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Its been tried, tovarich, Red Flag Linux. But if you do package your own distro, I can suggest a great default wallpaper: Linux: Because Micro$oft is for Capitalists Running DOS. Or maybe one of these.

For those of you who would rather be hatin' on my man RMS, here is a nice MS-approved wanted poster.

Think Geek: (Link already on Slashdot)
Amazon
eBay
Froogle
Graigs list
Koamart: For ramen.
Bevrages direct for caffine.
Ramen Depot also for raman but I prefer Koamart
Cheap Bytes for Linux related stuff (books, Linux distros, The Linux from Scratch book. Everyone must buy the LFS book. Forget Debian LFS is god
Easy Linux CDs Primarly linux trainning matereal.

Ubuntu is a fantastic distribution, easy to install and with good support. It's a single CD which they will send you free for the asking and, because it uses debian, you can order an assload of easy to install software on 7Cds for about ten bucks. I don't have broadband either but I do if I take my laptop into town, but even with all that free bandwidth it's still cheaper just to order the CDs (even at a couple MBps it takes HOURS to download seven CDs!)

While not 10MB, Damn Small Linux at 50MB would be doable overnight.

Alternatively, you could try ordering a full set of Fedora, Mandrake, etc. CDs for under $5US, which is pretty minimal. Certainly within a budget for trying out a new OS.

While not 10MB, Damn Small Linux at 50MB would be doable overnight.

Alternatively, you could try ordering a full set of Fedora, Mandrake, etc. CDs for under $5US, which is pretty minimal. Certainly within a budget for trying out a new OS.

...by now any intelligent and well-informed person should know how insecure and bad Microsoft products are, the facts are all over the 'net. If you still run a Microsoft OS, then any trouble you run into is your own fault and you deserve to be hacked/virused/trojaned/wormed/etc. If you're not intelligent, or you don't keep yourself well-informed, then you don't need to be using a computer in the first place.

Install a Linux operating system and you won't be bothered by most infections. Mandrakelinux can be downloaded and installed for free and I have found, after installing it on over 100 machines, that it is faster and easier to install and use than Windows. You can even go to Distrowatch and learn more about the hundreds of different "flavors" of Linux, there's a Linux distribution for any need and taste. And, you can go to Easy Linux CD's and pay a few dollars for a Linux disto and have the CD's mailed to you if you don't want to download the files.

Stop being a statistic and do something about the problem. I am sick and tired of hearing Microsofties cry, moan, and complain when there is such an easy and affordable solution close at hand. There's no excuse not to use Linux.

This comment is an attempt to begin to teach people how to rid themselves of the Microsoft operating system problem and everything herein is true, as I have experienced it. However, this comment will probably be modded down due to the fact that Slashdot doesn't really care about the "truth". We shall see how it is modded.

Or, just buy them from a web site that sells them cheap. Example

Even better, buy a book (or check one out from the library) and install the CD that comes with it.