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  3. August 2003

Re: choosing an OS and getting comfy with a new pc

Hi David and the gang -

Unfortunately the plethora of software piraters have driven MS and other
manufacturers to these ends.

Wouldn't be a problem if Windows were open source :)

That's why I'm moving to Linux at home. My firewall PC has never been contaminated by Windoze at all. I put it together myself. It had Red Hat Linux 7.3 to start and now Red Hat 9.

My PC for running apps is currently dual-boot with Red Hat 9 and WinNT4. Once I get RH9 configured to my liking, I'll run my current WinNT4 setup in VMWare on Linux while I chose applications and migrate data as needed, then will run WinNT4 in VMWare only for those Windoze apps that I really need (which does not include any Mickey$soft apps).

Ken
http://www.ke9nr.net/
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of my employer or anyone in their right mind.


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