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Compared to the standard SFF's out there, it does look good. Unfortunately, it looks better than most of my regular tv-top items; XBox (with Media Center), Cable Tivo, Directv Tivo, etc.

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Good information.

Regarding Kyodai though, it's not solitair, it's a combination of 9 different games, some of them totally new, not copies of existing titles.

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It's been since the 9.x version of Mandrake and Redhat since I've done it, but to be honest, when you're staring at a command line and unfamiliar with what the commands even are, your choices are vastly limited. Remember, surfing (Googling for answsers) isn't an option here, because with no GUI, I've got no browser (forget Lynx, I wouldn't even know how to find it or run it w/o the GUI). :(

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Awesome, I didn't know there was a Linux version as I hadn't looked in a while. Thanks for posting that.

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It happened not too long ago in the video card arena....Voodoo anyone?

I don't doubt open source will dominate in many areas, but I doubt it will overtake Microsoft anytime soon unless there's a major shift torward software compatibility and enhanced intuitiveness for Windows users.

For instance, I'd switch my Mother to Linux just to degrade her chances of a virus, but 3 or 4 little games she plays; Kyodai Mahjongg (this isn't normal mahjongg) Bubble Shooter (There's a similiar one, but it's got a ways to go to catch up to Bubble Shooter), Bookworm, etc. aren't available on Linux that I know of.

The other issue is that, people are comfortable with where to go & what to do when there's trouble brewing in Windows. In Linux, even veteran Windows users are often at a loss.

If you do something wrong installing video drivers in Windows, you get a smack on the hand by the OS forcing you to 640x480, where you have to deal with what you did. Make that same mistake in Linux, and without knowing what file to edit in a command line editor, most Linux newbies are looking at an OS reinstall. That's way too harsh and unfortunately, drives users right back into the open arms of Microsoft.

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The law has to realize that a (monopolist) operating system must not be allowed to bundle a file browser, a web browser, a multimedia player, a firewall, an instant messenger, and any other kind of software which someone else may want to sell. Otherwise that dominant position of that monopolist will be self-reinforcing.

Just curious, what industry are you in? I personally don't know anyone with a MAC, and only 3 or 4 people running Linux.

I run Smoothwall as my firewall/router, but right now, my desktop OS is still WinXP.

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Do you systems actually get "owned" that often?

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Why would you not want it posted? Is it better for there to be holes that no one knows about simply because it's OS software?

I'd bet your paycheck we'll be seeing more and more of these.

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