Re: [PCWorks] PCWorks] Repairing XP pro
- From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:17:05 -0500
Welcome to the world of Open Source, Ed.
I think this might have gotten more attention under a new subject line
(Open Source Software?), but we're pretty informal lately.
I notice also that we're all leaving a lot unnecessary material in the
replies, so maybe more trimming is in order.
For those not familiar with Open Source, almost all of the software we
use on a regular basis, like the programs mentioned by Ed, can be
replaced by free equivalents from outfits like Mozilla, where you can
find Firefox, Thunderbird and Sunbird, as a well as the numerous
plug-ins that make this software so flexible.
I would also encourage you to look at Source Forge:"...the world's
largest Open Source software development web site"
http://sourceforge.net/
For the real tinkerer, check out out Linux, which can wean you from
Windows altogether: http://www.linux.org/
I'm currently dual-booting Ubuntu and XP Pro on my other machine, whcih
is a breeze to install, and easy to use: http://www.ubuntu.com/
There have been many predictions about the future of Linux, which have
failed to materialize, but Vista seems to have given it a real leg up,
so maybe it will get up to the 3.9% that Mac claims soon.
ED GIBBS wrote:
> Hello PC Folks,
> I shelved Windows Vista Home Basic on my Laptop and Windows Vista Home
> Premium on my
> Desktop. Installed dual boot with Linspire and Windows XP on both systems.
> Also, I use Mozilla Firefox versus Microsoft Internet Explorer and also
> use Mozilla Thunderbird
> for my email on both systems. I no longer use Microsoft Office, which is
> definitely priced
> out of the market for me, although I have used MS Office from it's
> inception and loved it over the
> others. Now I use Open Office 2.3 which is is free-ware and works just
> great for my Spreadsheets,
> Text Documents, Presentations, Database and Drawings. And the Price is
> FREE. The systems are
> compatible with MS Programs. . .(SMILE)
> I confess, "I'm a non-conformer". . .LOL
> ED Gibbs
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