Actually I truly believe that the appliance form of computing is inevitable in that most of the users out there use their current machines as appliances - checking email, web browsing, and the occasional college paper. Of course no here on/. will doubt that there will always be a large group of people that want more control for tasks far beyond appliance computing.
One of the quick ways of spotting this is to compare a song that you enjoy to its live performance. It should sound better live, but if the artist is just a commercial pre-packed product then they will probably sound like shit. -- Very true quote though.
Yeah I'm with you on the, don't kill the messenger form of thinking but when your rights are being trampled it hard to be rational. Add to the mix teenage fueled rebellious angst and you get this type of behavior.
I have downloaded Knoppix 3.3 and run SuSe 8.0. I am still really new to linux and would like some good sites to get me going. I'm used to an XP environment. I have intro knowlege of C++ and HTML. I would love to work more with Linux but right now I just seem to run only the apps that came with the install.
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Actually I truly believe that the appliance form of computing is inevitable in that most of the users out there use their current machines as appliances - checking email, web browsing, and the occasional college paper. Of course no here on /. will doubt that there will always be a large group of people that want more control for tasks far beyond appliance computing.
One of the quick ways of spotting this is to compare a song that you enjoy to its live performance. It should sound better live, but if the artist is just a commercial pre-packed product then they will probably sound like shit. -- Very true quote though.
Yeah I'm with you on the, don't kill the messenger form of thinking but when your rights are being trampled it hard to be rational. Add to the mix teenage fueled rebellious angst and you get this type of behavior.
Arn't most of those guys gay anyway??
You're right. I've been using SuSE because I picked it up pretty cheap at the local CompUSA. The freedom that comes from open source is amazing.
You said it man. I hope she sues those guys for millions.
I have downloaded Knoppix 3.3 and run SuSe 8.0. I am still really new to linux and would like some good sites to get me going. I'm used to an XP environment. I have intro knowlege of C++ and HTML. I would love to work more with Linux but right now I just seem to run only the apps that came with the install.
What is the best browser for MS platform?? Mozilla, Opera,?? Let a brother know.
Yeah and we're gonna need you to come in on Sunday too. Need to play a little catch-up. Thanks.
Hey man its 10 clams cheaper at alldirect.com
You suck.