Hey Phil!

Sep 16 18:07 04, Phil Marlowe wrote to Russell Tiedt:

 PM>  (Lucky bugger,
 PM>  Maurice, he made the transition to Linux at the
 PM>  right time - =skipping= Windows!)

No luck involved.  I never had a reason to use or need Windows.  Like I
said, I wrote one printer driver for Windows as a favour.  Never did
anything about or for it after that.  Also I learned UNIX before DOS as I
didn't hae a PC until the 386 hit the market, and even then had to figure
out how to make DOS more UNIXie.  Thus when Linux started looking
interesting it didn't take much to convince me to drop DOS completely. 
Windows?  What for?

 PM>  === I'm a DOS person at heart. Trouble is, that
 PM>  doesn't get you very far, particularly on the
 PM>  internet. So you have Windows forced on you.
 PM>  Irritating.

No.  That is totally false.  Linux network apps work way better on the
internet.  Maybe some lowlifes that steal your personal information need
you to be running Windows.  Most legitimate servers are running a UNIX
enviromment.

 PM>  === On the other hand, I may soon be hating Linux.

Could be.

 PM>  === Cheers from Phil, grumping away at Windows for now.

Stick with it I say.  No need to switch unless you prefer being responsible.

Life is good,
Maurice

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