__/ [ Jeremy Fisher ] on Sunday 18 February 2007 15:42 \__
> 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 am not a CLI puriest, but can be found using using KVM to run games like
> Unreal Tornement and Light Source for editing RAW images from my Nikon. I
> use a modest machine 1.4Ghz 500mb Nvidia Graphics card, and look to
> upgrading but I don't see any great benefit, I have a 2nd box 700mz running
> Fedora Core 6, and a IBM Laptop with SuSe 10.0.
>
> I was reminded how good Linux is when today I needed to clean up my mothers
> Laptop, "it takes a long time to do anything" the antivirus + malware logs
> showed 5 events were it needed to remove items, it had more services
> running than you can shake a stick at, she only uses it for email and
> playing Bridge online. I was also asked to install a DVD writer in my
> sisters PC, 2gig with 500m, by the time I had it installed and configured I
> was ready to pound it with a heavy object(I had to wait 15m for it to shut
> down 12 updates), it was like wading through treacle with a lag longer than
> it takes for a super tanker to stop.
>
> I changed when XP came out, if you are considering upgrading to Vista,
> first take a look a Linux, Kbuntu, Ubuntu, SuSe, Fedora are all fisrt class
> Distributions. If like me you just want to sit down and use your PC then
> you won't go wrong with Linux. I also like the fact that I run nothing
> dodgy anymore, I have nobody checking to see that I have a license so I can
> keep updated.
>
> I am not a Linux purest I use XP (from my Gateway Laptop) so I can print
> images to my Canon i9950, and for graphic work via Painter-IX or Photoshop
> (Yes I can print via Linux but find the Canon drivers are much better for
> images).
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