Nice one numero seis! I just lurve this group!! AS
--- No6 wrote: > > OK Jim, most of us here don't have a clue about what > you mean by that > last post, sorry mate :( What we do know is that > Rick likes Linux and > you like M$, but you aren't really a fan of M$ or > something along those > lines so lets leave it at that, especially if you > both don't take the > cold steel to the badger in which case neither of > you are going to win > the argument. > > The way I see it is that Linux is virtually free ... > period, and comes > with lots of free software and no constant critical > updates, patches, > service packs, AV, FW etc etc BUT it is a bit > difficult to use when we > have been weaned on M$. If we started to teach the > use of Linux in our > schools instead of M$ or in addition to M$, maybe > both OS would compete > on a level playing field. > > The other point worth considering is that people in > third world > countries can not afford to get on the M$ ladder (OS > and other > software), and if they do uncle Bill dumps the OS > and introduces a new > one for more mega bucks. > > Your paraphrase of Churchill, 'Windows is a very bad > OS.... except for > all the others.' I assume comes from his quote about > democracy ie > > It has been said that democracy is the worst form of > government except > all the others that have been tried. > > Personally, I prefer this Churchill quotation: > > Every day you may make progress. Every step may be > fruitful. Yet there > will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, > ever-ascending, > ever-improving path. You know you will never get to > the end of the > journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only > adds to the joy and > glory of the climb. > > IMHO give Linux a go folks ... enjoy the climb. > > -- > bcnu > > No6 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
