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____/ High Plains Thumper on Thursday 15 Oct 2009 20:39 : \____
> Dave Boland wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> Tired of Breaking Your Windows? Maybe It's Time For Ubuntu -
>> "Linux For Human Beings"!
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> So Linux in general is no longer a domain for geeks, and is
>>> well and truly "desktop ready", possibly more than Windows.
>>> For those wanting to explore the alternatives to their
>>> commercial OS, Ubuntu is a great place to start, with its
>>> out-of- box simplicity, massive software library, and huge
>>> online community. If you think you might be ready to take
>>> the plunge, you can read more on their web site, and
>>> Googling for "Ubuntu" will certainly give you some reading
>>> material to peruse. Just remember that with an Ubuntu "Live
>>> CD", you can actually boot into a "live" desktop running off
>>> the disc, so you can try it out (even surf the web) without
>>> touching your hard drive whatsoever! I ask you again: does
>>> it get any simpler?
>> `----
>>
>> http://linux.bihlman.com/2009/10/15/tired-of-breaking-your-windows-maybe-its-time-for-ubuntu-linux-for-human-
beings/
>>
>> Recent:
>>
>> The State Of Linux Desktop Functionality
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> The next statement that keeps cropping up is that Linux has
>>> awful hardware detection and support. Unfortunately for
>>> those making this claim, it really depends on your
>>> perspective. Nearly everything you hook up to a modern Linux
>>> distro will work out of the box.
>> `----
>>
>> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3839351/The-State-Of-Linux-Desktop-Functionality.htm
>>
>> I beg to differ. Ubuntu (and Fedora) are the modern day
>> equivalent to the emperor's invisible suite -- they are naked
>> in that they don't work on any of the three computers we have.
>> Seems that hardware detection is not their strong suite (pun
>> intended).
>>
>> Dave,
>
> Hello Flatish.
>
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2009/06/hans-lister.html
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2007/09/clogwog-troll.html
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2008/01/moshe-goldfarb-troll.html
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2008/11/sandeep-kumar.html
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2008/12/gary-m-stewart.html
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2009/02/doctor-smith.html
> http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/2007/01/flatfish-troll.html
"Ok, I'm told this newsgroup is dead" From: Dave Boland <dboland9@xxxxxxxxxxx> Message-ID:
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Smells like Gary.
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