{POLL} Windows Vista vs. Linux ? Worth the upgrade ? Worth the switchover

Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
? Comments ? Flames ?

How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade vista?

I've already started the move over myself; currently tripple booting 2
version of linux and windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
programs my school uses but once support runs out for XP I'm done with
Windows). I just bought my computer in October and it says that its
Windows Vista Ready but I doubt that very much from what I've read. :-)

Of course I'm not going to use any version of Linux that has the Oracle
label on it as Oracle is just as bad as Microsoft.

-Woodzy
http://www.rtdos.com

7
Sun Feb 11 13:09:21 CST 2007

proteanthread wrote:

> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
> are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
> ? Comments ? Flames ?

Start with LiveCDs - they run from CD and don't need to be installed.

http://www.livecdlist.com
http://www.distrowatch.com

Micoshaft crap is second rate sub standard resource
hogging laptop power wasting product compared newly
released Beryl running on various Linuxes such as Ubuntu.


Downloaded the very latest beta release of Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn)...
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/feisty/herd-3/

Install Beryl using the 3 click guide which links from here...
http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install_Beryl_on_Ubuntu

And so after 3 clicks, suddenly you have Beryl up and running on your PC!!!

J
Sun Feb 11 13:10:37 CST 2007

proteanthread wrote:
> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
> are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
> ? Comments ? Flames ?

I haven't used microsoft on my machines since 98/99, life for me is simpler
with GNU/Linux and I can use the same distro on all my computers, regardless
that I have Sparc, PowerPC, x86 and x86_64, while microsoft never done for
Sparc and the PowerPC version hasn't been supported in at least 10 years and
there is no full true x86_64 version, so it's not an ideal operating system to
use.

Vista is just DRM, and I doubt SP1 will make it any more useful, you get a lot
more eye candy using Beryl on a GNU/Linux distribution.


> How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
> version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade vista?

As I see, 2K was the only good version, except the rock stable 1.01, I don't
see that people do get an upgrade to get past the 2K, they just add on extra
CPU cycles that could have been used in real work.


> I've already started the move over myself; currently tripple booting 2
> version of linux and windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
> programs my school uses but once support runs out for XP I'm done with
> Windows). I just bought my computer in October and it says that its
> Windows Vista Ready but I doubt that very much from what I've read. :-)

It's no way to use a computer to have to reboot to use another application,
single boot is the way to go, if needed, vmware/win4lin/bochs/qemu/wine will
do the work and you don't lose the security.


> Of course I'm not going to use any version of Linux that has the Oracle
> label on it as Oracle is just as bad as Microsoft.

It's only Oracles version of RedHat Enterprise that is Oracle labeled.
The big difference between microsoft and Oracle is that I can use their
software for development for free, that I would never be able to do with
microsoft.

--

//Aho

J
Sun Feb 11 13:41:55 CST 2007

Greg Rozelle wrote:

> Actually I would of consider a linux, however I am thinking of going
> with a Mini-Mac way in the future. I think you can get Microsoft
> Office/word to work with a Mac.

No point int trying to make MSO to work, you have OpenOffice, which does the
job for you and offers features that MSO don't. On top of all, it does work
natively in quite many OSes.


--

//Aho

Nedd
Sun Feb 11 13:48:13 CST 2007

"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:5399s3F1r437pU1@mid.individual.net...

: No point int trying to make MSO to work, you have OpenOffice, which does
the
: job for you and offers features that MSO don't.

Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?

Didn't think so.

Craig
Sun Feb 11 13:48:20 CST 2007

proteanthread wrote:
> I'm just curious how many users are going to dump Windows for Linux
> rather than upgrade to Windows Vista

[NB I find it amusing that you've posted to linux advocacy]

Short answer: MS OS out, *nix in.

For business:
We'll have to know how to admin Vista eventually at the very least
because we've business partners who'll most likely go that route. So,
Vista will be in-house sooner than later. Having said that,

Our plan is to convert our win2k systems over to some flavor of *nix by
2nd quarter of 2008. XP's timeline depends on our relative success
w/the win2k conversion. The goal is to have none of our business
systems running on MS OS by 2nd quarter of 2009.

We like debian-based systems for apt-get and keep circling back to
Ubuntu for clients. We'll be trying Freespire once 2.0 hits because
we're wary of the . FreeBSD is the dark horse: more stable and much
better documentation & support than any linux disto I've come across.
The problem is component support (our boxes are varying models/manuf's).
A roll out looks like it'd be substantially more time-consuming.

