As for the help, all I can say is that I don't care for Red Hat, but depending on your purposes it could be the best choice for what you are trying to do. I see RedHat as being popular with people wanting to set up a sever or networked system, while some other distributions seem stronger in the desktop and user friendliness arena. In as much as you are a dentist; and I presume comparatively well heeled, you might consider the Macintosh OS-X. Having said that, I wouldn't use it myself because I don't care to be locked into expensive proprietary hardware and software, but it probably is much more intuitive and user friendly. So if you need to or are willing to pay for help, then perhaps the investment in a hardware and intuitive software might actually turn out to be more economical in the long run. Don't get me wrong, I do use Linux exclusively on my home PC, but my choice is based primarily on economic, political, and security reasons. I use Linux because it will run on standard clone PC's and there is a competitive environment amongst the various distributions, and in the long run, the effort required to learn it should be well worth it, if in fact Linux application software can do whatever task you need to accomplish.
Neal & Gay Timon wrote:
Perhaps my experience will give another perspective on your "spam" discussion.I went to Comp USA the Sunday your group was there. I was considering upgrading my windows operating system and spoke to two of your members. Our discussion impressed me, and I decided to purchase the Red Hat Linux software. I also attended one of your classes but found I didn't have enough knowledge to benefit (I'm sure most of you can relate to a class where you don't feel knowledgeable enough to even ask a question).It was suggested that I subscribe to this group where I could ask for help etc. I'm just an older dentist trying to benefit from what I still perceive to be benefits of this system. I want to get it working but am not interested in spending countless hours learning all the details about a new operating system right now.I was also considering asking about hiring someone to help me (you students must still be hungry and need money). That isn't my idea of spam, but it may not be something you want on this group. Perhaps you would rather just reply that this group discourages that sort of request and suggest an alternative.Nealby the way, where can I hire someone to help me?
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