You feel less and less the need to run Windows software?
You obviously don't work in a business-to-business capacity.
Linux and its apps (Ooo, Gimp, etc.) are fine if you're working with technical folks. But I'd say most businesses assume you will be using MS Office for pretty much everything, and if you're not, you'd better not tell them.
//take a stand against bullshit religious fanatics, tyranny, government lies and all that other madness.//
Ah, yes.
Don't forget your tinfoil hat when you leave your parent's basement today.
(And I'm still stunned that you consider the Internet as much a necessity as running water or electricity. You are the blue-book definition of a moron -- or a "fucktard," using your intelligent prose.)
//The first Castle Wolfenstein game was made by id Software and was called "Wolfenstein-3D."//
Nope. He's right, junior. Know your history before you spout off. "Castle Wolfenstein" was indeed a 2-D game, much like the arcade classic, "Bezerk"--but you're prolly way to young to even remember that, much less know what an arcade even is.
I had Castle Wolfenstein for my C-64. As I recall, it had purple-colored walls, and you had to use the I-J-K-M keys just to point your pistol (only weapon) in the right direction.
//Getting a full system up and running with apps is far easer and much faster with Linux//
You must be kidding, or you're completely delusional.
Two nights ago, on a *TWO YEAR OLD* system, I setup WinXP Home with a full install of Office XP (including Service Packs) in about 80 minutes.
I could then seamlessly share.xls,.doc,.ppt, and.mdf files with millions of people.
Yah, Linux is so much easier than that.
Get a grip on reality. Nothing against Linux here, but there's *NO WAY* it's "easier" to install and get a full-blown industry-standard office suite up and running in Linux than it is in WinXP.
You say you "want an improvement."
You can't possibly think OOo is an improvement over Office Xp... if you are, then "Houston, we've got a problem."
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You feel less and less the need to run Windows software? You obviously don't work in a business-to-business capacity. Linux and its apps (Ooo, Gimp, etc.) are fine if you're working with technical folks. But I'd say most businesses assume you will be using MS Office for pretty much everything, and if you're not, you'd better not tell them.
//take a stand against bullshit religious fanatics, tyranny, government lies and all that other madness.//
Ah, yes.
Don't forget your tinfoil hat when you leave your parent's basement today.
(And I'm still stunned that you consider the Internet as much a necessity as running water or electricity. You are the blue-book definition of a moron -- or a "fucktard," using your intelligent prose.)
//The first Castle Wolfenstein game was made by id Software and was called "Wolfenstein-3D." //
Nope. He's right, junior. Know your history before you spout off. "Castle Wolfenstein" was indeed a 2-D game, much like the arcade classic, "Bezerk"--but you're prolly way to young to even remember that, much less know what an arcade even is.
I had Castle Wolfenstein for my C-64. As I recall, it had purple-colored walls, and you had to use the I-J-K-M keys just to point your pistol (only weapon) in the right direction.
"Acthung!" "Kaput!"
//Getting a full system up and running with apps is far easer and much faster with Linux//
.xls, .doc, .ppt, and .mdf files with millions of people.
... if you are, then "Houston, we've got a problem."
You must be kidding, or you're completely delusional.
Two nights ago, on a *TWO YEAR OLD* system, I setup WinXP Home with a full install of Office XP (including Service Packs) in about 80 minutes.
I could then seamlessly share
Yah, Linux is so much easier than that.
Get a grip on reality. Nothing against Linux here, but there's *NO WAY* it's "easier" to install and get a full-blown industry-standard office suite up and running in Linux than it is in WinXP.
You say you "want an improvement."
You can't possibly think OOo is an improvement over Office Xp
// Or at least ignorant of the fact the the world economy extends beyond the borders of the US. //
Yes, and if the US economy ever went *completely* belly-up, all other economies in the world would follow suit.
Within months, if not weeks.
True, and you know it.
//they include extra installation//
So, they'll fdisk each cup they pour for me?
neat.