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Crappy custom distros...
Why does it seem like the vendors make crappy custom versions of distros instead of just putting the base distro on it. It doesn't seem like its making the system any easier to use. I guess we'll always have to rely on doing our own installs once we get the hardware.
Posted by: storm14k   Posted on: 10/10/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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