I knoooooow I shouldn't have done it but I was just trying to start touble:-) On Monday 05 December 2005 10:35 am, Josh Coffman wrote: > I like Debian; I'm partial to SimplyMepis. It's just > that I'm chose Fedora for the performance, > semi-cutting edge tech, and the hope that those skills > may become useful in my work life. > > A lot of what I said could apply to linux in general. > I'm just giving some props to my distro of choice and > the people who've helped me. (I typically hand out > LiveCD's of Ubuntu and SimplyMepis when I can. Even > though I probably should recomend the same distro I > use.) > > --- "Major.Mikey" wrote: > > But I love Debian. > > > > On Monday 05 December 2005 08:46 am, Josh Coffman > > > > wrote: > > > I say stupid things sometimes. Occasionally > > > > those > > > > > stupid things are actually good ideas that get me > > > drafted to do them. So I found myself volunteered > > > > to > > > > > write a survey about a windows program. > > > > > > Although I have a windows boot, I really didn't > > > > want > > > > > to use it. I googled and found out that Wine can > > > > run > > > > > this program. So I downloaded the install and ran > > > > it. > > > > > TADA! It worked and I didn't have to boot windows. > > > Which made me think "Why do I love Fedora?" > > > > > > Reasons: > > > 1) It is easy to use but does not limit me to > > > sheep-like usage. > > > 2) I can do most of the work I need too on a > > > > much > > > > > cooler desktop than windows. > > > 3) I don't have to worry about the latest virus, > > > trojan, or IE flaw that will comprimise your > > > > system in > > > > > 30 seconds. > > > 4) It's free. > > > 5) I can switch Window Managers to fit my mood. > > > (Gnome, KDE, XFCE,..) > > > 6) Updates are very easy with YUM (or Yumex, or > > > > Apt, > > > > > or Smart) > > > 7) Compiling apps from source doesn't require > > > > addons > > > > > or extra programs. > > > 8) It's helped me understand O/S's better. > > > 9) I can brag about my 3-4 year old computer > > > > again. > > > > > 10) The community support from Fedora and PLUG > > > > has > > > > > been great! > > > > > > Thanks to all of you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Shin zen ni rei > > > -j > > > Registered Linux user number 403109 > > > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. > > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > > dsl.yahoo.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > > > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > Shin zen ni rei > -j > Registered Linux user number 403109 > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss