On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 06:37:47PM -0700, Jeromie Reeves wrote:
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Indeed. You can already switch to safer and open replacements of web browser
and mail reader as well as office suite (especially with just-released
OpenOffice 2.0). Isn't it great ? There's a choice finally for average
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 04:42:43PM +1000, Doug Foskey wrote:
Rafal,
congratulations on being part of the Samba team!
Thank you very much :)
I am constantly amazed how
many Biodiesel list members are involved with Open Source software.
I think it is mostly because biodiesel homebrewing
Wrong! Try a live CD (I would suggest Mepis, which is downloadable using M$
wonderful system if you wish, from a link given on Mepis.org, ). This will
load off the CD drive, run on your computer. It will not affect the
harddisc unless you tell it to.
If you do try this, I think you will see
If anyone has had difficulties loading a distro, I'd like to make a high
recommendation for Ubuntu.
My company just gave us new Dell D610 laptops and the latest Ubuntu
loaded right up! I'm very impressed with this distro! Formerly I had run
run Debian on the old laptop. I currently run
i would be more than happy to use Linux, but i dont have the time to sit
down and LEARN it. all the coding options and different ways to configure
it, i would definitely spend as much time repairing my mistakes as i would
configuring my computer, and quite frankly, if i want to do that, i'd have
Actually, give Ubuntu a try. It's a no brainer. You can set it to dual
boot real easy. And it works on my company's laptop that has the
'latest' video drivers. I did have to hunt for a suitable distro since
the current debian couldn't start X, but Ubuntu does!
Jason and Katie wrote:
i would
But you must agree that it is moving from a boat that leaks like a sieve to a
boat that needs an occasional bale??
I find now I get extremely frustrated at work where I must use the M$
systems: because I cannot multi task as easily as on my home system. (And I
have occasionally had over 60
Unfortunately, there are too many specialized engineering software
packages that I use every day that can only operate under windows
(often they are even picky about the version of windows) for me to
consider Linux. If it was just web browsing, spreadsheets, word
processing, and the like, I'd
My win2k box runs Firefox with 100+ at times with little issue aside
Firefox's memory leak. Windows (any ver)
used by someone who has little to no clue how to secure it and make it
purr along will result in what we have:
Massive network issues from worms, Fraud, and Theft. I personally
welcome
Have you tried Wine? What about VMWare and windows? Ive found that
VMware helps a bunch
when the client OS likes to crash alot. The base system will remain
stable. I assume you never found
a OSS verison of the software your needing, or that it doesnt
interoperate with what others are using?
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 03:08:26PM -0600, Zeke Yewdall wrote:
Unfortunately, there are too many specialized engineering software
packages that I use every day that can only operate under windows
(often they are even picky about the version of windows) for me to
consider Linux.
Yes, I'm in
snip
If it was just web browsing, spreadsheets, word
processing, and the like, I'd get rid of windows in a heartbeat. I've
already dumped IE and outlook.
Indeed. You can already switch to safer and open replacements of web browser
and mail reader as well as office suite (especially with
Rafal,
congratulations on being part of the Samba team! I am constantly amazed how
many Biodiesel list members are involved with Open Source software.
A comment to others on Linux: there is now a move by the major Linux
developers to standardise the way that Linux is seen by programs, so the
Keep asking for Linux version when you talk to your rep. I do with my
clients on Camworks and so on.
LSB is a step in the right direction.
Now, who wants to leap into the Debian Geetoo Progeny roll your own
question!
Doug Foskey wrote:
Rafal,
congratulations on being part of the Samba
On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:49:14AM -0600, Zeke Yewdall wrote:
Huh?
On 10/23/05, midori [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Looks like Midori's address has been forged over
Good reason to go Linux.
regards Doug
On Wednesday 26 October 2005 9:20, Rafal Szczesniak wrote:
On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:49:14AM -0600, Zeke Yewdall wrote:
Huh?
On 10/23/05, midori [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Doug Foskey wrote:
Good reason to go Linux.
Using linux does a whole lot of good, but
it doesn't cure colds (yet) and it doesn't
stop other folks from forging your return
address. Lotta reasons to go to Linux,
but this isn't really among'em.
regards Doug
On Wednesday 26 October 2005
On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 04:54:01PM +1000, Doug Foskey wrote:
Good reason to go Linux.
It doesn't really matter. If one of your addresses is publicly available
(either on a website or mailing list archives) it will be abused this
way sooner or later. I use Linux and FreeBSD all the time and
It helps, but trust me as much as I like it - Linux is not immune.
Doug Foskey wrote:
Good reason to go Linux.
regards Doug
On Wednesday 26 October 2005 9:20, Rafal Szczesniak wrote:
On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:49:14AM -0600, Zeke Yewdall wrote:
Huh?
On 10/23/05, midori [EMAIL
Huh?
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