On Thu, 2016-02-04 at 10:30 -0500, tech4u wrote:
Hey Chuck,Thanks Cory!
I have found that Peppermint OS works pretty good 'out of the box'
for non-techy, generic users who just want to surf the web and do
email.
Cory
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what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not
understand. -- Putt's Law
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them into the impossible. -- Arthur C. Clarke
On 2/4/16 12:27 AM, Chuck wrote:
On Wed, 2016-02-03 at 18:45 -0500, Mike wrote:
On 02/02/2016 09:15 PM, Mike wrote:
Windows 10: Microsoft Sets Operating System to Download
Automatically
as 'Recommended' Update
The software update was previously designated "optional." As a
"recommended" update, Windows 10 will begin downloading on
Windows 7,
8 and 8.1 computers set to update automatically.
Mike
Most of the replies so far really were not what I was thinking
when I
posted this.
I'm really initially was thinking why am I (or anyone) being
forced to
download this? Much of the world still uses metered connections,
or
simply don't have this big fat pipe that MS seems to think we all
have.
Doing what I've been doing, reloading machines, getting them
internet
ready. This means that if it's not already in my image(s) it
will be
soon. More bloat, more time to image. This isn't huge in and
of
itself. I'm more concerned about the next phase, shutdown one
night,
find 10 installing the next morning. Paranoia? Maybe but we are
nearly
now, they have *forced* the download, it's far for inconceivable
that a
switch will be flipped and poof, there it is.
All the above is without even mentioning all the other ills that
10
bring with it. Someday perhaps people will realize that MS free
isn't
OSS. In my view it's just another loss of freedom, being forced
to the
will of others, and what they *think* we want.
Blah blah blah, I'll stop now.
Mike
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I agree. This whole "You want this" attitude is annoying. My
wife's laptop is exactly how she wants it. It is not up to someone
in Redmond to decide she has to change. That's not how a free
society is supposed to work. If MS wants to offer 10 for free,
then good for them. If some people do not want to use it, then
good for them. Being forced to deal with this shit pisses me off,
and that's not good for anyone. In the end I'm guessing Linux is
going to be on her computer before the end of the year, which is
good for me, as I won't have to support MS crap anymore.
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