On 11/25/05, Zimmbodilion Mosende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi all, i just joined the email list yesterday. >
Hi! =) Welcome to the PLUG mailing list. > some of the fil-it members shared the link to linux.org.ph. (ty to them!) > > i have some requests... since I am interested in using Linux and I have > only a tiny idea about what I am entering into. > 1. any pinoy write-up up about pros and cons of using a linux?... well > philippine experience particularly a home-based non-technical user. in > short, i'd like to know more about why use linux? I have been blogging about my using Linux: installation, problems, etc. And I am not really technical =D You could check out my blogs on http://clair.free.net.ph and search for my posts on Linux. (I also have some Linux related posts on http://clair.pinoyweb.net/index.php?s=linux) > 2. any write-up or pointers about installing linux in my laptop? hmm... > this might be similar to a step-by-step guide to using linux for idiots! > I have been using a laptop as well and installing some distros like Mandrake/Mandriva and Ubuntu have been easy. I just had to make sure that it would boot from CD so that when the install CD is there, it would just run. You could select stuff from there. (Mandrake/Mandriva's interface is really easy to understand and use. Ubuntu's as well.) > a little background. > i have a branded laptop, it comes with a licenced xp and office. (great!) > but the rest of my softwares come from that P80-a piece cd installers from > greenhills! (great too!) > but linux and some other freewares are said to be available online so why > not try it. kaso lang, i do not know where to begin. > You could try checking out on the Internet for your laptop and the Linux distributions that have been tested there. I recall that suspend was problematic on my ThinkPad when using Debian but when using Ubuntu, it could be put on suspend. > thanks peeps! > here's one pinoy linux-convert! > Kewlness =D -- Clair Ching http://clair.free.net.ph - blog about linux, emacs planner, tech and culture http://clair.pinoyweb.net - daily journal, stories, miscellany http://pinoytechblog.com - the Philippines' premier technology blog http://freelance-pro.info - all about freelancing We know that free access to information preserves democratic ideas, that information resources must be managed with care, and that the human spirit depends upon remembering the past, sharing the present in community, and dreaming about the future. -Martha Smith (Information ethics: freedom, democracy, responsibility.) _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
