Ross Cassell -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RC> Hello Ed!

 RC> 17 Aug 08 20:02, you wrote to Mimi Gallandt:

 MG>>> Your preference, my machine does everything I need it to do and
 MG>>> doesn't require me to learn too many new things. :)

 EH>> You'd be surprised at how little you would need to learn to do
 EH>> everything you do now.

 RC> The learning curve for Linux is sharper for those coming from the DOS or
 RC> point and click Winders world.

It wouldn't take long at all for a person familiar with Windows or even OS
X to become comfortable with Linux with Gnome or KDE as the GUI.

 RC> Distro's like Ubuntu have brought Linux a long way tho.

Yes, they have. With Asus now installing Linux in ROM on their motherboards
and Dell, IBM etc. championing Linux, more and more people will become
familiar with it as an OS.

Ed

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