Re: Congratulations Howard Rogers

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:<413d8df7$0$18993$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> I have a lot of notes to write up! It's been an interesting ride. In
> retrospect, it was probably a bit ambitious *starting* by wanting Linux
> working on a *laptop* -when we all know laptops are full of utterly
> proprietary stuff. When your laptop vendor proudly advertises "XXXX
> recommends Windows XP", you know you're in for a hard time.
>
> As a result, I have been plunged into the depths of kernel rebuilding, and
> found it to be a remarkably pleasant and exhilerating experience. I have
> variously had audio, had no audio, had two audios simultaneously, had the
> audio I want, had the audio I wanted stop and start at random, and finally
> got it just the way I wanted it... but the best bit was that I enjoyed the
> tinkering to get it that way. These operating systems that just work out of
> the box are no fun whatsoever!!
>
> Anyway... there is now only one PC left running Windows, and 8 others have
> made the transition, and this time they're not going back. And I feel quite
> good about it, and sort-of know what I'm on about. I figure anyone else fed
> up with MS stomping tactics might find my experiences of some use.

It seems to me like you have come a long way. From a dedicated Windows user (I will not recompile my kernel, XPs are working out of the box) to an enthusiastic Linux tweaker (kernel recompiling is "remarkably pleasant and exhilerating experience"). :-) Congratulations for breaking of chains of the dominant OS. However, it was predictible. For a guy who enjoys playing with Oracle is playing with Linux just an expected behaviour. :-)

P.S. I'm feeling somehow ashamed now. Although all my test servers are running some kind of Unix, my personal computer and notebook are still using Windows XPs. The chains are just too tight for me. :-)

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