• Mixed Microsoft/Linux Platforms

    From jagossel@KK4QBN to All on Friday, January 27, 2017 19:17:52
    So, I do follow some of the Twitter users for different Microsoft products
    and serives: Visual Studio Code, .NET, and Channel 9.

    Since .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and Powershell Core is open source, they have been having a lot of tweets around running .NET Core and ASP.NET Core apps on Linux.

    That and the fact that the next relase of SQL Server is going to run on Linux, and the fact it is now possible have GNU/Linux utilities with Windows Subsystems for Linux on Windows 10, it seems to me that Microsoft is making great strides to allow the possibility to mix and match platforms now.

    How do you feel, as developers or those who are interested in being developers, about this movement toward mixed platforms? Do you think it is a good thing, or a bad thing? Do you there there is a lot of potential for Microsdt actually succeeding in allowing this mix and match? Do you think developers and system anaylsts has been welcoming of this change?

    Thoughts?

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  • From Jazzy_J@JAYSCAFE to jagossel on Sunday, January 29, 2017 06:53:00
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    So, I do follow some of the Twitter users for different Microsoft
    products and serives: Visual Studio Code, .NET, and Channel 9.

    Since .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and Powershell Core is open source, they have been having a lot of tweets around running .NET Core and ASP.NET
    Core apps on Linux.

    That and the fact that the next relase of SQL Server is going to run on Linux, and the fact it is now possible have GNU/Linux utilities with Windows Subsystems for Linux on Windows 10, it seems to me that
    Microsoft is making great strides to allow the possibility to mix and match platforms now.

    How do you feel, as developers or those who are interested in being developers, about this movement toward mixed platforms? Do you think it
    is a good thing, or a bad thing? Do you there there is a lot of
    potential for Microsdt actually succeeding in allowing this mix and
    match? Do you think developers and system anaylsts has been welcoming
    of this change?

    Thoughts?

    -jag
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    I'm neutral. I will work the tools they give me. But, I really feel that Microsoft is making moves to exit the OS business and get to SaaS. It would not surprise.

    I will say that right now, paying attention to the IT World and watching the politics behind it is quite interesting. Lots of things are moving.

    Jay

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  • From jagossel@KK4QBN to Jazzy_J on Sunday, January 29, 2017 15:51:10
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Jazzy_J to jagossel on Sun Jan 29 2017 06:53 am

    I'm neutral. I will work the tools they give me. But, I really feel that Microsoft is making moves to exit the OS business and get to SaaS. It would not surprise.

    I heard about them wanting to leave operating system business and focus more in Azure. It makes sense in two aspects: (1) more and more businesses (seems to) are moving to using cloud services, and (2) hearing that Windows 10 will be the last major release and just continuing to improve on it.

    There is a rumor going around that there could be a possibility that Windows could be open source, but I heard no official confirmation. It would seem to be the case when they made .NET Core, MSBuild, ASP.NET Core, and Powershell Core all open source. I guess there could be some truth to that, and one could say that Microsoft could open up Windows, but again, I saw nothing official about it.

    I guess only time will tell.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to jagossel on Monday, February 13, 2017 12:57:46
    Since .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, and Powershell Core is open source, they have been having a lot of tweets around running .NET Core and ASP.NET Core apps on Linux.

    That and the fact that the next relase of SQL Server is going to run on Linux, and the fact it is now possible have GNU/Linux utilities with Windows Subsystems for Linux on Windows 10, it seems to me that Microsoft is making great strides to allow the possibility to mix and match platforms now.

    How do you feel, as developers or those who are interested in being developers, about this movement toward mixed platforms? Do you think it is a good thing, or a bad thing? Do you there there is a lot of potential for Microsdt actually succeeding in allowing this mix and match? Do you think developers and system anaylsts has been welcoming of this change?

    I feel like this is a good thing. Linux seems to be getting more and more mature and popular over time, so it's good to see it being embraced by more companies, particularly big ones.

