After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>> I have been using Linux as my main OS since XP was brought out, I made the
>> switch as I wasn't willing to agree to the terms of the EULA I swap
>> machines add bits update bits, and having to ask permission from M$ to
>> re-install the OS was to much for me, and was fed up with managing the OS.
>
> Or vice versa---the O/S managing the user. And no, I'm not being sarcastic.
> DRM, WGA and UAC take this a step further and they were only introduced last
> year (roughly). It is when the customer chooses a vendor that the customer
> manages him/herself. When reversed, the vendor get CCG (consumer control
> gear). Product quality and quality of service can then be mis/abused.
>
>> I had been using Mandrake, but because my nephew was using SuSe I bought
>> that and havn't looked back. What I like is the stability, and ease of use.
I decided to finally install Slackware. I have this old, but still
lovable, P-III 1.0 GHz Inspiron 8100 (1400x1050). Finally got it back
from my wife, slicked it, and am now seeing some of the differences
between Slackware and Debian.
More to say when I've used it for awhile.
I'm loving Debian on the Dell Latitude D820. The only issue is setting
up wireless, which is still painful. I'm in no hurry, though. I'll
post a summary of the difficulties when I get around to finishing it.
Although XP did some things well for me, I, too, found it pretty laggy.
I get by with Win 2000 now.
Oh, that Dell came with XP. I left it installed, just in case, but so
far I've no need to boot to it.
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The dark ages were caused by the Y1K problem.
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