Hey Paul,

 How did your poll regarding Ubuntu go? Any results?

 Bruce Smith

 Maybe three or four.

 I was in Fry's today and Little Billy Gates wants $300 for OS-7 and
no
book!
 Has he gone insane? :)

 Unbuntu 9.04 does it all with hundreads of free programs and you
 get a thick book and a DVD for $32 :)  No need to call Little Billy
up to
ask his
 permission to use HIS software :) (It is not yours. He is just
renting it
 to you for $300 :))


 By the way I found a great book. It is a bit outdated but OS
principles
 have not changed since 2004. It is called "How Linux Works" by
Brian Ward.

 Could you imagine a book on How Windows works? :)

 Paul Lamar

No idea why you opened a pool, but for myself, I'm running Linux
over 5
years now. I see no reason to use any MS or Apple software for my
daily
purposes.

I need to use MS only when setting up computers as most of the ECU
makers design there software to me used with MS product.

Happy they are Linux projects like RomRaider http://romraider.com/ and
hope to see more projects like this for Linux.

Best REgards
Iwan

I am going on 11 years but I still keep a Windows XP computer around
(not hooked to the Internet) to run Rhino.

Paul Lamar

As soon as I can figure out how to run my Insteon home automation
switches and thermostat through Ubuntu, I'll probably ditch Mac OS
10.6.
Everything else I do on a computer, I can do in Ubuntu.

Bruce Smith

X10 stuff has been around on Linux for years.
"http://www.linuxha.com/common/iplcd/"
Blake


Blake,

Sorry, I should have said Insteon. X10 is pretty much obsolete.

Thanks

Bruce