    However, I'm not totally sure I trust Microsoft. I'm not sure if Microsoft really just wants to support Linux or if they have some other intentions. I'm wondering if they really believe it's in their best interest to support Linux in order to continue selling software, which may well be the case. If that's true, then I wonder if that means Windows sales are lacking these days? I've certainly seen people moving away from Windows due to the changes starting with Windows 8.1, and speculation about Microsoft going to a subscription model for Windows.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to jagossel on Monday, February 13, 2017 13:00:31
    I heard about them wanting to leave operating system business and focus more in Azure. It makes sense in two aspects: (1) more and more businesses (seems to) are moving to using cloud services, and (2) hearing that Windows 10 will be the last major release and just continuing to improve on it.

    There is a rumor going around that there could be a possibility that Windows could be open source, but I heard no official confirmation. It would seem to be the case when they made .NET Core, MSBuild, ASP.NET Core, and Powershell Core all open source. I guess there could be some truth to that, and one could say that Microsoft could open up Windows, but again, I saw nothing official about it.

    I haven't heard about Windows possibly going open-source, but I've heard speculation that Microsoft might go to a subscription model for Windows. If that's the case, I imagine many (more) people would want to switch to another platform. I would most likely want to use something else rather than pay a recurring fee to use my own computer. Windows is my main OS, but I've been liking Mint Linux these days..

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  • From jagossel@KK4QBN to Nightfox on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 09:36:43
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Nightfox to jagossel on Mon Feb 13 2017 01:00 pm

    I haven't heard about Windows possibly going open-source, but I've heard speculation that Microsoft might go to a subscription model for Windows. If that's the case, I imagine many (more) people would want to switch to anothe
    r
    platform. I would most likely want to use something else rather than pay a recurring fee to use my own computer. Windows is my main OS, but I've been liking Mint Linux these days..

    I have heard the same subacription-based Windows rumor as well. I am OK with it as it implies renting a license for Windows and constantly getting the latest updates. If Microsoft does go down the route if doing a subscription, I will have to see how much they are going to charge. My family already has a few software subscriptions: Office 365, Adobe Photoshop (wife only), and Adobe PDF (wife only). If the price is too high and if they will only do one user per subscription, then I will only pay for it on my wife's computer.

    Me, personally, I will continue to use Antergos, GIMP, LibreOffice, and CUPS PDF.
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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to jagossel on Monday, February 20, 2017 13:36:48
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: jagossel to Nightfox on Tue Feb 14 2017 09:36 am

    I have heard the same subacription-based Windows rumor as well. I am OK with it as it implies renting a license for Windows and constantly getting the latest updates. If Microsoft does go down the route if doing a subscription, I will have to see how much they are going to charge. My

    I just don't like the idea of paying a subscription to use an operating system. The OS is a key part of a computer, so an OS subscription would mean that if I miss a payment, then I can't use my computer at all. After spending money to buy a computer, I'd still like to be able to at least use it for something.

    Nightfox

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  • From Jazzy_J@JAYSCAFE to Nightfox on Thursday, March 02, 2017 05:40:00
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    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: jagossel to Nightfox on Tue Feb 14 2017 09:36 am

    I have heard the same subacription-based Windows rumor as well. I am OK with it as it implies renting a license for Windows and constantly getting the latest updates. If Microsoft does go down the route if doing a subscription, I will have to see how much they are going to charge. My

    I just don't like the idea of paying a subscription to use an operating system. The OS is a key part of a computer, so an OS subscription would mean that if I miss a payment, then I can't use my computer at all.
    After spending money to buy a computer, I'd still like to be able to at least use it for something.

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    I can almost guaruntee that Microsoft will nag you to death with notifications if they decide to go to a subscription-based OS. They are darn good of it now.
    Disabling notifications is a bear in Windows 10.

