Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Linux on a Dell Inspiron 1501
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> | At this point Linux was ahead of Windows, because I could get all my desired
> | software through apt-get. I use Firefox on both sides, synchronizing my
> | bookmarks with Foxmarks. In contrast, it took hours to get all my necessary
> | Windows programs installed, including all the little free or paid-for
> | shareware programs I use.
> |
> | To be honest, I haven’t explored Ubuntu very deeply yet. I don’t currently
> | have any programming projects, and I’m not setting up any special services.
> | Mainly I’m doing email, surfing the web, and writing. But since getting Linux
> | installed I don’t think I’ve booted into Windows once in the last two months
> | except to install software, just in case I need it.
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> http://blog.genewilburn.com/archives/30
>
> My Review of Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon
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> | Ubuntu is an extremely popular Linux distribution. As usual, the servers got
> | clogged with traffic from all the users trying to download Ubuntu all at
> | once. After letting my Ubuntu installation sit for a while, I decide to write
> | a review of it now.
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>
> http://www.thegreatbitbucket.com/2008/02/my-review-of-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon.html
Hilarious. The review was laughable. Did you read it? A third of it was
him doddering around about how to get Ubuntu. Like that is so hard ....
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| However, I did find some downsides when I tried to use it on my
| laptop. This is really specific to my laptop, a Compaq Presario v3020US,
| so your results may vary. The Wi-Fi works right out of the box, thanks
| to my laptop have a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless card, which
| works in most of the major distributions. My sound, however, did not
| work at all out of the box, and to this day, I still don't know
| why. Other Linux distributions like Fedora, Mandriva, and Arch Linux
| have no trouble with my sound card, why Ubuntu. Apparently this is a bug
| with the ALSA sound system, and will hopefully be fixed in the next
| release, Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
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He mentioned nothing in terms of actually doing things.
he is also trying to make money off it:
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| You can also order free Ubuntu CDs from http://shipit.ubuntu.com/, but
| that will take about 6-10 weeks. If you don't mind paying a little bit
| (less than $15), you can order it from Amazon. You help the Ubuntu
| community (and this blog ahem), by purchasing a DVD that contains the
| Live CD and the alternate installer for you advanced Ubuntu-lovers out
| there.
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No surprises there then.
It's wonderful. I pick a random Roy post and sure enough he is posting
garbage.
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