For home:
The plan is to use my family for a dry-run on the business plan. <g>
Goal is a non-MS house by end of this year. So, as above but, sooner.

-Craig

KonradK
Sun Feb 11 13:58:54 CST 2007

proteanthread wrote:

> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
> are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows
> Vista ? Comments ? Flames ?

I am not going change over to Vista because:
1) There are no any new features that I may need.
2) I am not going to watch any protected Bluray/HDDVD movies on the PC
so no need DRM support.

I am moving my TWO computers to Linux. I am still looking for the best
distro and so far Kubuntu seems to be a good choice. My older pc is
allready with linux - Kubuntu. For LESS powerfull computer I recommend
xubuntu - will work perfectly on even 800Mhz CPU with 256 of RAM.

BTW I am linux newbie and all this seems to be challenging... but I'd
rather this sort of challenge than to be frustrated if I land up for
years with operating system I do not like.

Have a nice day
Konrad |<

proteanthread
Sun Feb 11 13:59:40 CST 2007

On Feb 11, 12:47 pm, "Nedd Ludd" <NeddL...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "J.O. Aho" <u...@example.net> wrote in message
>
> news:5399s3F1r437pU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> : No point int trying to make MSO to work, you have OpenOffice, which does
> the
> : job for you and offers features that MSO don't.
>
> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>
> Didn't think so.

don't need one. :-)

DanS
Sun Feb 11 14:14:08 CST 2007

proteanthread <rtdos@rtdos> wrote in
news:5fWdnbzU879TxlLYnZ2dnUVZ_sSmnZ2d@bresnan.com:

> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
> are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
> ? Comments ? Flames ?
>
> How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
> version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade vista?
>

Question 2 is more realistic. Noone says you need to upgrade to Vista, but
the OEMs will force it on the public.

proteanthread
Sun Feb 11 14:19:55 CST 2007

Craig wrote:
>
> [NB I find it amusing that you've posted to linux advocacy]
>
> Short answer: MS OS out, *nix in.
>

Its not just the fact that Microsoftless security is a pain (security is
proactive instead of passive as Microsoft would like you to believe) nor
the fact that Vista has tons of eye candy (KDE and other *nix desktops
have plenty if not better) nor the fact that Vista has this or that
feature which I can already get through freeware or open source (and
sometimes better than that offered by built into Windoze by Microsoft)
but its the fact that Microsoft keeps telling me what I need and how I
need it configured. There is NOTHING in Vista that I need or want that
I can't get already on my Windows machine now using freeware or open
sourced software (or that I don't already have on my *nix setup).

Man, it makes one wish for the daze of the eight bits when Tandy's, TI's
, Atari's, and Commodore's ruled the world. :-)


-Woodzy
http://www.rtdos.com

RonB
Sun Feb 11 07:41:10 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:47:16 -0500, Nedd Ludd wrote:

> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>
> Didn't think so.

Does anyone actually use a Grammar Checker? I had one for WordStar 5 way
back when, tried it out -- maybe twice. Found out that it suggestions were
stupid. (I'm sure it wouldn't have liked that last sentence.)

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

Susan
Sun Feb 11 14:53:25 CST 2007

Nedd Ludd wrote:

> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
> news:5399s3F1r437pU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> : No point int trying to make MSO to work, you have OpenOffice, which does
> the
> : job for you and offers features that MSO don't.
>
> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>
> Didn't think so.

http://members.forbes.com/fyi/2000/1113/Spell-Check_9-28.html

Susan
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RonB
Sun Feb 11 08:10:04 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:53:25 -0500, Susan Bugher wrote:

> Nedd Ludd wrote:
>
>> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:5399s3F1r437pU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>> : No point int trying to make MSO to work, you have OpenOffice, which does
>> the
>> : job for you and offers features that MSO don't.
>>
>> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>>
>> Didn't think so.
>
> http://members.forbes.com/fyi/2000/1113/Spell-Check_9-28.html

Good link. So true.

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

ray
Sun Feb 11 15:16:54 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:07:55 -0700, proteanthread wrote:

> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
> are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
> ? Comments ? Flames ?
>
> How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
> version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade vista?
>
> I've already started the move over myself; currently tripple booting 2
> version of linux and windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
> programs my school uses but once support runs out for XP I'm done with
> Windows). I just bought my computer in October and it says that its
> Windows Vista Ready but I doubt that very much from what I've read. :-)
>
> Of course I'm not going to use any version of Linux that has the Oracle
> label on it as Oracle is just as bad as Microsoft.
>
> -Woodzy
> http://www.rtdos.com

1) From general observations and experience I say anyone even considering
an MS upgrade before at least SP1 and probably SP2 - must have rocks in
their heads.

