Sounds a tad like Christoper Dawson
chbt | 11/25/08
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They're not going to try any new OS.
ye | 11/25/08
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Given that Ubuntu is much easier to instal and support than XP or Vista,
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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I've not had any problems installing or supporting Windows.
ye | 11/25/08
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Not all are computer nerds. Many just use the computer for email,
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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Here you go with this again!
ye | 11/25/08
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It is not that Windows won't work. IT WILL. It is just that Ubuntu is much
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: I disagree.
ye | 11/25/08
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Offers nothing ??
super_J | 11/25/08
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@super_J: You forgot the "IMO".
ye | 11/25/08
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ye: Linux includes all of the drivers on the CD. The installation includes
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: No, it does not.
ye | 11/25/08
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ye: Ubuntu is about 100x more likely to have the drivers on the CD than
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: Which seven year old version of Ubuntu...
ye | 11/25/08
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100x ???
Bozzer | 11/25/08
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guys: I said ON THE CD. Sure, with XP, you can download them, but that is
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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NT
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: And I asked you which seven year old Ubuntu distro...
ye | 11/25/08
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ye: The latest Ubuntu is FREE, XP, you have to pay. Vista is not an option
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: Why? Because computers vendors almost universally supply...
ye | 11/26/08
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I do not know of anyone that is
GuidingLight | 11/25/08
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You must not know very many people. You probably never heard of
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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Social networking???, YouTube???, Wikipedia???
ye | 11/25/08
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They are a whole lot more than web sites, they are applications. It was not
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: They're web sites. That's it. (nt)
ye | 11/25/08
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ye: the difference between a website and an application is blurring as
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: They're web sites.
ye | 11/25/08
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No, these are NOT static web pages. They allow you to colaborate, socialize
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: Exactly what I was doing in my BBS days!
ye | 11/25/08
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Well, if you look back, a BBS did allow an early form of "web" applications
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: No, BBS's were not "web" applications.
ye | 11/25/08
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ye: yes, these applications are the real thing, and YES the BBSs WERE crude
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: Obviously you have an overly braod definition of a web app.
ye | 11/25/08
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Question for you DonnieBoy
Bozzer | 11/25/08
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guys: the difference between a website and an application is starting to
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: What application does MySpace provide?
ye | 11/25/08
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ye: Are you dense? You can edit your homepage, edit your public information
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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@DonnieBoy: I gave you a second chance to make your case.
ye | 11/26/08
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You don't know many people then...
storm14k | 11/25/08
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Loads of people are ... it saves paying MS $$$$'s
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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DonnieBoy you still spouting your rubbish?
CrashPad | 11/25/08
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And, if you are the one with real knowledge, why don't you try and argue
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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Don't see them
dprozzo | 11/26/08
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Then you failed
Linux User 147560 | 11/25/08
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Specifically how? (nt)
ye | 11/25/08
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Firstly, by being born.
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Oooh.
Bozzer | 11/25/08
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Pay no mind to fr0thy...
James T. Kirk | 11/28/08
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Sounds like you did a poor job then...
storm14k | 11/25/08
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I did tell her it uses different software.
ye | 11/25/08
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Meanwhile back on planet Earth
Bozzer | 11/25/08
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Guess....
todbran@... | 11/27/08
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Ye talking complete rubbish as usual. "They" just want a working computer
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Why do you even bother to install Linux...It's only good as a SERVER OS...
transposeIT | 11/25/08
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Don't be silly
eMJayy | 11/26/08
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Did you.....
todbran@... | 11/27/08
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Except
Loverock Davidson | 11/25/08
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Tech support deal : They buy a new HDD, you install Ubuntu.
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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I give only support for Linux
pjotr123 | 11/25/08
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I have done the same...
storm14k | 11/25/08
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Wow!! You can do that? If I'd known that
JustAnAboveAverageJoe | 11/25/08
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Stupid examples.
TripleII | 11/25/08
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I told someone that I wouldn't lend him money for his heroin addiction.
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Ditto, for last ten years, except real emergencies ...
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
jhhicks@... | 11/25/08
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Good ideas Adrian. We are looking forward to a report of reactions, and if
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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No it is not. Not by a liong shot
GuidingLight | 11/25/08
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Yes, Ubuntu is a TON easier to install and support. To start, all of the
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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By the way, I can not for the life of me see why Microsoft does not create
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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Yes it is...
storm14k | 11/25/08
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Not for you, because you get confused that it doesn't say MS Corp all over
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
Loverock Davidson | 11/25/08
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What is it......
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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Because its true
Loverock Davidson | 11/25/08
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You're not helping your case.
ye | 11/25/08
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WOW Ye, you'll know what "Bonjour" means next.
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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You're
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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He is a Mike Cox that replies.
TripleII | 11/25/08
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Competency...
SpikeyMike | 11/25/08
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Whereas you go : Hey this will cost you thousands over the next few years
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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What??
rikasa | 11/26/08
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rolls my eyes
happypony | 11/27/08
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Plant the seed and watch it grow
linuser | 11/25/08
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It's one thing to demo it. It's another to actually use it.
ye | 11/25/08
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Were you able....
