[ubuntu-za] Mail between two versions of Thunderbird

[Raoul Snyman]

On 12/12/2011 20:31, Jan Greeff wrote:
> The regular upgrade option seems like a pipe dream to me, because there
> are usually so many broken packages that it becomes wel nigh impossible
> to patch it up.

I've upgraded my machine through a few years' versions, and I can't 
remember ever having broken package problems. The only problems I ever 
had were ones I created myself!

> The Linux option appears to be an option for guys who make a hobby of
> sorting out and playing with their computers, definitely not for those
> who just need a functional system with which to do a job and do not have
> the time nor the inclination to learn about all sorts of strange
> terminology and codes.

It's a pity you think so, because my experience has been the exact opposite.

I went full time into Linux because my Windows desktop just wasn't 
working properly, and so I started booting into Linux more and mor. 
Eventually, after I realised that I hadn't booted into Windows fore more 
than 6 months, I got rid of it. Now, I make my living using Linux as my 
desktop/workhorse operating system. There are occasional bugs in some 
programs, but my base system is solid.

I don't have time to "play with [my] computers" - I need mine to work, 
and to work NOW. And that's what I have with Linux.

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