On Friday 17 November 2006 01:30, Craig White wrote: > First off...I think that dual-boot computers are fairly inane except for > those who really need the OS's on a laptop. Many people do. > People will always go to > what they know and will boot Windows most of the time anyway. If linux is right for them they will gradually change over. I did. > If they > want to see what it looks like, Ubuntu has a very clever live CD. > Fine - if you want to see Ubuntu. Be aware also that not all live CDs work on all boxes/laptops without kernel parameters that a newbie would not know about. > Secondly, I cringe at the notion of the self-inflicted wounds on this > list by people who 'shrink' their Windows partition in order to install > Linux. > Carefully using the right tools, there are no wounds, self-inflected or not. I have done it and used both OSs on a laptop for 18 months. > I guess I don't see the notion that this one 'trick' of dubious value > becomes a determinant in overall value, but hey, that's just my opinion. > Exactly. Anne
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