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Cool. Thanks for the update, I like learning new stuff about copy protection, DRM. I'm now very curious to see how this plays out. later, hitest

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But if it is a DRM issue, then why does it matter which OS you are using? Matt Good point. Codemuffin, is it an OS issue?

It sounds like a DRM issue I'm guessing?

heh, I spent the better part of my vacation last week seeing what kind of mistakes I could make with my old desktop...lol all in all I didn't do too bad...installed Ubuntu (removed it), installed slack 10.1 (removed it), installed FC3 (removed it), Debian wouldn't play nice with my graphics and I borked a gentoo install (gonna take another whack at that )...seems that all the friendlier distros were a piece of cake...wasn't what I was looking for, wanted the challenge of something I hadn't done and have it actually work. Was also wanting to see if there was another distro that I might like m

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I agree, that's stupid that you can't make copies for your own use. I think companies need to realize that more and more people are choosing to not run windows.

Well put, tictoc5150, Linux is about making mistakes sticking to it and trying new things. If it doesn't work the first time try it again. I just nuked my Fedora Core 3 install, got slackware 10 up and running today. But, I didn't get it right the first time I tried it, made mistakes. Linux users are stubborn. I'll never go back to Windows. I'm not an engineer, just a hobbyist. Anyone can learn this stuff. Linux is for everyone, not just the rich.

Yes, I agree Thunderbird is the best e-mail client bar none. I fool around with other clients, but Tbird is the one I usually use.

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mainframe.......................................come on, open the pod bay doors HAL

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Maybe better. I'm very impressed with the combination of hotplug and udev. Strange as it sounds, the problem I'm having now is the hardware detection being too good; hotplug is screaming at me about missing kernel modules that I haven't gotten around to building yet. I can't complain about a system that's better at detecting hardware than I am Well said, man. I've found that Fedora Core 3 with a 2.6 kernel is fantastic at finding hardware, especially on my old Plll 667 MHz IBM 300 PL. I was shocked at how well it found everything. In fact Fedora is even better at finding hardware than M

LOL, well said, man! The penguin rules. I couldn't resist the shameless plug for my OS of choice:-) I agree keeping windows running properly is way too time consuming. I've been spending a few hours doing a little tune up on a friend's winders unit. 1. Running Ad aware, cleaning a hacked registry and tons of spyware. 2. Running NAV, scanning for viruses. 3. Running Scan Disk, Defrag. How do Winders users have time to use their computers? Linux really is the way to go.

You're right. Setting up a modem in Linux, sucks. However, hardware detection in the new Linux distros is just as good as Windows, IMHO. If you've got high speed internet modern distros will configure everything for you including your DHCP set-up to your router. The penguin is coming........

Agreed. That is a very stupid name! I miss the good old days with Pat and Leo. Times change I suppose. I wish them the best.

Yep, buyer beware! Just run Linux. Say goodbye to spyware

Dragon!!

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My daughter also really enjoyed Seuss when she was younger. I still like it. hunt

Kind of boring shot of my Fedora Core 3 Linux box. I'm not a graphics wiz like tictoc5150