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Re: Windows user switches to Ubuntu


On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:24:51 +0000, ray wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:57:24 +0100, Hadron wrote:
> 
>> ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:28:26 +0000, Tony Manco wrote:
>>>
>>>> _Switched from Windows to Ubuntu - wish I had done this before_
>>>> 
>>>> "This is my first post on these forums. It's going to be a happy one.
>>>> For happy is the state I ended up in tonight. Because, you see, I
>>>> made "The Switch". Bye Windows, hello Linux-world. Ubuntu. I am
>>>> amazed. I am astonished. I feel like a total idiot for not having
>>>> done this transfer before.
>>>> 
>>>> [...]
>>>> 
>>>> Anyway... although I'm sure there's many immature things about Ubuntu
>>>> yet, I was amazed to see its maturity once I had it installed. The
>>>> installation process was SUPER easy and SUPER quick. I was afraid my
>>>> NIC wouldn't work and that I'd have no access to the Internet (my
>>>> provider doesn't seem to support it). But.. wow.. I didn't have to do
>>>> ANYTHING - it just worked right out of the box. Same for my (NVIDIA)
>>>> graphics card. All in all I was rolling in about 2 hours. Had
>>>> everything updated, working, adjusted my settings, learned how to
>>>> install a *.sh file lol . Set up my new development environment -
>>>> Java 6 with NetBeans IDE.
>>>> 
>>>> [...]
>>>> 
>>>> The software packaging & updating systems are great.
>>>> 
>>>> [...]
>>>> 
>>>> To cut a long story short: good job "World". I'm impressed. I'll be
>>>> using some time now to make myself familiar with things (architecture
>>>> etc.) and then I hope to be able to join your ranks as a developer.
>>>> I'm sure a extra hand on development wouldn't hurt"
>>>> 
>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6419068&postcount=1
>>>
>>> Congratulations! Welcome to the group - better late than never ;)
>> 
>> You need a bigger screen Ray .......
>> 
>> "Tony Manco" (a nym) is reposting fairy tales posted to the Ubuntu
>> forums by the COLA faithful.
> 
> Thanks. I certainly appreciate your form of 'advocacy'.

Yep, sounds like Hardon is full of Christmas spirit. Or is that just full 
of it?

-- 
I'm always kind, polite and reasonable...

except when I'm not.

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