[PLUG] why go open- my xp box massively exploited ... AGAIN

[Ron Kaye Jr <rekaye1005@verizon.net>]

sorry ...forgot to plain text my verizon webmail

i have been making my living, when working, 80% in the wintel world, maybe 20% linux.

my next computer will be a linux box, likely ubuntu.
why?
and i dont exactly know how to communicate this to those considering open source

i had avg installed on my xp box
it failed to find spyware, malware, etc on the box
i knew it was there.
shutdown.exe was invoked several times, taskmgr was disabled, attempts to browse to google were redirected to other ad sites.
spybot couldnt fix everything.

i installed xp sp3. it kept my files. it lost my installed programs.
welcome to the windows world.
tired of this crap.

time  for ubuntu/kde/open office

FUNNY THING.
i was listening to WIP sports talk yesterday.
they were describing problems with their browser/pc.
THEY GOT THE SAME THING

Ron Kaye Jr
914-7294734
Ron Kaye Jr
914-7294734

Feb 2, 2010 07:04:53 PM, plug@lists.phillylinux.org wrote:

Hi everyone,

I've been in contact with Bryan Behrenshausen over in the Department
of Communication & Theatre at Millersville University who has been
planning this "Open Options" event at the university in a couple weeks
which will host a roundtable discussion on open source for faculty and
students and then have time for demos in the lobby.

 Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
 Time: 7-9PM (may run later, depending on attendee questions and interest)
 Location: Millersville University's Ganser Library, 4th floor

More information:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PennsylvaniaTeam/EventsTeam/MillersvilleUniversityFOSS2010

Millersville is out toward Lancaster, so actually a 1.5 hour drive
from Philadelphia which might be tricky for most of you, especially on
a Thursday night, but the event *REALLY REALLY needs volunteers* to
man some tables, show off some open source demos (Linux on your
laptop? Bring it along!) and to answer questions.

This is an excellent opportunity to showcase the benefits of open
source to an eager educational audience, so I really hope we can come
through and help Bryan out.

If you're interested or have any questions please let me know (or just
add yourself to the wiki signup).

Thanks!

-- 
Elizabeth Krumbach // Lyz // pleia2
http://www.princessleia.com
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