It's funny how some people have no idea what they're talking about.
If this Torr person (who is he anyway?) wants to get Firefox from a trusted source then maybe he should just order the CDs. That way he can also get rid of Microsoft OutCrook. You know what? Maybe he should just scrap the operating system all together.
Oops, my network connection died. But still... that kind of unintelligible dialog doesn't do anything to make me trust the installer. Maybe this is a trojaned copy of Firefox after all?
what the hell is he talking about? How did 7zip get to opening Firefox? I haven't a clue. Maybe it's from all the SPYWARE he's been getting by using IE.
In my opinion, SLAX (http://slax.linux-live.org/ is a very good distribution, whether you want to actually give it as a Xmas present is another thing. Unfortunately people are ignorant enough that they usually don't have a clue what Linux is.
Even if you're giving it to fellow geeks, they'll probably either have a favorite liveCD already or will have no need for it. It's a risky idea altogether.
Anywho...possible liveCDs could be:
Knoppix STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease...no jk it's the Security Tools Distribution)
It's a very balanced liveCD with adequate hardware detection. I lent a copy to a net admin I know and I still haven't gotten it back XD
MandrakeMove (make sure it's retail version)
People above had mentioned this. It's important that the ones you give are the retail versions, the free one plain ol' sucks. Trust me. Don't even bother downloading the free one. The USB Key that comes with the retail one is kinda like an all purpose gift, so maybe that's a choice, make it a liveCD and a USB Key
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Has this been the biggest explosion on the other side of Beta Carotene since Red dye #4?
It's funny how some people have no idea what they're talking about.
If this Torr person (who is he anyway?) wants to get Firefox from a trusted source then maybe he should just order the CDs. That way he can also get rid of Microsoft OutCrook. You know what? Maybe he should just scrap the operating system all together.
Oops, my network connection died. But still... that kind of unintelligible dialog doesn't do anything to make me trust the installer. Maybe this is a trojaned copy of Firefox after all?
what the hell is he talking about? How did 7zip get to opening Firefox? I haven't a clue. Maybe it's from all the SPYWARE he's been getting by using IE.
People who say he's right just piss me off
In my opinion, SLAX (http://slax.linux-live.org/ is a very good distribution, whether you want to actually give it as a Xmas present is another thing. Unfortunately people are ignorant enough that they usually don't have a clue what Linux is. Even if you're giving it to fellow geeks, they'll probably either have a favorite liveCD already or will have no need for it. It's a risky idea altogether. Anywho...possible liveCDs could be: Knoppix STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease...no jk it's the Security Tools Distribution) It's a very balanced liveCD with adequate hardware detection. I lent a copy to a net admin I know and I still haven't gotten it back XD MandrakeMove (make sure it's retail version) People above had mentioned this. It's important that the ones you give are the retail versions, the free one plain ol' sucks. Trust me. Don't even bother downloading the free one. The USB Key that comes with the retail one is kinda like an all purpose gift, so maybe that's a choice, make it a liveCD and a USB Key