Subj : Re: IP Chains
To   : Willowolf
From : Sniper
Date : Sun Oct 31 2004 12:27 pm

-=> Willowolf Scribbled to Sniper <=-

 Wi>   Re: Re: IP Chains
 Wi>   By: Sniper to Willowolf on Wed Oct 27 2004 01:55 am

 > In your situation... I have one thought... stop running windows.  Or as
 > I have, my primary machine is my Debian Linux machines.  I use my
 > Windows boxes for one or 2 purposes, and only because I have yet to find
 > a replacement for the programs I run on them.  But everything else I do,
 > I do with the Linux machines.  This "Forces" you to do it.  No more
 > playing around with it.  Use it.

 Wi>      That is a great idea.  In fact, I have been thinking about doing
 Wi> just that.  I was also thinking about doing a dual-boot system.  I

I have a problem with that... If again, you want to make the switch,
just do it.  See, with a dual boot system, you have to sit there and
reboot the system to get to the other OS... in the mean time, you'll
think, ah heck with it, I can do it from here... You'll find yourself
less and less inclined to reboot the computer, just to get to the other
OS.  Now, if this occurs with Linux, great, but, I'll put a wager out
there that it'll occur with your Windows side more, and become the
dominant side.  So, in the future, the Linux will become a novelty.

 Wi> don't do much on my PC other than surf the web, read my e-mail, watch
 Wi> and listen to a little media and burn a few CDs from time to time.  I
 Wi> can do all of this on a Linux box.  I'm sure if I did switch over
 Wi> completely I would be actually be better off for it.  The only thing
 Wi> that is stopping me from doing this is that I have an ATI All-in-Wonder
 Wi> Radeon on my main system that I use to watch television. I haven't
 Wi> taken the time to see if there are suitable drivers for this card for
 Wi> the X Window system.

Can't really say myself, never looked.  I have a little Gforce2 128 meg
video card in mine.  Works just fine for me.  :)

But again, building another system just for Linux, you do some research
and find what is best for it prior to getting it.  

Look, I'm not saying that Linux is the greatest, endall of all OS's out
there either.  There are things that I have yet to be able to do with
it, but its moving forward and eventually, yes, I may move completely to
it. But in the mean time.  I have the luxuary of having multiple 
machines so, I have the best of both worlds.  :)


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