Well, I can't completely knock windoze LOL, as I do have it installed on my
laptop.  And I know that Linux is not for everyone.  And I don't
automatically assume that Linux newbies are windoze IT people.

But in a perfect world, there would be no M$, only Linux, and everyone would
know how to use it.  Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world :)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "ec" <eculbert@yahoo.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: We need more Linux users


>
> --- "James E. Jennison" <james_jennison@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > This is true.  I think we should all just tie down
> > all the Windows users and
> > upgrade all their computers to Linux.  We need to
> > start the Army of Tux.
> >
> > --
> > James E. Jennison
> > Server Co-Administrator
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> > Web:  http://www.infinitychat.co.uk
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> > Email:  james_jennison@earthlink.net
> >
>
>
> Well, I still use windoze...at least prior to getting
> someone at the installfest to setup pppd. I had
> problems in that the iso's didn't load correctly and I
> didn't know that 'internationalizations cd' was
> anything to do with usa installs! So I didn't have a
> friend d/l it!! It contained pppd!!! Geez.
>
> I would hate to totally be dependant on linux at my
> point of understanding... I need/must have a lot of
> tlc from the group(s) I belong to. The MAIN problem
> with linux groups it that when you tell someone you
> are a linux newbie and ask for help, they assume that
> you are a windoze IT person and therefore have some
> idea of what is going on to start with.
>
> Kidnapping and installing linux by itself without
> windows as a fall back would be suicide for many puter
> users like myself with almost NO programing and
> certainly little experience 'inside' the box.
>
> Yes, I am typing this on Konqueror right now.
>
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