Re: Best way to kill Microsoft (Re: M$ to STRIKE again...)

[Jay Lyerly <wjlyerly@unity.ncsu.edu>]

Da Borg wrote:
> 
> [3 newsgroups trimmed]
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> S. Narasimh Reddy wrote:
> > In <m2k9m15l7g.fsf@acm.org> Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> writes:
> > >You obviously haven't installed Linux recently.  I hear that many
> > >distributions are as easy or easier than Windoze.
> > >
> > Excuse my ignorance.  What is Linux (a form of unix for PCs?).  Is it
> > really that well supported?
> 
> Sure. You can d-load it freely but I doubt you want to pump
> over 500MB of programs through your phone line. Better
> check your local CDROM/multimedia store or order directly.
> Some sites to visit:
> 
> http://www.linux.org/
> http://www.redhat.com/ (<- my favourite distribution)
> http://www.debian.org/
> http://www.linuxnow.com/
> 
> It doesn't really recognize some "Plug&Pray" crap by default
> so choose hardware wisely. Runs on anything from Amigas and
> 386SX with 2MB of RAM to Dec Alphas, SparkStations and
> PPro's. Full source code, SysV/BSD extensions, tons of
> development-related software.
> 
> BTW, I also like NetBSD, check http://www.netbsd.org/. Not
> as easy to use and setup but NFS is slightly faster than
> Linux, also, it is most widely ported OS in existance and
> free as well.
> 
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http://www.cheapbytes.com is a good source for cheap linux CD's.  They
also have linux and unix reference manuals and motif.

jay 

wjlyerly@unity.ncsu.edu