Hi CHARLES! :-)

 CA> Windows does include 'applications' as do most OS in 2003. 
Yes, but not on the same level as Linux distributions, even Knoppix which
has to fit on a single 700M CD-ROM. You don't get compilers and an office
suite in a normal Windows install.

 CA> KNOPPIX is a well polished representation of a portion of what
 CA> is available for Linux but is more comparable to an OEM install
 CA> where there would be many 'applications' included with the main
 CA> OS all installed at the same time. :-) 
At an additional cost, that is, although OEMs usually get really cheap
prices for addon packages to Windows.

But we were only (as a joke) talking about the time it took to install
Knoppix compared to Windows. If I install Windows and Office and what-not,
that's going to take a lot of time. :)

 CA> I am the only person I know that doesn't like using XP. Not
 CA> saying there aren't any others but I don't meet them here in
 CA> Michigan. ;-) 
I wouldn't touch Windows myself for several reasons, including the fact
that it costs money of which I don't have enough to throw out of the window
(no pun intended). Other reasons are it's security record (lots of holes
and no swift response to them) and the fact that I can't play with the
system to my heart's content. :)

Ciao
Pascal

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