Re: [Rosegarden-user] The future of Linux sure looks bleak...

2012-08-29 Thread Abrolag
On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:36:26 -0400 John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote: I still use Linux for the mental challenges it provides me, but for programs that I need for my personal use, I prefer to pay in real money and not by time spent to make programs work. I have reached the point in life where

Re: [Rosegarden-user] The future of Linux sure looks bleak...

2012-08-29 Thread Chris Cannam
On 29 August 2012 14:48, Richard Bown richard.b...@ferventsoftware.com wrote: On 29 Aug 2012, at 15:36, John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote: [...] I have reached the point in life where I become immune to the accusation of being to lazy to learn how to make programs to work. I rather prefer to

Re: [Rosegarden-user] The future of Linux sure looks bleak...

2012-08-29 Thread Richard Bown
On 29 Aug 2012, at 23:14, Chris Cannam can...@all-day-breakfast.com wrote: So he hasn't had the opportunity either to decide to let it go, or to relish the good things about it. It's a fucking operating system. Get over it. R

Re: [Rosegarden-user] The future of Linux sure looks bleak...

2012-08-29 Thread jimmy
--- On Wed, 8/29/12, John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote: I still use Linux for the mental challenges it provides me, but for programs that I need for my personal use, I prefer to pay in real money and not by time spent to make programs work. Perhaps you shouldn't even bother with Linux at

Re: [Rosegarden-user] The future of Linux sure looks bleak...

2012-08-29 Thread jimmy
--- On Wed, 8/29/12, John wildber...@cogeco.ca wrote: A number of writer to this thread made reference to their recently discovered new distro (whatever !) that is not suffering from any of the known illnesses. I can assure them that they are living in a dream world. The next update will