2) It's no problem for my. We have five home computers. I believe I have
one that can actually boot an MS install - XP on an Everex I bought the
wife as an upgrade last year. But I do that so seldom I'm not sure. No
need for MS any more.

Jim
Sun Feb 11 15:22:14 CST 2007


"proteanthread" <rtdos@rtdos> wrote in message
news:5fWdnbzU879TxlLYnZ2dnUVZ_sSmnZ2d@bresnan.com...
> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users are
> going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista ?
> Comments ? Flames ?
>
> How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
> version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade vista?
>
> I've already started the move over myself; currently tripple booting 2
> version of linux and windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
> programs my school uses but once support runs out for XP I'm done with
> Windows). I just bought my computer in October and it says that its
> Windows Vista Ready but I doubt that very much from what I've read. :-)
>
> Of course I'm not going to use any version of Linux that has the Oracle
> label on it as Oracle is just as bad as Microsoft.
>
> -Woodzy
> http://www.rtdos.com
I only used Unix when I was paid to do so. As I am retired, it isn't likely
that I will ever use any version of Unix.
I don't expect to consider Vista for at least a couple of years...
It is XP for me for the foreseeable future.
Jim

Stephan
Sun Feb 11 15:26:09 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:07:55 -0700, proteanthread <rtdos@rtdos> wrote:

>Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
>recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
>are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
>? Comments ? Flames ?

I'd dump windows right now if I could...

Matter of fact, it just pissed me off about 5 minutes ago when a
friend of mine sent me an mp3 from a local band she knows to check
out. She sent it via MSN messenger, so when the file finished..I click
on it to play it.

"Windows has determined that this file is potentially harmful and has
blocked access to it."

WTF!=?!?! It is a DAMN MP3!!!!

And this is XP...I am supposed to go to VISTA now?? no friggin
thanks...

>
>How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
>version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade vista?

XP is it for as long as I need to continue to maintain it. I suppose I
will always need to have *some* windows system around due to my work,
and I guess one day it will even have to be Vista...just because of
the fact that I will have customers that use it...but for as long as I
can prolong it...XP

>
>I've already started the move over myself; currently tripple booting 2
>version of linux and windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
>programs my school uses but once support runs out for XP I'm done with
>Windows). I just bought my computer in October and it says that its
>Windows Vista Ready but I doubt that very much from what I've read. :-)

Downloading kubuntu DVD right now...after trying ubuntu gonna check
that version out and see how I like it.

--
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

kimi no koto omoidasu hi nante nai no wa
kimi no koto wasureta toki ga nai kara

Paul
Sun Feb 11 15:29:36 CST 2007

proteanthread wrote:

> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows
> Vista in newsgroups recently (both positive and
> negative) I'm just curious how many users are
> going to dump Windows for Linux rather than
> upgrade to Windows Vista
> ? Comments ? Flames ?
>
> How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP
> (or even ME) their last version of Windows and
> simply make the switch rather than upgrade
> vista?
>
> I've already started the move over myself;
> currently tripple booting 2 version of linux and
> windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
> programs my school uses but once support runs
> out for XP I'm done with
> Windows). I just bought my computer in October
> and it says that its Windows Vista Ready but I
> doubt that very much from what I've read. :-)
>
> Of course I'm not going to use any version of
> Linux that has the Oracle label on it as Oracle
> is just as bad as Microsoft.
>
> -Woodzy
> http://www.rtdos.com

No windoze of any flavor for me.
They lost me as a customer when I was on XP and
installed their so called "One Step" which forced
me to re-register my computer for some unknown
reason - no new hardware AND it is VERY difficult
to cancel the subscription once you have it. It
is in itself a virus. I can do everything I need
to do in Linux and Knode and Kmail have outlook
express beat hands down.

RonB
Sun Feb 11 08:31:58 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0100, Stephan Rose wrote:

> Downloading kubuntu DVD right now...after trying ubuntu gonna check
> that version out and see how I like it.

Ubuntu uses Gnome, Kubuntu uses KDE. As far as I can tell that's the only
difference. I tried both, but I like KDE better, so if I went with an
xBuntu, it would be Kubuntu. I kind of like the idea of keeping the
distribution down to one disk this way.

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

thad01
Sun Feb 11 15:38:45 CST 2007

In comp.os.linux.advocacy Nedd Ludd <NeddLudd@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>
> Didn't think so.

