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Paul <pingramnet@ns.sympatico.ca> trolled:
> John Culleton wrote:
>
>>
>> And is there a reason for using 9.1? We are up to 10.1 now. My 9.1 disks
>> were downloaded back in October 2003.
>
> John, I have never used Slackware before only Mandrake. Mandrake, as
> much as I like it for a Home PC Desktop isn't without it's "glitches".
>
> I want to start building servers for my customers and although I have
> been using Linux for about 2 years still consider myself a newbie.
>
> I cannot use Linux for work because of some proprietary software I run
> that requires the Windows OS.

Since you need windows to run your software there is no reason to
learn linux. Linux won't do anything that windows will do - and a
whole lot less besides - so it would be redundant to learn linux.

Stick with windows until you have a real reason to switch.
Remember, an OS should never be chosen on its own merits. Pick the
OS that runs with your software and hardware and you're away to the
races.

cordially, as always,

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Realto Margarino wrote:
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> Paul <pingramnet@ns.sympatico.ca> trolled:
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>>John Culleton wrote:
>>
>>
>>>And is there a reason for using 9.1? We are up to 10.1 now. My 9.1 disks
>>>were downloaded back in October 2003.
>>
>>John, I have never used Slackware before only Mandrake. Mandrake, as
>>much as I like it for a Home PC Desktop isn't without it's "glitches".
>>
>>I want to start building servers for my customers and although I have
>>been using Linux for about 2 years still consider myself a newbie.
>>
>>I cannot use Linux for work because of some proprietary software I run
>>that requires the Windows OS.
>
>
> Since you need windows to run your software there is no reason to
> learn linux. Linux won't do anything that windows will do - and a
> whole lot less besides - so it would be redundant to learn linux.
>
> Stick with windows until you have a real reason to switch.
> Remember, an OS should never be chosen on its own merits. Pick the
> OS that runs with your software and hardware and you're away to the
> races.
>
> cordially, as always,
>
> rm
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Huh?

I was asked why I didn't use 10.1 instead of 9.1
I want Linux to use a program like Samba for building a server. It isn't
about switching anything, it's about being to build servers and wanting
to use Linux on it's own merits. I was given the discs by a friend and
that is the reason for using 9.1.

Today however I have read that any version 10 and above uses Xorg and
may be a better fit to get my display working properly.

Sorry if I didn't explain myself clear enough, I guess I just didn't see
how you point applied to my question.

Paul

Realto Margarino wrote:
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> Paul <pingramnet@ns.sympatico.ca> trolled:
> > John Culleton wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> And is there a reason for using 9.1? We are up to 10.1 now. My 9.1
disks
> >> were downloaded back in October 2003.
> >
> > John, I have never used Slackware before only Mandrake. Mandrake,
as
> > much as I like it for a Home PC Desktop isn't without it's
"glitches".
> >
> > I want to start building servers for my customers and although I
have
> > been using Linux for about 2 years still consider myself a newbie.
> >
> > I cannot use Linux for work because of some proprietary software I
run
> > that requires the Windows OS.
>
> Since you need windows to run your software there is no reason to
> learn linux. Linux won't do anything that windows will do - and a
> whole lot less besides - so it would be redundant to learn linux.
>
> Stick with windows until you have a real reason to switch.
> Remember, an OS should never be chosen on its own merits. Pick the
> OS that runs with your software and hardware and you're away to the
> races.
>
> cordially, as always,
>
> rm
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For security if for no other reason Linux is worth having. And many
windows users keep a Knoppix disk around just for recovery purposes in
case their Windows partition is ravaged by a virus. Using Knoppix it
may still be possible to recover some files.

Some Windows software can be run under the auspices of Wine or
Crossover on the Linux OS. Then you have the best of both worlds, the
greater security of Linux
and availability of some programs not yet ported to Linux. I marvel at
the amount of effort and money Windows users expend just to prevent
external attacks. When I use my Windows partition unless I need to
specifically download something I turn the cable modem off. My Linux
partitions have never been attacked in about a decade of online use.

FWIW

John Culleton