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----- Original Message ----- From: "James Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] StarOffice 6 - the different perceptions explained > I actually have little against Windows - personally, I think XP is a fine OS > (best Windows by far yet, IMO). Where I take exception is the company itself > and its business practices. > > If my printer worked properly in Linux (for some reason it works right off > the bat after I reboot or after I use printerdrake to install it (again) but > it stops working after about a half hour or so, most annoying), I would only > use Windows to play games. Now that OpenOffice 1.0 is out (a VERY NICE > product, not quite as powerful as Word but comparable), I don't even need to > use Office. :) > > Strangely enough, my networking in Windows dies on me after about an hour of > being up (I have a cable modem and am always online) but under Linux, I have > zero problems with the networking. I have no clue how to go about fixing the > problem in Windows but when I had a similar problem in linux, was able to > resolve it in about 10 minutes - who says using Linux is harder? :) > > And now that KDE 3.0 is out, I finally have a GUI in linux that I like. I > have no complaints whatsoever. :) > > James > > ps. I really need to switch email accounts (this is owned by Microsoft) but > it's so hard to do - anyone know of any free mail forwarding site that acts > as a sort of relay so if you change ISPs or email addresses, there are no > problems and no one has to be given a new address? > > >I agree whole heartedly with you on this subject. > >The unfortunate part is that there appear to be no moderators on this > >list. > > > >I wish people would stop taking such a negative attitude to windows, we > >were all windows users at one point. > > > >NB > > > >On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 21:21, Nick Andriash wrote: > > > On Thursday, May 02 2002 at 05:17 PM PDT, you wrote: > > > > > > > A fool and his money are soon using Windows. > > > > > > I am/was beginning to experiment with Linux using Mandrake 8.2 but am > > > disheartened to see signatures such as yours. How typical of Linux > >Users... > > > and almost enough to make me gag and want to wipe Linux off my Computer. > > > > > > Tell me something Shane... Why do you feel Windows Users are fools? I > >use > > > Windows... am I a fool in your eyes? You don't even know me, so where do > > > you get off labelling me as one... and putting something like that in > >your > > > signature? No wonder Users are slow to try Linux, what with greetings > >like > > > yours. I am amazed that the List Moderators haven't said anything to > >you. > > > > > > -- > > > Nick Andriash > > > Courtenay, B.C. Canada > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > James Thomas > http://www.finality.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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