On Sat, 2001-08-25 at 20:58, civileme wrote:
> On Saturday 25 August 2001 14:06, Michael Leone wrote:
> > Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >My advice is correct, not wrong, as you claim. It is prudent and
> > >good practice, NOT to mix the two operating systems, either in
> > >practice or conceptually, surely?
> >
> > No.
> >
> > I use whatever OS I NEED to, or WANT to, to accomplish what I want/ned.
> >
> > In my case, I prefer using Windows to burn CDs using Adaptec EasyCD
> > Creator (not v5), since I find it easier than Linux equivalents. (not
> > always, but usually)
> > Similarily, I NEED to do electronic banking in Windows, since there is
> > no equivalent in Linux. (GnuCash does NOT do electronic banking or
> > online bill paying)
>
> Whoa there, Tex. You are in control of your own life. You _choose_ to use
> electronic banking, and windows use or the use of some proprietary software like
> Provendk is a consequence of that.
>
> No one holds a gun to your head, and you do not _need_ to do electronic
> banking at all. Countless thousands survived somehow even before it was invented.-)
No, I NEED to use Windows, if I WANT to do electronic banking, since
using Linux isn't an option, since there is no Linux program that does
what I NEED it to do, to accomplish my WANTS. That's what I said, altho
perhaps in a slightly less clear manner.
Isn't that why computers and OSes exist - to allow you to do what you
WANT or NEED to do?
> So it all comes down to a question of choices, which is fine. But Ron is correct in
>one
> thing: Windows sucks at verifying linux CDs and can and will give you false or
> misleading information, because it was never programmed for the task. Just a fact
>that
> may influence your choices, offered in good spirits.
I've made many Linucx CDs of various distros using ISO images under
Windows, using NT and Win2K, and Adaptec EasyCD Creator and Nero, and
never had a failed CD. YMMV.
(I've made Mandrake, RedHat, Debian, OpenBSD, Corel, others)
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