Comments on: Microsoft Clambake vs. Ubuntu Zesty Zebra

By: Trinifar

Trinifar — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:31:15 +0000

Greg, how you post so prolifically and maintain a day job I’ll never know, but it’s really great to see someone on ScienceBlogs talking about Linux and the fraud that uSoft has committed on its millions of customers. (The fraud being that uSoft is actually providing something of special value for its products.)Ubuntu has done some great work (and Debian on which Ubuntu is based). I hope more people become aware of it. There just isn’t any case (business case or otherwise) that can be made anymore for running a box with Windows. And there is plently of help available (both paid and free) for people willing to make the switch to Linux.

By: greg laden

greg laden — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:51:05 +0000

Richard,Back up your data and Install Ubuntu Linux. Then you’ll bee all set. No kidding.

By: Richard Parker

Richard Parker — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:58:42 +0000

Greg, I’m sure you’re nothing like a 9 year-old computer whizkid, and nor am I.Can you direct me to a website written by a 9 yr old who can tell me in simple terms what I can do to dump Microsoft?I bought an Acer laptop in Spain last year, and asked that they alter the XP to English, which they did. Now I’m on an island in the Philippines, and MS tell me that my version of XP is pirated. Somehow they know where I am, because they ask me to pay up in Philippine pesos.They get all sniffy about refusing to give me updates when I ask for them, but still sneak into my computer in the dead of night and update things I don’t know about.I’ve got plenty of vistas and clambakes around here without Mr Gates’s.Please assistregardsRichard

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:34:20 +0000

Catharsis of Fairy Tale.It’s a beautiful tale, but seems (to me anyway) to preach to the choir. I may have to run it past a few people to see if it rings any chords. It certainly rang true to me, and beautifully I might add. 😉