On Mon, 03 May 2004 06:59, Don Gould wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christopher Sawtell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Mon, 03 May 2004 16:54, Don Gould wrote: > > > We want machines to keep flowing out of retailers like the > > > warehouse with > > > MS products all over them and nothing but. > > > > With these headers > > X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 > > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) > > > > > > in your mail you may well want that, because it gives you a > > place in the > > market, but I'd suggest that many of the rest of us really do > > not want that > > for one minute. Personally I want to see Linux available > > pre-installed and > > supported by the retailers so my fellow citizens can > > experience what I > > believe to be a superior computing environment at a lower > > cost. > > aa. Unlike some computer people I don't just dump one system and jump to > another without doing some home work. >
Well tell us your findings and if you are not willing to at least try linux please unsubscribed because we are not willing to help you if you don't even use linux!! > bb. I will highlight my key words for you "retailers like the warehouse". if you can't use a vacuum cleaner you will not be able to use a computer > cc. I agree that we want to see the likes of DSE delivering dual boot > boxes to market. > Dual boot?! they used to sell them with linux only. Now they sell linux ready computers with no os (where is that homework now eh?) so if you have the brains you can install Mandrake, red hat or whatever > If the machine doesn't have a choice of OS pre-installed then don't > purchase. It will take time for people to learn new systems. To > transition they need to have the choice of both. > > What other retailers do we want to see delivering oss to market? > ALL OF THEM!! > What we do want to see is retailers who have staff who can and will support > the systems. linux is easy if you are only using it for OOo and kde games... kids at school are using it for that very purpose > Give linux to the warehouse and all you'll see is customers bringing them > back in droves going 'errr.... ok I'll pay more for windows now... sorry > :)' Well there you go they get more money that way :D > > People will do this because Linux is still a very step learning curve. So is windows > > > The fact that > > we, as a nation, could have that superior computing > > environment without > > having to export anything like as many sheep carcasses is a very real > > beneficial side effect. Notice that the flippin' Minister of > > Ed. has just > > blown ~$24 million pissing in Bill Gates' pocket. Makes me > > hopping mad. > > What are you saying? The government blow the $24 million dollar budget or > just that they've comitted $24 million to software in education over the > next year? And the software that they have got SUCKS trust me I know :D It would be much better if they went open source and paid the teachers more. > > > > The warehouse is a suppermarket. > > what supermarket?? how old are you? I am 14 and can spell that word it's easy it's phonetic (you sound it out) > > Really? I was in there only yesterday, and there wasn't a > > crumb to be seen. > > What ever. what no sense of humour?? > > > You know, you really should install a decent mail user agent. > > Kmail has an > > interactive spellchecker which I find absolutely invaluable. > > Is there a windows version? I like interactive spelling checkers. > No you twit K* is a kde trait. > > > How many machines have you guys pulled windows off and > > > > thrown linux on to > > > > > get some more value out of hardware that was otherwise going to just > > > collect dust in some old store room? > > > > Lots. > But I would like to point out that windows 98 se works fine on them so why put linux on such a inferior hardware? > And doesn't the fact that it makes you look like a good guy with your > customers give you added incentive? > I would not put linux on a user desktop with anyting less than a p3 600 > > Cheers Don BTW I am looking to earn a few bob how about 25 dollars for a mandrake install and yes I will make it so you can keep or presious windows.
