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djs1w

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I've got two PC's and today, I upgraded my main to Redhat. Let me tell you this, I'm loving it. I've got my second PC running win2k so if there's ever anything I can't do on Linux, I can do there.

Not only am I learning all this cool new stuff, but I love the feeling of not using an MS product :)
 
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BlackOmen

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<< I've got my second PC running win2k so if there's ever anything I can't do on Linux, I can do there. >>

And that pretty much only means games. With the exception of games, anything I used to do in windows is now done in Linux, often better. And slowly, games are becoming less of an exception. Welcome to a better family.

<--- *hugs djs1w
 
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djs1w

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<< You want a cookie or something? >>



no thanks...



<< The next step is using a real Linux distro, like Slackware >>



baby steps, baby steps :)
 
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linuxboy

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it's official, I've converted to Linux


MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Welcome :D

Cheers ! :)

oh and

The next step is using a real Linux distro, like Slackware

Real men run BSD. :p
 
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Warin

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I've been puttering around with Debian/Mandrake/Slack. I use it mostly for for feeling 1337, as my main thing is gaming which STILL works better on Win98 (at least until WineX is totally viable)

I am gonna try BSD this week...

If I can find a mirror for the iso's that runs at a reasonable speed.

BTW..linuxboy uses BSD...

Isnt that a bit of a misnomer then?

 
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Elledan

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<< The next step is using a real Linux distro, like Slackware

Real men run BSD. :p >>

Remember, penguins eat fish.
 
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linuxboy

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BTW..linuxboy uses BSD...

Isnt that a bit of a misnomer then?

Keeps 'em on their toes. Actually I run win 2k on this machine :)


Remember, penguins eat fish.

I think any penguin will choke on this guy.. :D


Cheers ! :)
 
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Martin

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I was gopnna try that, but Mandrake 8.1 didn't wanna boot after install, so I decided to wait for the next gen (Gnome2,KDE3, OpenOffice)


The only thing that'll hold me back is filesharing. There's no decent apps for linux :(
 
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pulse8

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<< Good for you. Its good to see an open mind around here. >>

eh? If you use MS products, you don't have an open mind? How does this work?
 
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Nemesis77

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<< The only thing that'll hold me back is filesharing. There's no decent apps for linux :( >>



You mean like Morpheus? Would Gnutella be suitable? That's what Morheus will use in the future :).

Linux filesharing-apps
 
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yakko

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<<

<< You want a cookie or something? >>



no thanks... >>

So you would prefer an ass clown to a cookie? That means more cookies for me.





<< Real men run BSD. >>

Real men write their own distro.
 
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Elledan

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<< << Real men run BSD. >>

Real men write there own distro. >>

Would LFS do?

BTW, it's 'their', not 'there' ;)
 
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<< << I've got my second PC running win2k so if there's ever anything I can't do on Linux, I can do there. >>

And that pretty much only means games. With the exception of games, anything I used to do in windows is now done in Linux, often better. And slowly, games are becoming less of an exception. Welcome to a better family.

<--- *hugs djs1w >>




Funny, I think that Office suites and e-mail packages for Linux still suck. Oh well, to each their own.
 
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BlackOmen

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<< Funny, I think that Office suites and e-mail packages for Linux still suck. Oh well, to each their own. >>

PiNe sI teH |337.
But seriously, pine provides everything I need in an email package. I dislike images and html in email. If I want to see the image, I open it up.

The office suites meet my needs, which is just word processing for my classes, and the occasional spreadsheet.

But I'll be the first to admit the Linux isn't a desktop monger yet, but then again, windows isn't a server monger yet. I prefer Linux on my desktop because I disagree with Microsofts business practices, and in the end it's more fun (but then again someone once said "Linux is free if your time is worthless"). So like you said, to each their own.

PS. Linuxboy, I'm downloading NetBSD right now.
 
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Elledan

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<< << I've got my second PC running win2k so if there's ever anything I can't do on Linux, I can do there. >>

And that pretty much only means games. With the exception of games, anything I used to do in windows is now done in Linux, often better. And slowly, games are becoming less of an exception. Welcome to a better family.

<--- *hugs djs1w >>




Funny, I think that Office suites and e-mail packages for Linux still suck. Oh well, to each their own. >>

Have you tried the latest version of OpenOffice? It's pretty good :)
 
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Nemesis77

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<< Funny, I think that Office suites and e-mail packages for Linux still suck. Oh well, to each their own. >>



E-mail software? Well, I use Kmail and it does everything I want to. then there of course Evolution... And of course there are Pine and others. I really fail to see what Windows email-clients have that Linux-alternatives lack (well, Outlook has built-in virus-magnet, the Linux mailers lack that ;)).

As for office-suites... There's OpenOffice... It's getting better and better all the time... KOffice has trendemous potential and it's lighweight when compared to OpenOffice. Altrough they could use more developers.
 
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Derango

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For my every day work, I tend to use win2k on my desktop and winXP on my laptop. However, if I feel like messing around with somthing more technical, I boot into my debian install on my desktop. My laptop dosen't have linux on it.
 
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XZeroII

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You have crossed over to the dark side. Microsoft is like the Republic Senate, and Linux is like the Empire trying to take over. ;) Linux is not a viable alternative for me right now. I've tried it, don't like it but I'm probably gonna try it again some day just to see how it's progressing. So far I'm not impressed.

BTW: For you Linux nuts out there, don't take my first sentence as a death threat or anything and overreact. It was a JOKE! :)
 
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jhu

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The next step is using a real Linux distro, like Slackware

the next step is to compile your own, then roll out your own distribution, then write your own os compeletely from scratch (compiler and all)
 
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