[TriLUG] different versions of 7.2 for sale]

Matt Jezorek matt at bluelinux.org
Wed Oct 24 17:16:47 EDT 2001


Doh why the double i only sent once and only to the list hummmm...sorry if
anyone else got this twice

-Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Jezorek" <matt at bluelinux.org>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] different versions of 7.2 for sale]


> Yes but more and more are switching there servers to Linux while yes this
is
> a great sign, it still does not have the credibility to move into the
> desktop market as much.
>
> Now maybe my language was to harsh about taking the desktop market by
storm
> but I would like more desktops to be installed.
>
> If Linux is made more friendly toward the desktop and more hardware
vendors
> would include it in the Operating System choices then more pre-configured
> Linux machines will come out. For example my Dad is interested in Linux
but
> is a new computer user. He is also thinks that if he can not go to CompUSA
> or Best Buy and purchase a system pre-installed with Linux then there is
no
> use to try it. He feels if he "pays for Microsoft licensing" then he
should
> use it. (He is a stingy kinda guy)
>
> Also it would be nice if more Workstations had Linux on them so that my
> employer would allow me to kill win2k on my workstation for Linux since I
am
> using no applications that I cant replace if I am using any other
Operating
> System. Except for being forced to use outlook. But there are replacements
> for that.
>
>
> Ohh well
>
> -Matt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sinner from the Prairy" <sinner_prairy at hotmail.com>
> To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 4:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] different versions of 7.2 for sale]
>
>
> >
> > >To hear this makes me sad. It seems as RedHat was the best hope at the
> > >present time to take the Desktop Market by storm
> >
> > Why makes you sad?
> >
> > One team (RedHat) is polishing corporate skills on Linux, while other
> teams
> > (Gnome, KDE) polish desktop skills on Linux.
> >
> > Also, I do not thing that Linux needs to take the Desktop Market by
storm.
> > All that I want is Linux to be more reliable, more capable and more
> > dependable. I do not intent everyone to use it. Monopolies are just as
bad
> > in any side of the line.
> >
> > I just want the best thing that I can get. And both Red Hat, Gnome and
KDE
> > (and many, many others) are providing exactly that. Coincidently, more
and
> > more users and companies are switching to Linux.
> >
> > I think that this is a good thing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Salut,
> > Sinner
> >
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