Re: 9.1, not for me yet

From: houghi (houghi_at_houghi.org.invalid)
Date: 05/21/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 23:11:23 -0000

WoodCo wrote:
> Since SuSe wants to convince me to replace XP, here are my thoughts...
<snip>

You tried. So no probs there. It would be nice if you took the time and
wrote to the hardware manufacturors of the hardware to klet them know
your hardware did not work under Linux.

Even nicer would it be if the next PC you buy, you look for hardware
that DOES support Linux. That way the next time (say in about a year or
two) when you give it another chnace, it WILL work as you want.

> So until you understand that M$ is not you enemy and the end users are not
> your friends, you do not have a real chance into turning Linux into main
> stream.

<Bad Monthy Python copy>
Oh, but M$ IS the only enemy. Oh, and the Endusers. M$ and the endusers
are the enemy. And the sysadmins. M$, the endusers and the sysadmins are
the only enemies. And the geeks. The only enemies are M$, the endusers,
the sysadmins amd the gooks. Those are the only enemies. And the
managers. The only ...

</BMPc> 

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