows computer in the house when Linux couldn't cut it.

What made me decide to terminate the experiment and fix up the Windows XP partition on the computer? I wanted to find out when CTV, the Canadian Olypic broadcaster was going to show the Women's downhill race that took place this afternoon. CTV.ca has a broadcast schedule on their website but it needs on Silverlight. Unfortunately even the latest version preview version of Moonlight, the Linux Silverlight implementation cant handle it. I feel deprived, I need to have a working version of Windows in the house for the times when Linux can't cut it. The reality is that if you want to run Linux exclusively you have to be prepared to accept compromises and sometimes do without. I'm not prepared to do that so Windows will soon be back in the house.