100% Linux - Is it possible?

[Dotan Cohen]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 07:33:52 -0600, Jeff Vian <jvian10 at charter.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 17:58 -0800, Nifty Hat Mitch wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 07:38:09PM +0000, Pete Choppin wrote:
> > .....
> > >    I  created  a  dual-boot  Fedora  /  Windows  XP.   I am now seriously
> > >    considering  going  completely  100%  Linux  and  dumping  my  Windows
> > >    partition entirely.
> >
> > >
> > >    The  question  is - can you live completely without Windows, or do you
> > >    sooner or later have to resort to Windows again?
> >
> > The simple answer is that 99 44/100% of the time you can do without.
> >
> > The only reason I have had to boot WindowZ in the last year or so was
> > to tidy up a resume.  Sadly there are some human resource departments
> > (gates) that expect word documents.
> >
> And you have a problem creating a word document with OOo?
> 
> I maintain my resume in OOo, and when I need a word document I simply
> save it as a .doc file and send it in.
> 
> 
> > The good news is that the companies worth working for do just fine
> > with pure text.  With care and the corretly chosen TLS on the end of a
> > filename even a WindowZ user can read the attachment.
> >
> > The other sad situation is the ISP tool universe.  Too often the best
> > way to setup an ISP account is from a WindowZ box.  Mostly a clever
> > person can lie^H^H^H translate from Linux to windows to get support.
> > But you have to know both rather well to do this.....
> >
> That is a failing on the part of the ISP, and yes, I know many "don't
> support Linux".
> 
> We really need to get them out of that mindset somehow, but I wish I
> knew how.
> 
> >
> > --
> >       T o m  M i t c h e l l
> >       Found me a new place to hang my hat :-)
> >
> 
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For me it was easy. I switched ISP's. When they called me 14 days
later to ask why I switched, I told them what their tech guy told me:
My OS is not supported by them. And I asked them kindly to call me
back when it is.

Dotan Cohen
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