Re: how many computers?

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On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:04:04 -0800, Frank wrote:

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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:49:40 -0800, FBonWin7b1x64 wrote:

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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:55:48 -0800, Frank wrote:

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:10:13 -0800, Frank wrote:

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:27:37 -0500, Borne Aching wrote:

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:23:46 -0500, dand wrote:


One. However, if you get a Linux install CD/DVD you can put
it on as many as you want.
Which would be zero.
It might be for you. For me it's currently five at home and
eleven at the loacal library (public access internet
computers). Of course you also save by not having to buy
$1000 worth of software to make it functional.
And what you be spending $1,000 on to make Vista, the very OS
available today, "functional"?
Well, let's start with MS Office and Photoshop. Then a few
other generally used closed source applications. Yes, I know
that OpenOffice.org and GIMP are readily available for MS as
well, but if you're in for a penney, you're generally in for a
pound.
If you are in need of MS Office and Photoshop more than likely
you are a business.
Frank, you're a real idiot. There is not a hell of a lot you can
do with a computer without an office suite,
I've seen Office for sale for under $100.

photo editor,..

Live Photo comes with Vista or is available for free dl.
OK, so name a price. The point is, the installed OS should come
ready to do something.

It does. It would proly do more but the Gov stepped in.

and other
'productivity' software.
Like what?

You can browse the web and maybe do e-mail.
That's what MS is set up for. IMHO, an OS should provide a lot
more than that 'out of the box' - as all major Linux
distributions do.
Not even close to the $1,000 you said. You're the real idiot,
idiot!
OK, so name a price. The point is, you should be able to do more
with the default system than browse the web. And you call me an
idiot!!!
Do you work for free? Do you expect all software to be free...then
you use it to make money?
Are you a commie or a socialist?
And you call me an idiot?
I've done software support and development for pay. I've done web
sites for pay. I do non-profit web sites for free (it's called
VOLUNTEERING - if you hadn't heard).
You're turning into a real smart ass ray.

I don't recall ever saying that I expected all
software to be free. But I do certainly expect it to be usable - I
should be able to be productive on a new system without having to
install a bunch more software - whether it is 'free' or not. BTW -
you seem to have a complete misunderstanding about FOSS - it's about
'free' as in 'freedom', not necessarily 'free' as in 'free beer'.
So how much did you pay for your "free beer'?

TANSTAAFL.

For the record, I run several free Linux distributions. I also happen
to run a couple which have been purchased. The SuSE Linux, as I recall,
was around $80 - and it included office suite, photo editor, ... So,
what's your point?

Well lets see...LT was a student not wanting to pay for Unix (not that
he couldn't pay) so he reversed engineered it and to avoid legal
problems he muddied the legal waters by enlisting the help of fellow
students.

It's my understanding that Linus wrote his kernel from scratch. If you
want to designate that as 'reverse engineering' OK. But something written
from scratch to perform specific functions is free of legal encumberances.

You claim to be a conservative yet you're in bed with RS, a real liberal
hippie type progressive.
There is something wrong with this picture and the only true image is
one of you simply being either broke (which I doubt) or just "free
loader", which seems apparent.
Your problem, not mine.


Third option - you just don't get it. I'm 'into' getting value for my
money. IMHO MS does not provide that. Buy the OS; buy the office suite;
but the photo editor; . . . Or install Linux (free OR paid) and go to
work.




And no, I'm not a 'commie or a socialist' - I'm actually quite
conservative in my outlook - both political and financial. Maybe
that's why I expect and demand usable systems!
You are full of shit ray. You want me to believe that the worlds run
on unstable and unusable Windows OS's?
You live in a different world than most of us.

I guess so - I live in the REAL world. I recall a report not too long
ago that indicated a new MS install without anti-virus, etc. would last
on the internet for about 15 minutes on average.


Not Vista. Sorry...try again.

Yeah, vista might make it for 20 minutes.



I've been running Linux
without virus protection, etc. for better than five years with no
infections.

Good for you.

You are correct - it is VERY good.
.

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