Re: ** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING - answers to frequently asked questions 2003.10.08

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k_at_despammed.com)
Date: 10/09/03 

Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 07:17:21 -0400

"Perplexed" <per@plexed.com> wrote in message
news:8Z5hb.6388$Eo2.4813@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...

> linux might soon become a reality in my box. want to buy approximately
> $1000 worth of microsoft garbage? if i go the linux route i'll want to
> unload this win2k and office xp crap (and a smattering of other microcrap
> fluff). i'll let you know when i post it to ebay.

Groan... so many people come in here threatening to move to *nix. If you
were going to do it, you would have done it by now. For goodness sakes, if
you're going to do it, just DO it already. I'll even make it easy for you,
go to http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-old-en.html for a boot CD that
lets you boot Linux entirely from a CD, no installation required.

Linux is getting easier and easier, but I think many Microsoft users that
move to Linux will be in for a surprise when they find that all their
problems with insecure default installs and security vulnerabilities
requiring patches don't magically go away. Linux takes an investment of
time and effort and gaining expertise, just like Microsoft does [if not more
so].

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