On Wednesday January 7 2004 6:54 am,=20 Victor Odhner wrote: *v*To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us *v*Subject: YMMV, but MY Linux desktop stinks *v*Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us *v* *v*I can't believe I am getting NO advice on this list. *v* *v*I'll say it: Linux is NOT ready for the desktop. *v*Not mine, for sure. ************* *v*This is not rhetoric intended to stir some *v*discussion. =20 ************** *v* *v*Maybe next year? *v*Vic *v* I guess that what Vic didn't want is exactly what we got into...a distro = flame=20 war. So far all I see is, a few of us tried to tell Vic about OUR experiences = with=20 different distros and made some recommendations that hopefully he might f= ind=20 useful. At the same time these recommendations are getting knocked, witho= ut=20 any helpful info being provided. Let's try to keep our eyes on the ball...keeping a convert a convert, by=20 providing help on ANY distro of Linux, so that he won't go back to the=20 darkside. Don't give up yet Vic, it took me 5 years to work the courage up to try L= inux=20 again after a NASTY experience with RH 5. My $.02 --=20 Augie Grayfox grayfox78 at cox dot net "When things go wrong, don't go with them" Anonymous