brent timothy saner on 2 Feb 2008 19:56:42 -0800 |
Bill Diehl wrote: > On 2 Feb 2008 at 18:58, Bob Heise wrote: > > That is a good point to know, Bob. Perhaps I do not need to be as > concerned about unnecessary installations with a Linux distro as > with Windows. it's true. there are multiple ways to install things, multiple ways of stripping down to a leaner install, etc. > I had spent so much time removing bloatware and > crapware from the Windows machines that I worked on (including > my own) over the years that I just don't want to deal with it > anymore. and you even get bloat from the distributor! dell, hp, etc. > If a program needs other toolkits/libraries to fully function > properly, then I don't mind. It is when stuff gets installed and > loaded just because the folks in Redmond want to control how I > use my computer that bothers me. it's usually not a big deal. most of the time you can find all of the tools you'll want under just one of the major toolkits. > The Linux camp seems a lot > more humane and ethical in putting computing power where it > belongs. > if there's one thing we GNU/Linux folks love, it's providing multiple choices. sometimes we're a bit too zealous in this, but i'd rather have too many choices than too little. :) -- Brent Saner 215.264.0112(cell) http://www.thenotebookarmy.org Bill Gates is to hacking as Sid Vicious was to the Sex Pistols: no talent, everyone hates him, and he's just in it for the fame and money. GPG INFO: pub 1024D/832D950A 2008-01-26 uid Brent Timothy Saner <brent.saner@gmail.com> uid Brent Timothy Saner (ACE Technology Group, www.acetechgroup.com) <sanerb@acetechgroup.com> sub 4096g/1C18F61D 2008-01-26 (pgp.mit.edu) FINGERPRINT: 91EC 3B91 17E3 84E8 662A 9911 F2ED 9987 832D 950A Attachment:
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