Re: [LUG] Allow Me To Introduce Myself

[Sadie Brinham <barmy_fungy_fips@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 26 September 2004 00:14, Matt Lee wrote:

> .... but we like to be fair about things and call it GNU/Linux (guh-noo
> slash linux) -- it helps the cause if you too adopt the true name for
> the system, as it alerts people to the work of the GNU project and Free
> Software Foundation. It also helps people realise that someday when
> Linux is superseded by GNU Mach and the Hurd collection of servers
> (GNU/Hurd) that much of the skills and knowledge they have, are
> transferable.

Thanks for putting me straight on that.Will do.
> Debian Testing, via the installer mentioned above, should give you no
> problems on vaguely new hardware, unless you've got an obscure graphics
> card.

The graphics card is not obscure,per se.Just one that requires commercial 
drivers.Vesa has the display running fine though,so,I'm guessing I could wing 
it with Debian,too,when I am more experienced.Thanks for the link.I'll get 
practising.
> > Take Xandros OS 2 Business Edition-almost spooky,isn't it?And
> > Linspire.....
>
> I've never tried either, but I understand they have their benefits. If
> they were free software (speech, not beer), then I'd try them.

Linspire is free,and can be freely copied and redistributed at will.The 
Xandros was a freebie with Linux User And Developer.My SuSE 9.1 is a full 
hard drive install,but with minimal features (I still love it).I downloaded 
it free from here:

www.suse.com/us/private/download/ftp/personal_iso_int.html
> Are you in Devon? Cornwall?

I am in Cornwall.

Sadie

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