Actually, yes it does. You have to install the optional but free
LanguageTool extension. It currently supports only English, German,
and Polish, but it seems to do a good job catching the most common
errors (at least in English... my German is not so good and my Polish
non-existent).

Thad

Stephan
Sun Feb 11 15:39:05 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:31:58 +0000, RonB <ronb02nospam@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0100, Stephan Rose wrote:
>
>> Downloading kubuntu DVD right now...after trying ubuntu gonna check
>> that version out and see how I like it.
>
>Ubuntu uses Gnome, Kubuntu uses KDE. As far as I can tell that's the only
>difference. I tried both, but I like KDE better, so if I went with an
>xBuntu, it would be Kubuntu. I kind of like the idea of keeping the
>distribution down to one disk this way.

Hmm...i do have one question about this, as this all still kind of
confuses me a little bit.

I realize that they are different GUIs but what does this mean for me
from a developer perspective?

I am currently porting one of my major apps to be cross-platform and
once it is reasonably functional again I will try it out on linux to
see how it performs.

But do I actually have to take what flavor GUI someone is running into
account as far as my code goes?

I am using wxWidgets now for my UI code which should solve my problems
but the whole deal still confuses me a little bit.

Having done nothing but windows development all my life, entering new
and unknown territories here. =)

--
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

kimi no koto omoidasu hi nante nai no wa
kimi no koto wasureta toki ga nai kara

RonB
Sun Feb 11 08:48:17 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:39:04 +0100, Stephan Rose wrote:

> Hmm...i do have one question about this, as this all still kind of
> confuses me a little bit.
>
> I realize that they are different GUIs but what does this mean for me
> from a developer perspective?
>
> I am currently porting one of my major apps to be cross-platform and
> once it is reasonably functional again I will try it out on linux to
> see how it performs.
>
> But do I actually have to take what flavor GUI someone is running into
> account as far as my code goes?
>
> I am using wxWidgets now for my UI code which should solve my problems
> but the whole deal still confuses me a little bit.
>
> Having done nothing but windows development all my life, entering new
> and unknown territories here. =)

I'm not a programmer, so I can't really answer your question. Hopefully a
few programmers here will do so. I'm pretty sure, though, that you can
download and install Gnome on Kubuntu or KDE on Ubuntu -- many of the
Linux distributions provide both and it's just a matter of choosing which
you want to use when you login.

Sorry I can't be of any more help.

--
RonB
"There's a story there...somewhere"

=?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?=
Sun Feb 11 15:51:08 CST 2007

RonB wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:47:16 -0500, Nedd Ludd wrote:
>
>> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>>
>> Didn't think so.
>
> Does anyone actually use a Grammar Checker? I had one for WordStar 5 way
> back when, tried it out -- maybe twice. Found out that it suggestions were
> stupid. (I'm sure it wouldn't have liked that last sentence.)
>

I have never seen a grammar checker worth anything.
--
"The number of Unix installations has grown to ten, with more expected"
-- The Unix programmers handbook, 1972

=?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?=
Sun Feb 11 15:55:28 CST 2007

Stephan Rose wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:31:58 +0000, RonB <ronb02nospam@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0100, Stephan Rose wrote:
>>
>>> Downloading kubuntu DVD right now...after trying ubuntu gonna check
>>> that version out and see how I like it.
>>
>>Ubuntu uses Gnome, Kubuntu uses KDE. As far as I can tell that's the only
>>difference. I tried both, but I like KDE better, so if I went with an
>>xBuntu, it would be Kubuntu. I kind of like the idea of keeping the
>>distribution down to one disk this way.
>
> Hmm...i do have one question about this, as this all still kind of
> confuses me a little bit.
>
> I realize that they are different GUIs but what does this mean for me
> from a developer perspective?
>
> I am currently porting one of my major apps to be cross-platform and
> once it is reasonably functional again I will try it out on linux to
> see how it performs.
>
> But do I actually have to take what flavor GUI someone is running into
> account as far as my code goes?
>
> I am using wxWidgets now for my UI code which should solve my problems
> but the whole deal still confuses me a little bit.
>

As you are then not using Gnome or KDE, you don't need those libraries then,
but both will happily run your app.
In fact, Gnome can run KDE apps and KDE can run Gnome apps, only the core
libs of the "foreign" GUI need to be present to do that

> Having done nothing but windows development all my life, entering new
> and unknown territories here. =)
>

--
Windows: Because everyone needs a good laugh!

