Re: [Zaurus] computer that has Windows installed...

From: Timothy Murphy (tim_at_birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie)
Date: 09/11/03 

Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:32:33 +0100

Michael Heiming wrote:

>> Do you mean that you won't buy any computer that has Windows installed?
>
> Nope, why should I pay for something I won't use. I buy my home desktops
> since ages as spare parts and build them myself. The only way to avoid the
> M$ tax.
>
>> That seems to me an absurdly extreme position,
>
> Why? I don't use it, so why should I pay for it? Seems to me logical.

It's perfectly possible to be logical AND extreme.

>> and means your views on the merits of different computers
>> are more or less worthless.
>
> LOL...There are a bunch of other OS & architectures, I'm using.
> The world isn't only M$, nor have their "OS" any meaning if we
> talk about mission critical systems.

I'm not arguing the merit of your position --
just that someone with your views
is not really in a position to advise people on choice of computer,
since the vast majority of users do not share your beliefs.
 
Personally, my first step on acquiring a computer
is to shrink the Windows partition as much as possible
(5GB is my current ration.)
There are several reasons for keeping a Windows partition.
It is sometimes required for configuring or upgrading firmware.
If you have children, there are many games that do not run under Linux.
It is often useful to work out the correct configuration of devices
under Linux, eg by determining correct IRQ or IO ports.
It is useful as a check on hardware if something goes wrong under Linux.

I wouldn't purchase Windows if I didn't have it;
on the other hand, if I did have it I wouldn't throw it away. 

-- 
Timothy Murphy  
e-mail: tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-86-233 6090
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

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