alt <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:1385875.oCalAf7uxv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> __/ [ alt ] on Sunday 30 July 2006 05:56 \__
>>
>>> I had an epiphany tonight.
>>>
>>> I was reading some sites on the web and decided to look up Microsoft
>>> Watch. I started to page through the site and saw how much stuff
>>> Microsoft was doing. Then it hit me.
>>>
>>> I don't care! They're not even on my radar!
>>>
>>> I run OOo and Firefox on my desktop. The only MS Application I
>>> actually use is Visio 2000 (which runs under Wine, TYVM). I do happen
>>> to use MS Windows XP Pro on this laptop, but if it wasn't a company
>>> laptop, I'd be running a Linux distro (probably Fedora).
>>
>>
>> See 7's post. You don't need that program. You probably need
>> to find the equivalent and familiarise yourself with it,
>> over time. If the bosses insist that you don't, this might
>> require some prodding and persuasion, attained through good
>> output. WinE (and its relatives) is also worth considering
>> as it redeems you from this trap. One single program is not
>> worth all that hassle that comes with Windows maintenance
>> (AV licences, patches, defrag, scandisk, et cetera).
>
> I know. I run Visio under Xoveroffice as well. But it was a corporate
> decision to run Windows as the underlying OS.
>
> Actually, the boss said, "If we give you a laptop, you can't run anything
> weird on it, like linux." :(
>
> What he doesn't realize is that I _don't_ have MS Office install and am
> running OpenOffice.org instead. :)
>
>
>>
>> Additionally, by mastering a program that is FOSS, you
>> virtually own it. You can take it anywhere you go and have
>> it duplicated. Such programs rarely die because their
>> licencing make them live on and prosper, potentially under
>> different hands. It is one of the main arguments that
>> discourage dependency on proprietary vendors/software.
>>
>>
>>> I have to wonder how many other people are really unaffected by
>>> Microsoft. How many of you have read through Microsoft Watch only to
>>> realize that none of this stuff that they are doing is even on your
>>> radar?
>>>
>>> This doesn't mean I don't think the distros can't improve. There is
>>> definitely room for that. Of course, having used Windows for the last
>>> 6 months, I can safely say that Microsoft has a lot of room for
>>> improvement as well.
>>
>>
>> The malformed design of the code leaves little capacity for
>> improvement. Imitation, as that which you can already spot
>> in Internet Explorer 7, is merely a catch-up game that
>> involves layers of plaster.
>
> I already installed Microsoft's "no automatic install of IE7" tool. It's
> actually just a registry entry. But I don't want Microsoft messing with
> my laptop anymore than they already have. I've even gone to using Windiz
> update to ensure that I only get _critical_ patches and not spyware.
>
How is the windows auto-update different from say, synaptec's? There are
options to enable it too arent there? I'm worried now, since I disabled
ie6 a long time ago and dont want ie7 suddenly installing itself.
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