Allen
Sun Feb 11 16:11:19 CST 2007

Susan Bugher wrote:
> Nedd Ludd wrote:
>
>> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:5399s3F1r437pU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>> : No point int trying to make MSO to work, you have OpenOffice, which
>> does
>> the
>> : job for you and offers features that MSO don't.
>>
>> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>>
>> Didn't think so.
>
>
> http://members.forbes.com/fyi/2000/1113/Spell-Check_9-28.html
>
> Susan
Thanks for posting this great link. Occasionally, when I need a good
laugh, I'll use the Word grammar checker. It is great at pointing out
passive voice, without ever recognizing that there is a time and a place
for it. And some of its suggestions are reminiscent of the output from
some of the online translators when, say, you translate an English
sentence into German and then, using the same program, translate it back
into "English".
Allen

Susan
Sun Feb 11 16:25:38 CST 2007

Allen wrote:
> Susan Bugher wrote:
>> Nedd Ludd wrote:

>>> Does Open Office have a Grammar Checker?
>>>
>>> Didn't think so.

>> http://members.forbes.com/fyi/2000/1113/Spell-Check_9-28.html

> Thanks for posting this great link. Occasionally, when I need a good
> laugh, I'll use the Word grammar checker. It is great at pointing out
> passive voice, without ever recognizing that there is a time and a place
> for it. And some of its suggestions are reminiscent of the output from
> some of the online translators when, say, you translate an English
> sentence into German and then, using the same program, translate it back
> into "English".

machine translation tale (probably apocryphal): 'Out of sight, out of
mind' into target language and back to original language Returns as
'invisible idiot' ;)

Susan
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Freddie
Sun Feb 11 17:08:46 CST 2007

peter Idiot KKKoalman wrote:
>
> As you are then not <snip>


"BTW, it is so simple to test for yourself.
Do a screen-shot of a text. Now disable anti-aliasing
Do again screen-shot of same text.
Compare both. They are exactly the same"

In the same thread pIk wrote:

"You mean, you deliberately selected different fonts/fontsizes?
And deselected Anti-aliasing too for KDE?
Figures, after all you are one of the most dishonest widiots around here"

El
Sun Feb 11 17:20:01 CST 2007

proteanthread <rtdos@rtdos> wrote in
news:5fWdnbzU879TxlLYnZ2dnUVZ_sSmnZ2d@bresnan.com:

> Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
> recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
> are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows
> Vista ? Comments ? Flames ?
>
> How many users are going to make Windows 2K/XP (or even ME) their last
> version of Windows and simply make the switch rather than upgrade
> vista?
>
> I've already started the move over myself; currently tripple booting 2
> version of linux and windows xp MCE (simply for the fact I need the
> programs my school uses but once support runs out for XP I'm done with
> Windows). I just bought my computer in October and it says that its
> Windows Vista Ready but I doubt that very much from what I've read.
> :-)
>
> Of course I'm not going to use any version of Linux that has the
> Oracle label on it as Oracle is just as bad as Microsoft.
>
> -Woodzy
> http://www.rtdos.com

This is gonna depend on the the person. This Dead Horse needs not to be
beaten any more. Windows / Linux users tend to get labled "fanboys" for
preferring one over the other :)

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Goeroeboeroe
Sun Feb 11 18:04:40 CST 2007

Op Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:31:58 +0000, schreef RonB:

> On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:26:10 +0100, Stephan Rose wrote:
>
>> Downloading kubuntu DVD right now...after trying ubuntu gonna check that
>> version out and see how I like it.
>
> Ubuntu uses Gnome, Kubuntu uses KDE. As far as I can tell that's the only
> difference. I tried both, but I like KDE better, so if I went with an
> xBuntu, it would be Kubuntu. I kind of like the idea of keeping the
> distribution down to one disk this way.

Underneath Kubuntu and Ubuntu are exactly the same, just another desktop.
You can later, if you want, install KDE on Ubuntu, or Gnome on Kubuntu,
and than you can switch between the two.

lohsea
Sun Feb 11 19:23:24 CST 2007

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:07:55 -0700, proteanthread <rtdos@rtdos> wrote:

>Considering what I've read in regards to Windows Vista in newsgroups
>recently (both positive and negative) I'm just curious how many users
>are going to dump Windows for Linux rather than upgrade to Windows Vista
>? Comments ? Flames ?
>
I've wanted to dump Windows for years. I started trying Linux more
than a decade ago. But there's just no way, for the following reasons:

1. I use Quicken to download my banking transactions and automatically
match them to my