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Re: GE Dumps Windows for GNU/Linux (on Desktops)

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____/ wispygalaxy on Wednesday 08 July 2009 22:38 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> I was going to be back online tomorrow,
> 
> Well, we missed you!  :D

Reciprocal! :-)

> I haven't seen you in a while...
> 
>> but I really got a kick learning
>> that General Electric had dumped Windows (in some parts) from OpenSUSE.
>> Sure, it's not the best choice out there, but even Ballnux beats Ballmer's
>> Vis-tah!
>> 
>> Sign of the times...
> 
> Yes, Vista is a disaster.  It is making people switch to Linux!
> 
>> G-E and MS filed jointly for swpats in the EU  (EBoA referral), but
>> Windows ain't for them.
>> 
>> One last thing: PCLinuxOS 2009 is fantastic.
> 
> I was going to try it out early last year, but Debian won my heart.  ;)

It's mostly the same underneath. PCLinuxOS 2009 is like Mandriva on steroids
(more software)... still RPM based. My sister at GE is getting to grips with
Linux as well. The employer /forces/ it (along with Java/C++... they don't do
dotNYET). My brother put Mandriva on his laptop.

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