OpenEuphoria

Re: OT - Linux

• Posted by Kenneth Rhodes <ken_rhodes30436 at yahoo.com> Aug 04, 2005
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don cole wrote:
> 
> I obtained a 18 gig bigfoot drive and partioned it for Linux and swap files.
> 
> Now I find out that it's not a good idea to download the distros with 
> 
> dialup (I'm not going DSL).


Ubuntu Linux will ship  a cd (indeed a number of cd's) to anyone
free of charge. Follow this link.
http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/

And Cheapbytes offers really cheap cd's of all the major distributions:
http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart


> So now I am discouraged about the whole thing.

Your looking at the hole instead of the donut. ;)
 


> Other than Virus protection (because the virus writers do not target a small 
> 
> market, I think I read here somewhere 15% of the public use Lenux),
> 
> what's the big advantage of Lenux?


I think FREEDOM is a very big advantage  :)


> 
> I've already got Windows95, Windows98, and Windows 2000.
> 
> So the fact that Lenux is free dosen't mean much to me.
> 
> Don Cole,
> SF
> http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart

It might mean a great deal to you if you needed some of
the software applications and development tools that are
free with Linux.

But if you are a happy with Windows - thats fine, really.
I am overjoyed that I have the freedom to support alternatives
to a monopoly. Sometimes Linux can be very frustrating, but
for the most part the entire Open Source Free Software
environment is incredibly stimulating.  Hmmmmmm, so maybe
I should list FUN as a big advantage of Linux.  :)

Remember the old Pink Floyd song.. went something like this:

"Did you exchange a walk on part in the war
for a lead role in a cage?"


Wish You Were Here  :)
Ken Rhodes
100% MicroSoft Free