<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.0.9"> </HEAD> <BODY> thats how i did it . lindows was well worth the money . i was wiened off windows useing lindows. i was first to try fedora core about a year later and i can say it was lindows help me get away from the evil empire On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 22:28, Felix Miata wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE>James Drabb wrote: > Lindows is crap-olah. Compared to what you're using, probably so. But, compared to windoze? I think not. > Not only does it default to running as root (just > like MS Windows XP defaults to running with admin privs), Lindows will > nickel-and-dime you for every piece of software you want to install. > They charge you to user their click-n-run warehouse to get FREE > SOFTWARE. I am not against paying for a software (I am a programmer), > and I am not against paying for services. I just don't think Lindows > offers anything worth money and they are really nickel-and-dime'ing > newbies. So? They're used to getting dollared finned for software that entagles the OS, A/V, & spyware. The idea is to get them used to the idea that Linux need not be difficult, but indeed can be even easier. > New users are better to get Fedora and use Livna, Freshrpms, DAG and > Fedora apt repositories. Install synaptic and have a ball > point-n-clicking your way to more then 3,000+ applications. Lindows gives people a way to get into Linux one foot at a time, and can even be had preloaded on disks and PC's. Let 'em have the choice, and use the first year of click n run to get the migration started. After that first year is soon enough for them to figure out there are better Linux distros to be had. -- "I place economy among the first and most important of republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared." President Thomas Jefferson Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** <A HREF="http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/">http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/</A> </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>