Windows XP

[Greg Torres]

Duaine, my comments interleaved...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hechler, Duaine & Laura" <dahechler@mlc.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: Windows XP


> I'm new to the business and this mail group. However, I've been
> following the "Windows XP" thread from the beginning.

Welcome!

> Now it's my turn..........
>
> First, at home for my desktop, I'm using a dual boot of Windows 95 (for
> my sons' games only) and, for everthing else, Linux (Mandrake 8.2
> distribution it seems to be the easiest to setup) with StarOffice
> (OpenOffice is the free version) as my office package and Mozilla (free
> version of Netscape) as my web browser.
>
> I'm also on a Linux mail group and let me tell you a couple of things
> about XP (that came from people that use Windows and Linux every day)
.....
>
> - as previously posted, I think, if you don't register XP with MS in 30
> days, it will time out and you will have to reinstall it.

Well, that's definately a BIG PITA

> - if you have a DVD player on your system and a connection to the
> internet, XP will dial up MS and tell them what you just watched (sounds
> like invasion of your privacy to me).

Definitely Spyware!!

> - MS is trying to force everyone to use their WMP (Windows Media Player)
> ... natively it doesn't come with software that supports MP3's (at least
> the last time I've heard about the subject)

I didn't know about that one! I don't use WMP myself anyway, but that's very
interesting nonetheless.

> - because all the evil people know that most people are using windows,
> in general, you need antivirus software (very few of the viruses have
> hit Linux boxes)
>
> Recently, I've found out that 34% of the internet servers are run by
> ...... Linux !!
>
> By the way, most of the Linux OS and software that you will need for
> your everyday work is *** FREE ***

Are there any good Linux apps for serious Digital Audio/MIDI/Video/Graphics
production? Any really good links to Linux you could supply?

Thanks,
Greg Torres

> Cheers,
> Duaine
>
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> Duaine Hechler
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