Re: Considering switch to linux


"Vahis" <vahis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Joe727 wrote:
>
>> I have a GNOME desktop - not KDE which is where your link sent me. As I
>> mentioned, I am a Linux noob. What can be any clearer than that?
>
> You said nothing about Gnome when you gave this royal piece of advice.
> I don't either, because I'm not using gnome. Ask questions if you don't
> know, don't give advice on things you know nothing about. Period.
>>
>> Speaking of clarity - there are quite a few others who are disatisfied
>> with the clarity of fonts in Linux - check around.
>
> And dissatisfied people (ignorant many of them) make you a guru?
> OK you are the guru of all the dissatisfied people. Go and start claiming
> your rights as such.
>
> I got my fonts better than yours, that's obvious, but it's probably
> because I've been asking some questions and looking for solutions and
> after finding them I've applied them.
>
> When I installed my first Linux it did not go too well. I had no idea. But
> I still didn't give statements in these groups like Linux can not be
> installed. Linux don't work.
>
> I really don't care what you think of Linux. Or anything. Just feel free
> to tell your opinion. But it's just an opinion. Not a great fact that can
> be stated as the truth.
>
> The only facts from you so far is that you can not figure out virus
> protection and you can not make your fonts work. And that there are others
> like you out there. Many of them have no clue either. Some do and they'll
> have their problems solved eventually.
>
> I suggest you just bury Joe727 deep and quiet and come back as a reborn
> newbie.
> Then you ask all the questions and you'll get the answers.
> Joe727 will get just crap from here from now on.
>
> --
> Vahis

I said nothing about KDE either. What I do know that since the original
poster is experiencing those easily avoided problems with XP, then he's
likely to have a difficult time with Linux, just as I am.

I probably know a bit more than the average PC user. I build my own PCs and
upgrade them as well. I have 3 OSs on my main PC, and two on my media PC.
I also burned Beatrix Linux to a CD. It runs from the CD - very cool.

BTW - my Windows OSs are Retail versions.

Anyway, Linux, for me, is turning out to be much more difficult to use than
I anticipated. That is my experience and worth repeating to the original
poster IMO.

Joe


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