On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:49:13 +0200 Martin Jungowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-09-28 at 02:31, Tom wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 11:19:06AM +1200, Edward Murrell wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > A friend of mine has had Windows installed for over a year. He's > > > getting somewhat sick of it due to the recent spate of virus and > > > spyware that's rendered his machine unusable. He's asked me to > > > reinstall Windows, and Linux in a dual boot configuration. > > > > > > > IMHO don't try to emulate Windows: your solution will always seem > > inferior by comparison. > > > > I don't have a KDE or Gnome environment; I have a killer QT3 and > > GTK2 environment managed by Fluxbox, plus Moz Firebird from source. > > There's other apps that "round it out" like XMMS, Mplayer, > > OpenOffice, abcde, &c.; it takes about a month and a couple dozen > > "false starts" to learn what that list is for you! > > > Yes, that may seem for you. But Joe Average needs a desktop > environment that is easy to use albeit powerful enough for him. The > problem is that geeks/power users can never think the way beginners > do, they see things from totally different angles. > > Your environment might be ok for you and maybe a dozen other power > users. But it will definitely not be ok for Mr. Average who's looking > for a Windows replacement OS. > > Martin > Just get Libranet 2.8.1 at http://www.libranet.com It has the latest version of Open Office on it which will give him all he needs. Regards, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
