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> On 09-12-06 5:05 AM, in article 1856490.a2XM6RcZxF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Roy
> Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Successfully completing a school semester with Linux
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>> | After a long, gruelling term, I can
>> | confidently say that I benefitted
>> | academically from using Linux Mint. Along
>> | with everything IÂve mentioned, Linux has
>> | provided less direct benefits, such as faster
>> | load times and fewer restarts, which make
>> | getting started on an assignment or project
>> | easier. Despite having a few bugs ranging
>> | from annoying (I really wish Do would load on
>> | startup consistently) to catastrophic (oh my
>> | god why did my desktop shift what is going
>> | on), I will probably have some distribution
>> | of Linux running on my machine when I switch
>> | to Windows 7, if only to run R and some other
>> | math programs. If you like to do any sort of
>> | math on your computer, I recommend you give
>> | it a go too.
>> `----
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>> http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/successfully-completing-a-school-semester-with-linux/
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> It would be nice to know why he is switching to Windows 7 after his 4 month
> experiment. Perhaps he just wants to try it out, his postings don't seem to
> say. It would be interesting to see him keep his blog going as he
> transitions to Windows 7 to see if he has any regrets or if he will be happy
> with Windows 7. He states he will keep Linux on his machine so he can use a
> couple of applications but for some reason he seems to be switching back.
It's still a lot better than the earlier posts where he was not familiar with
anything.
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