linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] questions from a real newbie

On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 07:43:12AM +1100, Rixta Francis wrote:

> Some video cards and wireless cards, as well as various peripherals,
> e.g., printers, may require some work to get them to function properly.
> ***I know that the printer will work, as it showed up at Ubuntu.:-) So that's one important thing that works. My scanner probably won't work, as it's an old one. But maybe there are Linux drivers available on line?
>
The scanner is quite likely to work if it's an older one. Older
equipment is more likely to have Linux drivers.

> either Linux or Windows.)
> ***I still use the old Outlook Express and though I do use some special features it gives, I could do without them. And I think that actually most things will also be available in other mail programs. It will just take some searching to find them.
>
I would say that Thunderbird, or the even light sylpheed, would probably
be more than adequate, and be able to do all that OE can do

> Anti adware---heh, well, THAT is one of the big advantages of Linux.
> They write the malware for Windows.

> ***Grin, that's another reason why I would like to abandon Windows. Fewer problems with spyware and adware. Actually as long as Linux isn't a generally used OS there will probably be few viruses and other troubles for Linux users.
>
Yup, one reason I'm not that big on advocacy. More work for me if they
start targeting it more. There are some asinine decisions being made by
developers--Fedora, for example, had two folks who decided that any user
could install anything--this slipped under the radar and got into the
release--for about 37 hours. Another is that it will install language
packs whether you want them or not, and there's no way to stop it if you
use firefox. They insist it's a feature, and ignore the fact that there
have been vulnerabilities injected into some of these from time to time.

> ***I intend to get my computer custom built at a shop around the corner. So I don't think that will cost me anything more than the parts and the work. The guy said he could install Linux on it for me for free, so I assume that will then also be a version that works fine with the new computer (after all he is supposed to be the expert). Getting Windows 7 on it would cost me AUS$200 more, which I consider a waste of money.
>
Excellent. I remember there was a little store in Hiroshima that would
offer a computer with and without an O/S, but here, in the US, it's hard
to find such things in the retail stores. (Though of course, online one
can do it.)

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