<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:41 PM, steve smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sjs@sonic.net">sjs@sonic.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div>'Fraid I'm one of those. I got pissed off about a year ago when ubuntu<br>
updated python and a bunch of applications quit working. Of course none<br>
of those applications had been updated to use the new version of python.<br>
I had a dual boot system and the same apps on windows kept on working<br>
because they were packaged with their own copies of the libraries<br>
instead of depending on the system copy of the updated library. I just<br>
started using XP and haven't looked back.<br>
<br>
I was on Linux since the first time red-hat ran on my old, long since<br>
retired dell latitude. RH 3.2??<br>
<br>
Mostly I do use open source applications though -- firefox, thunderbird,<br>
gimp, inkscape, audicity, cygwin, atunes, open office, etc...<br>
<br>
And I don't have to roll my own dvd player and the one on this system<br>
handles the japanese menuing and subtitles with no problems.<br>
<br>
Steve S.<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Me too actually.. Although I still use Linux daily, I prefer to use it in my work environment, but for home use I have switched to Mac.. I have a Win 7 box I used for games, but that's about it. I would say 90% of all my home computing is on the Macbook now.. <br>
<br>Work is another story, I admin several linux servers, and my workstation is a linux box.. I have a win xp box that I use just for email and the occasional quick dream weaver edits.. Other than that 9 hours of my day is 99% linux :)<br>
<br>-Steve<br><br><br><br><br><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div class="h5">
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