Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote:
> begin In <1159219091.938216.167290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
> 09/25/2006
> at 02:18 PM, mwatters_newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx said:
>
> >So is Linux as a desktop supporting everything these days?
>
> Nothing is supporting everything, including m$ malware.
Ok, I'll rephrase for you:
Is linux supporting most hardware you throw at it these days?
>
> >Will it run as fast as windows on my 1.5Ghz hardware?
>
> Run what? You'll probably see some things slower and some faster.
Anything, everything, file managers, OS specific programs, dialogs,
browsers, etc, etc, etc... Do you see what I mean now? Get it??
Generally speaking.
>
> >Will my Logitech webcam and Kodak digital be supported right out
> >of the box?
>
> Try it and see.
Try it and see? I came here seeking advice from suposedly knowlagable
Linux professionals and I get "try it and see". That's a technical
breakdown if I ever heard one...
> Several distributions come with a liveCD, and it's
> easy enough to install a distribution that doesn't. Assuming that
> you've got the disk space you could even install multiple
> distributions and play around with each in turn.
>
> >What about applications, is there more of a variety now?
>
> There are a lot of Linux applications, but it's up to you to see what
> suits your needs. I'd certainly look at OpenOffice for starters.
I was hoping for more of an enthusiastic plug here describing how linux
has everything I need. Not just "search freshmeat, dude, you'll find
lots of shit".
This is an advocacy group, right?
>
> >Basically, what's the best distro nowdays for a person who doesn't
> >want to spend a whole lot of time configuring, just install and go?
>
> That depends. I prefer SuSE, because it comes with a lot of software
> in the box and I don't have broadband. Dead rat was bog easy the last
> time I installed it. Others have said good things about other
> distributions. Try anything but Caldera/SCO.
Ok, some advice. Thanks.
> >BTW, what's with all the news articles flooding this group?
>
> I assume that you mean the articles with [news] in the subject.
Hence, the word "news" in the question. And the obvious reference to
the exact phrase you quoted below. IOW: uhDoi!
> Those
> are what their subjects suggest: pointers to news involving Linux.
It seems like spam plain and simple.
> What's flooding the group is articles by wintrolls, and those are by
> no means limited to the [news] posts.
Unfortunately, the [news] articles are posted one after another in huge
blocks of spam. Kinda puts a damper on the group.
> >Shouldn't there be a seperate newsgroup for news articles?
>
> No.
Why not?
> >It gets hard to read the other stuff with all the [news].
>
> Doesn't your news reader let you sort by subject? Oh, you're using
> google. You'll Usenet it a lot easier if you get an account with a
> news server and use a real news client.
So I have to adjust my personal preference in order to aviod spam?
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