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allanlinux
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Hay all new here. Just bought the mag, looks great, but what about Linux? or opensource software? I wonder if web-user could run some Linux articles or review some opensource websites or web browsers like Mozilla. What do you think?
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Barney_Rubble
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Good idea, Allan. I've often wondered about linux, but haven't got as far as buying one of the dedicated magazines. Perhaps more people would use it if they knew a bit more about it.
A suggestion. Why not mention it on the "Magazine Suggestions" board? That way there's a better chance that somebody might pick up on it and put it in the mag.
There is intelligent life on Earth, but I'm only visiting.
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Poppy
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Excellent idea. Windows has a monopoly, but I suspect it's because most other software is compatible with it. Or is that the other way round? Whatever - I think it would be an excellent magazine feature - it'd show everyone that Bill Gate$ isn't the only O/S guru around. After all, how can people make a choice if they aren't aware there are choices and alternatives to Micro$oft products?
Poppy aka Susanna  Edited by Poppy on 31/07/2003 13:09 (server time).
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allanlinux
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Thanks, a well open-minded people around here :). Linux has come a long way since the mid 90's even a few years ago Linux was not up to the job of being a desktop OS. In fact I had a bad run in with SuSE Linux 6.5 back in 2000. But today Linux has changed vastly for a start it's more easy to use comes packed with software and is freindly to older hardware. When I installed SuSE Linux 8.2 I did not even need to install one driver! it was all done for me, I even get 90 days free installation support, two big refrence books that have all the info you need not forgeting the tons of software, from office to graphics. The installation media was 5 CD's or 2 DVD's (you get both) the full install was 9Gb but a default install was around 1.5Gb. Oh and the risk of getting a virus is... Very Very Small. Overall Linux lacks great software but gets along fine with fre open-source software, works on mostly all hardware the new versions of the Kernel now support a great deal of USB items like card-readers.
And all this for £49.99 even cheaper on amazon!
And I will take my Windows XP Home I bought back when I came out.
Up-grade from Windows 98 crashed once I had to restart installation took 2 hours, My graphics card and sound cards where working but a graphics tablet did not, some software was incompatible and still is (until I moved to Linux). I needed to insert my key and activate Windows that means I can only use XP on that computer as far as I know at least I think that's the way it works. After a week or so with Windows XP although it worked fine for the most part, there was nothing new just the interface had changed, It's is just an up-dated Windows 2000 Pro, the "compatibility wizard" did not help me with any games or other software. Overall I mostly stadble system but incompatibe with hardware from about 2000 and back.
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Anonymous
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I've been meaning to dip my toe with a PC running Linux but to date I've not felt any of them could be sacrificed. A few months ago i had 4 PCs die one by one (some virus affecting the BIOS, perhaps) so I'm now quite tempted to rip them apart, get them to boot, and wipe the HDs clean, and put one of the Linux distributions on (I think there is a Corel Linux CD somewhere on a shelf).
For now, however, I have a Windows XP Home system, and use OpenOffice on it (very good, and free, so makes it even better in my view!) I've no complaint about Win XP - I need it because clients use it - but finally will get Linux going on a machine...
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