re: XP (and M$ warez) vs alternatives
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by bob wells
(1351 messages posted)
Are you finished ?
I'm sure Samantha is happily Computing with her new Avast AV installed, and AVG in
the Recyle bin, while you keep flapping your lips about an OS that is NOT supported
by this Forum.
Get thee to a LINUX Forum.
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On Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 6:05 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>was: Working around Microsoft's insecurities
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>|Don't want to help with MS Windows OS's, don't reply.
>| bob wells
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>You are free to ignore my posts. I am free to ignore your posts.
>The OP is free to ignore either--or both.
>
>As I suggested, you should give up on the assumption
>that a Microsoft-only solution is always the correct answer.
>It makes you look uninformed and foolish
>--especially when talking about an OS that has reached its EoL
>and which, in 2008, has considerable competition quality-wise and price-wise.
>
>As an interesting aside,
>a bootable Linux CD has pulled many a Windoze user's fat out of the fire.
>That may be a small indication of relative quality for some;
>many will say it is especially noteworthy
>(since you can't easily put a GUI-capable M$ product on a bootable CD).
>
>|Your answers are not helpful to the person who sets the Agenda. The OP.
>|
>Unlike you, apparently, I'm willing to let the OP decide what is helpful.
>Unlike you, I am able to operate on a plane other than M$ fanboi.
>
>Many people like Free Software. (It's even better than freeware.)
>Most find that having choices is also a Good Thing(tm).
>
>Replacing a 10 year old DOS-based payware OS with a modern Free Software OS
>*may* also be a Good Thing(tm).
>When I see folks saying they are thinking about another payware OS
>or it's clear that a poster is dabbling in warez,
>I'll lay out the facts about Free Software and let them decide for themselves.
>When you can boot to a CD and get a full OS desktop--GUI and all
>and do documents, browsing, and email from it WITHOUT INSTALLING ANYTHING,
>it's easy to decide if you like it or not.
>
>You're right: I'm not stuck on "Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft"
>--especially when many app companies consider this OS obsolete
>...and when there are alternatives that don't need pasted-on "security".
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