Slightly OT - Leaving windows

[Michael.Coll-Barth at VerizonWireless.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Flynn
> This is why I though making in "not default" might be easier - you can
> get in there for a quick fix if the need takes you but for the
> majority of the time you'll find yourself in Linux and building your
> toolset for your every day jobs.l I've just bought a new machine and I
> made a list of the applications I needed on the new box - it was
> surprisingly small compared to the amount of apps I actually had
> installed on the older machine.

I did precisely the same thing and can use Linux for most things in my
personal life.  For work, I MUST use the provided desktop machine and
Windows software.  I 'need' Turbo Tax and have too many issues with
newer ipods, Zune and cell phone software to drop Windows completely.
Also, for the most part, I have found that you have to wait a while for
folks to figure out how to get new hardware to work.  Hopefully my days
of re-compiling the kernel are over.  Getting my new ( back then )
kick-*ss ATI card to work was fun when my kids were asleep by 7.

I guess I have gotten too old/lazy to reverse engineer hardware.  That
might also explain why I don't give a rat's *ss about people following
the standards on these lists.  If they at least try to make an effort at
being clear ( English is not everyone's first language ) and read some
of the docs ( RTFM fool ), I'll help if I can; even if they top-post,
bottom-post, mid-post, hijack, fold, spindle or mutilate.

Note to the OP.  I don't think your posting was OT at all as I went to
Linux to get away from Windows.  At least as much as possible.



The information contained in this message and any attachment may be
proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work
product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure.  If the reader
of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or
agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify me
immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all
copies and backups thereof.  Thank you.