Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-18 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 08:46:10PM -0700, John Boyle wrote: Robert Holtzman wrote: Hate to burst *your* bubble pal, but having used various Linux distros for the last 10 yrs or so I have yet to have an upgrade break hardware compatibility. The only hardware that may not be supported is

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-18 Thread Lars Nooden
Robert Holtzman wrote: ... Without further details, and though it is theoretically possible, I'm skeptical of his claims. If I have myself encountered upgrades that broke hardware compatibility, then it has not been in recent memory. Second, the individual you refer to in the computer club

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-17 Thread jonathon
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 20:31, Mark Miller wrote: That said, I will still switch if/when they develop/make available the drivers I need.  A reasonably experienced PC person can switch to Linux, or one of its many flavors, successfully with some effort.  But this user can not switch

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-17 Thread John Boyle
Fred A. Miller wrote: James Knott wrote: Twayne wrote: 's funny. Your data is very misleading. Linux: -- Has a steep learning curve Tell that to my friend, who I loaned my Eee PC to. She took to it right away, without any instruction whatsoever. -- Uses

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-17 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 03:21:21PM -0700, John Boyle wrote: Fred A. Miller wrote: James Knott wrote: Twayne wrote: 's funny. Your data is very misleading. Linux: -- Has a steep learning curve Tell that to my friend, who I loaned my Eee PC to. She took to it

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-17 Thread John Boyle
Robert Holtzman wrote: On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 03:21:21PM -0700, John Boyle wrote: Fred A. Miller wrote: James Knott wrote: Twayne wrote: 's funny. Your data is very misleading. Linux: -- Has a steep learning curve Tell that to

[users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-17 Thread Bob Estes
John Boyle wrote: Robert Holtzman wrote: On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 03:21:21PM -0700, John Boyle wrote: Fred A. Miller wrote: James Knott wrote: Twayne wrote: 's funny. Your data is very misleading. Linux: -- Has a steep learning curve

[users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-16 Thread Twayne
Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote in message news:200909152101.06467.gene.hesk...@gmail.com ... 's funny. Your sig is an advert for Norton... Q: I wonder why Norton doesn't make a security product for linux? A: Because linux generally doesn't need it. Its many times more secure

[users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-16 Thread Twayne
Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote in message news:200909152210.13094.gene.hesk...@gmail.com On Tuesday 15 September 2009, James Knott wrote: ... AFAIK, it is only for windows. And there are no computers running windows of any kind at this site. I don't beleve that for a second, even

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 16 September 2009, Twayne wrote: Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote in message news:200909152210.13094.gene.hesk...@gmail.com On Tuesday 15 September 2009, James Knott wrote: ... AFAIK, it is only for windows. And there are no computers running windows of any kind at

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-16 Thread James Knott
Twayne wrote: 's funny. Your data is very misleading. Linux: -- Has a steep learning curve Tell that to my friend, who I loaned my Eee PC to. She took to it right away, without any instruction whatsoever. -- Uses non-intuitive program names as a rule Are you referring to command

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-16 Thread Mark Miller
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Twayne t...@twaynesdomain.com wrote: Gene Heskett gene.hesk...@gmail.com wrote in message news:200909152101.06467.gene.hesk...@gmail.comnews%3a200909152101.06467.gene.hesk...@gmail.com ... 's funny. Your sig is an advert for Norton... Q: I wonder why

Re: [users] Re: another package ?

2009-09-16 Thread Fred A. Miller
James Knott wrote: Twayne wrote: 's funny. Your data is very misleading. Linux: -- Has a steep learning curve Tell that to my friend, who I loaned my Eee PC to. She took to it right away, without any instruction whatsoever. -- Uses non-intuitive program names as a rule Are you