On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 at 22:57 GMT, Roberto Sanchez penned: > > Paul E Condon wrote: > >> But when your employer provides tools, you really should use the >> provided tools. Except, perhaps, in situations where you can save a >> project by using something better. Or in situations where it is >> unlikely that you will be 'found out'. If you are 'found out', deny >> using GNU/Linux on the job. Say you use it to sharpen your skills. It >> is, as everyone in business knows, much more difficult than Windoze. > > Exactly how is it more difficult? If you get a good distro with > decent tools you should be OK. I have heard that distros like > Mandrake and Lindows are exceptionally easy for newbies and former > Windoze users to get going with.
Methinks you missed the facetious tone of Paul's last sentence. > I have run into situations where fixing specific problems with Windoze > required workarounds and hacks that are just as complex as anything > you may need to do under Linux. The main difference is that there are > significantly more Windoze user, and this, a much larger support base. > The likelihood that your neighbor or one of your buddies from work or > school is adept as a Windoze user or works in IT is pretty high > nowadays. So, most people just let someone else handle it. > > -Roberto -- monique PLEASE don't CC me. Please. Pretty please with sugar on top. Whatever it takes, just don't CC me! I'm already subscribed!! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
