Alias
Fri May 09 11:35:29 PDT 2008
Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Frank" <fb@signm.crt> wrote in message
> news:48249528$0$30526$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> wayneP wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Alias" <iamalias@nukethisgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:g0224d$uiq$1@aioe.org...
>>>
>>>> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On May 9, 8:41 am, Alias <iamal...@nukethisgmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's what you can do with Ubuntu:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Email
>>>>>> Surf the web
>>>>>> Burn CDs.
>>>>>> Rip CDs.
>>>>>> Listen to music.
>>>>>> Watch vidoes/DVDs.
>>>>>> Scan and print.
>>>>>> Spreadsheets.
>>>>>> Presentations
>>>>>> Newsgroups.
>>>>>> HTML editing.
>>>>>> Games like Chess, Tetris, all kinds of solitaire, etc.
>>>>>> Make videos.
>>>>>> Download photos from a camera and organize them.
>>>>>> Translations.
>>>>>> Use a dictionary
>>>>>> Learn how to touch type.
>>>>>> Edit images.
>>>>>> Send and receive a fax.
>>>>>> Take screen shots.
>>>>>> Create .PDF files.
>>>>>> Create and use a data base.
>>>>>> Instant messaging with over 10 different programs in one including
>>>>>> Windows Live Messenger.
>>>>>> IRC.
>>>>>> Bluetooth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and much more!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What you can't do with Ubuntu:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Worry about:
>>>>>> WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
>>>>>> DRM,
>>>>>> Viruses,
>>>>>> Root kits,
>>>>>> Spyware,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> Malware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems like an obvious choice to me: ditch Vista and get Ubuntu, which
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> FREE, along with access to 23,000 FREE programs. Check it out
>>>>>> at
http://www.ubuntu.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alias
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you FUKKING Kidding? Ubuntu is only good for E-Mail, Web Surfing,
>>>>> and writing a simple letter to your MAMA! If you want to do REAL
>>>>> work, use Windows XP or Vista. That is where the powerhouse works!
>>>>> Ubuntu only has a small marketshare and for being a FREE product you
>>>>> would think that it would have penitrated the market better. Go
>>>>> figure. A FREE product that NOBODY wants. Must be a piece of crap.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, Ubuntu is a Piece of Crap for Most people. Only those who want
>>>>> to do just the basic tasks, Ubuntu is just fine.
>>>>>
>>>> Have a reading comprehension problem, eh? If you scroll up you will see
>>>> a long list of things that can be done with Ubuntu. Course, you have
>>>> admitted you're too stupid to install Ubuntu so we are subjected to your
>>>> lying sour grapes. Get over it and learn how to install Ubuntu so you
>>>> can intelligently make a comment.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> I don't want to get into 'pissing match', but I've used Ubuntu and
>>> Linspire which used to use Debian but has switched to Ubuntu and none of
>>> the various versions of Linux suit me. The biggest draw back is scanning
>>> ability. There are relatively few scanners that work with any Linux
>>> variant. I couldn't get a Plustek scanner that was supposed to work in
>>> Linux to work and I'm not aware of any HP scanners that work in Linux.
My HP scanner works fine. Course, I know what program to use in Ubuntu,
do you?
>>>
>>> Ubuntu does include rudimentary capabilities for many functions but if
>>> you want anything beyond the rudimentary it is difficult to find and more
>>> difficult to install if you aren't a computer geek. Viruses, spyware,
>>> etc. aren't an issue because the installed base isn't worth the the
>>> trouble to try to create havoc. Although I don't have the reference, I
>>> read sometime ago that Linux and/or Apple aren't anymore secure from
>>> viruses etc. they are just secure from Windows directed viruses, etc..
I can see it's been a loooong time since you've used Ubuntu, if, indeed,
you have. You did see the long list of things that Ubuntu can do, did
you not? If not, scroll up.
Snip idiots.
Alias