Hmm... I was hating MS products just as rest of you (2 or 3 years ago) and was using debian/freeBSD/mdk ONLY. But... I find winxp2k2 as a very good OS (stable, nice, supported). I understand, why is everybody from here upset with MS, I was using win98, winme and theese systems really sucks. But it is a easy way to use winxp2k2 without problems. Other way I am a system administrator (actually preparing myself for MCSA certification) and I REALLY KNOW THE WAY HOW TO ADMINISTER WINXP2K2 AT USE IT AS AN STRONG AND STABLE SYSTEM. I have no problem with both of the systems. I am using MS OSes about 10 years and GNU/Linux about 7. I am with Mandrake from MandrakeLinux 7.0 AIR release (do anybody remember this version? :>) But I just see it as a good way to take advantage of PC by using both of the systems. Outlook XP (no Outlook Express) is a very powerfull tool. Maybe it would be more easy to let Linux on your machines managing just network connection, routing, firewalling, samba, mplayer and playing mp3 by mpg123 and use internet by easy way under winxp.
Tomas Tudja 136 Church Road N17 8AJ London, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hysteria.sk/catcher -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lyvim Xaphir Sent: 06 August 2004 07:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] tools for partitioning and formatting harddrive(diatribe alert) On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 01:45, Charles A Edwards wrote: > On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 01:26:54 -0400 > Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > Go easy, Charles; this is the newbie list and we don't know anything > > about him. > > I meant no offence to him personally only to his usage of > applications. > > Were there no linux MUA which I believed to be either equivalent, not > to mention superior, to OE my mouth would have remained securely > silent. > > As to being a Newbie, on this my main system I run cooker and in > aspect in Some relations I equate my knowledge to that level But in > others for which I have little usage I Am myself still a newbie and > will always be. I understand, I just got off the phone with a relative whom I told that IE was a very poor choice for a browser client. I just hang around so that I can occasionally help and encourage the newbies that come on the list. Lots of times the newbies are exploring Linux as an alternative and are wholly unaware that they are probably compromised by their use of XP and are themselves virus spreading agents because of it. Sometimes, like Tomas, their english is weak and they have trouble enunciating what they mean; plus sometimes they are unaware of the total angst that we Linux users have for Micro$haft or even the reasons why. Take care, LX LX
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