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From: Steve H on 31 May 2010 18:17 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> And that includes simple stuff like needing java, flash, > > I just installed flash whilst running on a LiveCD and watched a > Youtube vid. > >> codec >> updates etc, which are part of everyday computing. > > And the very part of 'everyday computing' Debs mate would probably > rather avoid. >> >> I think what killed Linux for me was the amount of hassle it took to >> even get a browser installed. > > I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop > and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. ALL of them come with > a browser (often Firefox) built in and all of them connect to the > Internet either wired with no intervention whatsoever or via Wireless > by entering the std wireless key. > > May I suggest you try something 'modern'. > http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download But a live cd means installing everything again next time you boot. And if it doesn't work with your hardware out of the box, you're stuffed. Then you're stuck with the pre-installed applications, too. Suggesting Linux for a technophobe is massively misguided, and suggesting a live cd goes against all the anti apple bile you spout on here, in that it's an even less 'open' solution than the iPad OS... -- Steve H
From: Steve H on 31 May 2010 18:18 Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > In article <i4c8061qnsrf9g15arpr74a24jc2jg43ej(a)4ax.com>, > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop >> and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. > > Errm - why? Because you need all 5 to do what you can do with one proper OS.... -- Steve H
From: T i m on 31 May 2010 18:45 On Mon, 31 May 2010 23:14:04 +0100, Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: >In article <i4c8061qnsrf9g15arpr74a24jc2jg43ej(a)4ax.com>, > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop >> and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. > >Errm - why? Because I like to play? It's also got XP and Vista installed natively and XP Pro running under a VM on Ubuntu. Cheers, T i m
From: zoara on 31 May 2010 18:58 Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > In article <i4c8061qnsrf9g15arpr74a24jc2jg43ej(a)4ax.com>, > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> I have 5 different distros of Linux currently installed on one laptop >> and a further 5 that boot from SD or pen drives. > > Errm - why? There are computer users who find the technology to be an end in itself and enjoy fiddling; the enjoyment comes from making something work that previously didn't, or finding out how or why something works the way it does. There are computer users who care less (sic) about the technology and just want to use it as a means to an end, whether that end is productive or mere entertainment. It seems to me that only rarely does either type really understand the motivations of the other. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Sak Wathanasin on 1 Jun 2010 04:29
On 28 May, 20:57, jim <address...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > Well, due to small navigational incident on the way home I found myself > in Purple World and...er...bought a 32GB 3G model. No such luck here; first batch sold out; 2nd batch of 16 GB/3G have been sold out. Have a 32GB/3G on order... |