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"Ińaki Silanes" <isilanes@bluebottle.com> wrote in message 
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> sittingduck wrote:
>
>> Ińaki Silanes wrote:
>>
>>> Do you imagine ALL s/w being equally available in both plataforms? Linux
>>> would clean the house hands down! (forgive me if my slang is flaky,
>>> English is my third language).
>>>
>>
>> Don't get me wrong.. I would probably use Linux on all of my computers if
>> the software I like to use worked on it. I have used linux, though not 
>> for
>> long. I ran Mandrake on one of my computers for a while, but found it
>> pretty impractical. I run Apache (in windows) and built and maintain
>> several websites on a Linux server. As I stated earlier, Linux is very
>> good at what it does, but for my needs as a desktop it falls WAY SHORT.
>> For me to spend the time to learn a completely new system for my home
>> network, and then not be able to use dozens of programs that I am used to
>> using almost daily, just does not seem worthwile.
>
> Hey, if Windows works for you, then go for it! I wish every MS customer 
> was
> happy... just because I am so good-hearted :^)
>
> If some day you decide to make the switch, remember that there are 
> thousands
> of forums out there that can help you out. Also remember that Linux has
> some programs that can substitute (sometimes poorly, sometimes fairly
> advantageously) some proprietary s/w that hat not been ported to Linux
> already (say, there's no Photoshop for Linux so far, but The GIMP is a
> fairly decent substitute. IE does not run under Linux, but there are
> several other browsers that can meet your requirements... and so on).

The Gimp is not even close as a substitute for PS or Paint Shop Pro.  At 
all.  Ugh.  Yes, I've used it.
Mozilla is a good browser, and I love Agent for the binary ngs.   There are 
lots of nice desktops to choose from, and any number of the 'common' proggys 
to replace browsing, email, etc.
if I can get this driver thing sorted, I'll have at least one rig that's 
Linux only.  And probably dual boot my main rig also.
McG.
>
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> Ińaki Silanes / Chemistry Faculty UPV-EHU Donostia
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