On Wednesday 02 February 2005 17:05, Scot L. Harris wrote: >On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 16:45, Geoffrey Leach wrote: >> On 02.02 11:38, Pete Choppin wrote: >> > I was just looking for a consensus on this... >> > >> > The question is - can you live completely without Windows, or do >> > you sooner or later have to resort to Windows again? >> >> There are three reasons why you might wish to keep Windoze around. >> >> 1. You might wish to run programs for which there is no Linux >> equivalent. > >Fewer of those every day. :) > >> 2. Some websites provide services that require a Windoze >> environment. > >Post their URLs to slashdot. You really did not need to go to that > site anyway. :) > >Or lodge a complaint with the webmaster. > >> 3. If you have a hardware problem, being able to reproduce it on >> Windoze may be necessary to get the vendor's attention. > >A brick through the front window of their offices usually gets their >attention quicker. :) Particularly if the hardware in question is duct taped to the brick. :) > >-- >Scot L. Harris >webid@xxxxxxxxxx > >QOTD: > "I am not sure what this is, but an 'F' would only dignify it." -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.32% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
