Ditching Microsoft becoming a virus....

[conspiracy analyst]

When will the administrators ask for the same in the UK?
Ditching Microsoft in schools, colleges and hospitals?

Labour is in bed with the Yanks on everything....


http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/france_internet_police

[suraci]

Windows does not contain Spyware, Windows IS spyware. A window acts two ways, it lets you see out but also others see in. Windows OS is consistently so full of backdoor security holes that they must be there by design, and they are are. Microsoft is installed on most of the computers in this world for a reason, one that emanates from Israel where the latest version was developed.

Israel leads the world in IT for a reason. Who controls the computers of the world controls the flow of information. 911 was an IT attack as much as a physical hijacking of airliners (as you all know), it simply could not have happened without Mossad undermining the IT infrastructure.

If Linux or any other alternative to Windows nonsense OS ever really looks like taking over, the Zio fascists will buy it out and push their pet politicians around the world to make it illegal to have any OS but Microsoft, under terror laws. Those who try to break away will go on a list of possible terrorists, to be dealt with "one day".

[Alulim]

[Thermate911]

Paramilitaries? Hmm. How about more enlightened organisations - like this 9/11 one, for instance?

'Microsoft just sells you windows; Linux gives you the whole house.'

To put it in yank-speak - it's a no-brainer!

www.ubuntu.com - Linux with humanity at heart - a great philosophy...

Dell now sell Ubuntu laptops; Toshiba is considering same - most modern boxes will load it with very few problems unless you have very specific and curious hardware - hey, even way out boxes like Alienware with nVidia SLI will run it!

[landless peasant]

I have used Linux for 3 years and never looked back, true freedom software. Plus if you really need a windows app you can run it in Wine or crossover. Currently using OpenSuse 10.3 with KDE.

http://distrowatch.com/ download an .iso and off you go! Also many distros can run straight from the cd/dvd without installing. Linux has no problems dual booting with windows.

[John White]

[uselesseater]

Sounds good, can anyone list some software for it?

For example,

Something instead of photoshop, dreamweaver, video editor?

[blackcat]

[landless peasant]

Typed apps for Linux in to google
http://www.linux.org/apps/

Mostly with a modern distro There is a click and install package manager, as long as your internet is running. Ubuntu has one for sure, OpenSuse also and many others. PClinuxOS and Ubuntu are very easy for a first timer. No real dreamweaver alt, I run it in Wine which makes it possible to run windows apps. Linux is very flexible

[simplesimon]

I've been using various GNU/Linux distros for about 3 years, and only rarely boot Windoze these days.

I sometimes use Ubuntu, as I want to stay familiar with what is becoming the favourite, and it's Debian based. Most of the time I use OpenSUSE 10.2, as 10.3 has problems with SATA drives with the SIS chipset in my desktop. It runs fine on my IBM T40.

One reason I favour OpenSUSE is that the procedure for encrypting the root filesystem is reasonably straightforward, and worked first time for me. This is a major step-up security wise from just encrypting your data, at least in regard to one attack method, as the crypto boffins say.

The only application I might use but can't get is Shockwave. I could install Wine or Crossover, but don't miss Shockwave that much.

This may appeal to some of you, “The Cathedral and the Bazaar”
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/index. html#catbmain

But if it doesn't appeal, please don't let it put you off. You don't need to be a geek or understand the philosophy to use it for all your computing needs. You can have a dual boot system, and choose between Windows and Linux at power up.

If you are even slightly PC savvy, I highly recommend trying it out. Back up your data first though, and check the backup by restoring to a new folder before doing anything to your hard disk. (Sorry if this is egg sucking...).

It's true that the more technophile you are, the more you'll get out of it, but I think it can be easier to use than Windows. To be specific, the GUI – (Graphical User Interface) that comes with Ubuntu by default (“Gnome”) is beautifully simple, closer to Mac then WinXP. I usually use KDE myself. Actually there are dozens available. As with most things Linux, the choice can seem overwhelming. But you can ignore that and just use the default options. Don't think it's “too complicated” - most people can figure out how to use it in minutes, and without reading the manual. You can forget about viruses, for all practical purposes.


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[festival of snickers]

will linux play a dvd? didnt work for me

[landless peasant]

[Arjen]

Hi All,

Changing from proprietary US software vendors to Free/Opensource software and open standards is happening all over Europe and all over the world. The Dutch government has adopted a opensource-when-equivalent policy and Norway, France and Germany are adopting comparable policies. Many Asian and most Latin American countries are also making these steps as is Russia. Europe can save about 70 billion Euro's per year if it were to switch over to opensource wholesale. That's 1-2 million new well paid jobs.

It's not just about cost or spy-ware at the individual level. As a country (say Venezuela) you do not want to run your ministry of defense on Windows servers and desktops. They may just fail at an important moment due to an 'automated update'. For this reason China is switching wholesale to their ow flavor of Linux called 'Redflag'

I would suggest that people in he 911 truth movement familiarize themselves with some of these issues. This is about who controls the tools you use to share information. You or some convicted monopolist US corporation.

Start here for some of the theory:
http://www.fsfeurope.org/documents/freesoftware.en.html

Here you can find alternatives for most of the standard applications.
http://www.osalt.com/
Most come with Ubuntu linux build-in as was mentioned earlier. It's also possible to keep using windows but to ditch MS-office for OpenOffice, Outlook for Thunderbird, Internet Explorer for Firefox, and so on.

Grtz,
Arjen

ps: one of the best things free/opensource software has to offer is good crypto. Get your shot here:

Thunderbird is an opensource E-mail applications comparable to Outlook, without the risk of viruses:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/
Enigmail PGP crypto. Have some privacy:
http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php

[Thermate911]