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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No, the majority want to augment their system with...
ye | 11/25/08
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I understand that...
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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Perhaps it will. But until then Linux is NOT an option for many.
ye | 11/25/08
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My customers...
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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@todbran: Customers suggests business users.
ye | 11/25/08
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Windows IS NOT AN OPTION for many many people.
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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You will be surprised
linuser | 11/25/08
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Well said!
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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I'm not going to recommend Linux and WINE.
ye | 11/25/08
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Don't ADMIT YOU'RE WRONG Ye
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Mojave anyone?
chbt | 11/25/08
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It would be pretty stupid...
storm14k | 11/25/08
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RE:
rikasa | 11/26/08
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Please don't make it sound like a religion
AndyCee | 11/25/08
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Give it away on Thanksgiving. Pick it up on Christmas. (nt)
ye | 11/25/08
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Sell them a junk OS on thxgiving. Sell them AV/MS Office etc at Christmas.
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Clever idea!
Anton Philidor | 11/25/08
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Didn't you know
AndyCee | 11/25/08
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The majority of these posts......
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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You failed to mention
Loverock Davidson | 11/25/08
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Do you mean....
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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Because.....
todbran@... | 11/25/08
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No
Loverock Davidson | 11/25/08
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I do enjoy these posts
AndyCee | 11/25/08
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Yeah right, typical Linux superiority complex. You're all dumb for not...
transposeIT | 11/25/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
chbt | 11/25/08
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Good points! Google Docs has a ways to go, but, it is already good enough
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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Honestly I don't know if that's the greatest idea
Michael Kelly | 11/25/08
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Dual boot is fine for new users ....
MisterMiester | 11/25/08
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This assumes they have a lot of spare hard drive
Michael Kelly | 11/25/08
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If space is a problem ....
MisterMiester | 11/25/08
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If resources are that limited then Ubuntu only it is ...
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Did you read about Wubi in the article?
djchandler | 11/26/08
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To the usual cast of characters ....
n0neXn0ne | 11/25/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
wizardgdog@... | 11/25/08
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Linux MINT
SpikeyMike | 11/25/08
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Ubuntu installs them on demand just fine ...
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Don't forget ...
MisterMiester | 11/25/08
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I am being the "great uncle" while being el cheapo.
TripleII | 11/25/08
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I want to give them NOW!
TripleII | 11/25/08
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Great uncle...
djchandler | 11/26/08
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Advocating Linux to Friends and Relatives
SpikeyMike | 11/25/08
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Absolutely.
TripleII | 11/25/08
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does "credible" mean "viable"? i.e. is the Windows monopoly over?
PB_z | 11/25/08
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Monopoly, yes, and a couple of examples.
TripleII | 11/25/08
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What about financial applications?
LiquidLearner | 11/25/08
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I didn't get you on the first pass
AndyCee | 11/25/08
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RE: comments
AndyCee | 11/25/08
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Ubuntu 8.12 - very disappointed
super_J | 11/25/08
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Faulty hardware?
djchandler | 11/26/08
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Super_J, had you bothered to open Adm and used either
lightingrod | 11/29/08
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For all the linux fanbois gestations, and proclamations in here.....
CrashPad | 11/25/08
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Linux isn't sick lying filthy self-interested greed for the greedy
fr0thy2 | 11/25/08
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Windows is on the defensive these days
linuser | 11/26/08
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Lol...not so fast, my friend
eMJayy | 11/26/08
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Did you miss the DOT COM wave too?
User07734 | 11/26/08
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While repairing my sister's XP box...
djchandler | 11/25/08
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Adrian the Linux shill strikes again... Slashdot should give this man
transposeIT | 11/25/08
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Come on, just argue the points. If Adrian was such a shill, it would be
DonnieBoy | 11/25/08
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Every trained engineer I know sneers at Windows...
User07734 | 11/26/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
super_J | 11/25/08
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Adrian's blog should be renamed to 'All about Linux
transposeIT | 11/25/08
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Really?
AndyCee | 11/26/08
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I'm also experimenting with the idea.
ShadowGIATL | 11/25/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
ccrashh2@... | 11/26/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
K_REY_C | 11/26/08
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Way to get people to kick the tires
LeonBA | 11/26/08
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Kubuntu would leave less of a shock......
shryko | 11/26/08
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Why am I fed up with Open Source?
bladeoz | 11/27/08
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Thank you
rikasa | 11/28/08
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Thankyou back!
bladeoz | 11/30/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
Pharaoh36706 | 11/28/08
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Other UI examples
linuser | 11/28/08
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How to convince your friend to switch to Linux.
giantiago | 11/28/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
WebThingy | 11/29/08
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Here is my prolem with Linux (Ubuntu)
Bair_dog | 12/01/08
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RE: My Thanksgiving/Holiday giveaway - Ubuntu
LB75 | 01/02/09
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