Okay, thanks, I will. I tried Ubuntu years ago, but every time I got used to one version they would make changes or bring on another version. Maybe by now they don't change things as often as they once did. Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Curt Raymond wrote: > Its super easy, get Ubuntu and be free... > There are other distros that are super security conscious even. > -Curt > > From: archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 11:25 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Mac OS 10.12 > > Why do people, (like me), who are seriously critical of both Apple and > Microsoft; not go to some flavor of Linux? > When I tried to do it a number of years ago, the learning curve was so long > and involved it wasn't worth it to someone who only does emails, searches, > and reads online news. > Now, with all the invasions of privacy, I'm beginning to be tempted again > providing it's been somewhat simplified and providing there won't be the same > invasions of privacy. > Gerry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Curley McLain wrote: > > Since apfel has decided to go all Billygates and arbitrarily force > > people to abandon pre-2010 machines with 10.12, does that include i5 and > > i7 machines? I see they have changed the nomenclature with el crap. > > Where my mosheen was Macbook pro 8.1 before, now it is called MacBook > > Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) in el crap. > > > > Obviously this machine is still ok, but the other macbooks in the family > > will be SOL. One, the macbook 1,1 is already bypassed by el crap, so it > > becomes a linux machine, I guess. > > > > Dan said he thinks the hackintosh crowd will find a way to make older > > machines work. What do you all think about this new sales scam? > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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