Thats because people dont need a book to use windows.
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From: Mark Hillary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Yo
> Proof that linux has taken off it that I went into waterstones in Milton
Keynes
> (Book shop in engalnd) and they have started up a differnet shop for
computer
> book. There where more books based on linux, then window.
>
> I choose Linux because it is a changllane, take that away, then it is not
> linux.
>
> Mark Hillary
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 08/25/2000 07:11:23 AM
> >
> > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > cc: (bcc: Lonny Selinger/SaskPower)
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Yo
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Jason Ashman wrote:
> > >
> > > > --
> > > > Hey Linux users. I am a Microsoft convert, Windows SUCKS!
> > >
> > > With Linux you will spend more time trying to get things up and going
> > > than you ever would using windows.
> > > If you want to wast your hartbeats getting LINUX to do stuff that
> > > windows does right out of the box so be it.
> >
> > First off its heartbeats and yes you might end up spending more time
> > configuring your machine...main point is YOU are configuring your
machine
> > and not a sub standard non RFC following O/S. I never once thought
Linux
> > would be the "Windows" killer only becasue of a gret number of people
who
> > just are not interested as much in computers and how why they work. For
> > those who *do* enjoy delving into their systems and having ALL the
control
> > over how things are delegated on a machine Linux has been a dream come
true
> > ... free *nix!! Those who can ... do, those who can't either whine or
grab
> > a spine and figure out why they can't, and rectify the problem with a
> > solution either with help from others, or on their own. At one time I
> > believed people who didn't *get* Linux and open source were just cattle
> > running with the rest of the "well it works good enough for me" hurd ...
I
> > admit thats shallow and rude...Linux just isn't for everyone ... too bad
we
> > have to listen to them whine though =o\ if you dont like the o/s and
want
> > to complain ... maybe it would be better to join a Windows advocation
> > mailing list and tell them...at least you might get some of the feed
back
> > you are looking for =o)
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Windows-Where Do You Want To Go Today!
> > > LINUX-Applications on linux just seem 2nd rate after using
> > > Windows, It's memory hungry and slow!
> >
> > Windows-Where Do You Want To Go Today!
> > Linux -Where Do You Want To Go Tomorrow!
> > OpenBSD-Hey Are You Guys Coming Or What?
> >
> > I believe I have read this tag many ways but I like this one (even
though I
> > do not have and BSD installs running at the moment)
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > Lonny Selinger
> > >
> > >
>
>
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