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From: the wharf rat on 7 Feb 2010 15:08
In article <hkmhch$n30$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:
>>
>> Run Linux.
>
>Probably a bad idea if you like playing multimedia files.

You mean "Probably a bad idea if you like playing multimedia files
and can't be bothered to RTFM because you'd rather make a public scene
about your inability to get an application more complicated than Hearts
installed properly"


>The rule of thumb for decades has been, find the applications you want
>to run and then find the OS that will run them. NOT the other way

My rule of thumb is "If it doesn't run on your platform, port it"

From: the wharf rat on 7 Feb 2010 23:20
In article <hkn9cm$om9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:
>
>And for DVD it says I have to install the bad and ugly packages. Nice,
>eh? Nice names... as their names kind of tell you it ain't going to be
>good nor pretty to begin with.
>

If you need someone to hold your end every step of the way then
open source might not be an optimal environment for you. It's a bit like
a manual transmission. More difficult and requires more attention, a bit
old fashioned but lots more fun once you master it.

>Oh are you a Java nerd?

No, I'm an accountant.


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