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From: Ken Springer <snows...@dishmail.net>
To: users@libreoffice.org
Sent: Sun, 27 February, 2011 5:24:42
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Accessing the mailing list
On 2011-02-26 20:34:29 -0700, MR ZenWiz said:
> If you're running Linux, you might notice this little gem
> (http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/download.shtml):
Mac is primary use, Windows is secondary. Linux is on the dream list, but it's
a dream that's far off.
Ken
Hi :)
Dare to dream but spare an hour to live it. Mac and Linux share a lot of
similarities. Both Bsd and Linux are re-writes of Unix. Mac is a tweaked Bsd.
All four share a lot of the same programs and tools and stuff so it wont be
completely unfamiliar to you. A lot less different than the changes between Xp
and Vista/Win7 and MUCH easier to test-drive without any changes to your
machine
(except perhaps the bios's boot-order).
Most Linux distros (and recently a few Bsds too) offer a great way of easily
test-driving them without installing onto a hard-drive. A "LiveCd session" is
a
bootable Cd although we often use the same term if a usb-stick or flash-card or
something is used instead.
Cd is usually easier to make as it is just a case of 'burning' a disk-image
(.iso) onto a blank Cd and cheaper Cds tend to be better than expensive ones
for
this. Many linux distros have a separate iso image to download for a LiveCd
but
some such as Ubuntu & Mint use the same Cd as they use as an installer but the
default option is to LiveCd rather than install.
A LiveCd creates a compressed file in Ram that contains the usual Desktop and
"Documents" (and so on) and temp folders, histories and stuff. So, when you
reboot the machine afterwards (whether or not the Cd is still in) everything
saved or done during that LiveCd session is forgotten unless specifically saved
to hard-drive.
So, its great for internet banking and other critically secure stuff but forget
about anything illegal over the internet because ISPs retain traffic-logs.
The main use is to see how the Linux Operating Systems looks in it's defaults
on
the unique hardware being used. This usually gives the user an idea about
whether it is worth installing. Try 1 distro, if it's not quite what you are
looking for then try another.
Please let us know how this goes or feel free to ask for suggestions to
try-out. My 3 favourites are Ubuntu, SliTaz (because it is tiny and quick to
try) & Wolvix Hunter 1.1.0.
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=slitaz
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=ubuntu
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wolvix
Ubuntu finds the internet/network connections automatically but most other
distros will want people to click a few obvious buttons in their control panel
or whatever.
Many regards from
Tom :)
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