__/ [ tab ] on Tuesday 27 June 2006 16:29 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ B Gruff ] on Tuesday 27 June 2006 15:35 \__
>>
>> > On Tuesday 27 June 2006 15:26 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> >
>> >> Life without Windows
>> >>
>> >> ,----[ Quote ]
>> >> | Ubuntu, a user-friendly version of Linux, has been running so nicely
>> >> | on my home personal computer that I decided to do an experiment. I
>> >> | wrote down a list of tasks I normally do with Windows XP and decided
>> >> | to see how many of them I could do on Linux.
>> >> |
>> >> | [...]
>> >> |
>> >> | Frustration faded away and a sense of satisfaction set in. I had
>> >> | survived the weekend without Windows.
>> >> `----
>> >>
>> >> http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business06_june27_2006
>> >
>> > Amazing - it sounds as though he came to it cold, and had the whole
>> > thing working that weekend?
>>
>> Yes... exactly what I thought when I read this. He's one of these folks
>> that say "let's go crazy and do a 180 for the hack of it". That sharp turn
>> does not seem to have deterted even a mediocre (not technology-savvy) with
>> a machine and peripherals that were designed to work with Windows. He
>> could, of course, have gone for System76 (US-only), or one of the other
>> vendors which offer preinstalled desktops, servers, and latpops.
>>
>> > - how unlike the homelife of our own, dear tab......!:-)
>>
>> Well, that's just a sad story.
> This is just, totally, amazing.
> I click on the link, and nothing happens.
>
> Wait till he needs to OCR something.
> Best to check if file copy works. Best check, every type of file.
> You never konw where a LINUX bug will hit next.
>
> Firefox. Ubuntu 6.
Strips off the 'd' at the end of the URL. It's a misfortunate typo.
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