    With that said, I use Microsoft products sparingly in my home. My kids use *nix, wife is MS bound. There are a few game I have to dual-boot into Win7 to play. Jay's Cafe' is run on Win7 (for simplicity). But all remaining internet services are *nix-based.


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  • From Denn Gray@OUTWEST to Nightfox on Friday, March 17, 2017 08:08:13
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Nightfox to jagossel on Mon Feb 20 2017 01:36 pm

    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: jagossel to Nightfox on Tue Feb 14 2017 09:36 am

    I have heard the same subacription-based Windows rumor as well. I am OK with it as it implies renting a license for Windows and constantly gett the latest updates. If Microsoft does go down the route if doing a subscription, I will have to see how much they are going to charge. My

    I just don't like the idea of paying a subscription to use an operating syst The OS is a key part of a computer, so an OS subscription would mean that if miss a payment, then I can't use my computer at all. After spending money t buy a computer, I'd still like to be able to at least use it for something.

    Nightfox

    I am glad I have Linux to fall back on, Microsoft is getting way to greedy.
    I still use windows 7 on my Desktop but run all my servers on Ubuntu Linux.

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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Denn Gray on Friday, March 17, 2017 12:38:06
    I am glad I have Linux to fall back on, Microsoft is getting way to greedy.
    I still use windows 7 on my Desktop but run all my servers on Ubuntu Linux.

    Yes, I'm glad I have a familiarity with Linux. If Microsoft starts charging a subscription fee for Windows, I think I'll end up switching to Linux. Mint Linux is currently my favorite distro, but I also like OpenSUSE (also back when it was just SuSE).

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  • From Mro@BBSESINF to Nightfox on Saturday, March 18, 2017 00:25:44
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Nightfox to Denn Gray on Fri Mar 17 2017 12:38 pm

    I am glad I have Linux to fall back on, Microsoft is getting way to greedy.
    I still use windows 7 on my Desktop but run all my servers on Ubuntu Linux.

    Yes, I'm glad I have a familiarity with Linux. If Microsoft starts charging a subscription fee for Windows, I think I'll end up switching to Linux.
    Mint Linux is currently my favorite distro, but I also like OpenSUSE (also back when it was just SuSE).



    i'll just keep stealing it. i have several legit copies of windows but i prefer to steal it just because it's easier to install.

    windows is a more polished product and linux is not for everyone.

    i prefer to just use linux as a sever OS. the oses i use for my desktops are windows. linux is still a mess in some respects.
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  • From Denn Gray@OUTWEST to Mro on Saturday, March 18, 2017 08:01:53
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Nightfox on Sat Mar 18 2017 12:25 am

    i prefer to just use linux as a sever OS. the oses i use for my desktops are windows. linux is still a mess in some respects.
    i prefer to just use linux as a sever OS. the oses i use for my desktops are windows. linux is still a mess in some respects.

    I run most of my servers on Ubuntu 14.04, however I do run my Plex home server on a windows thin client PC and I run my BBS on that same PC.
    I prefer Linux for servers in most cases.
    I have tried many Linux Distro's but have settled on Ubuntu due to its stability and support.
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  • From Vk3jed@FREEWAY to Mro on Sunday, March 19, 2017 08:30:00
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    windows is a more polished product and linux is not for everyone.

    i prefer to just use linux as a sever OS. the oses i use for my
    desktops are windows. linux is still a mess in some respects.

    As much as I love Linux, I tend to do the same as you for pragmatic reasons - Windows still works better for me on the desktop, but Linux is hard to beat as a server.


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  • From Vk3jed@FREEWAY to Denn Gray on Sunday, March 19, 2017 08:35:00
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    I run most of my servers on Ubuntu 14.04, however I do run my Plex
    home server on a windows thin client PC and I run my BBS on that same
    PC. I prefer Linux for servers in most cases.

    I use Debian or Raspian these days on machines acting as servers. Have heard a lot of good things about Ubuntu, but like the way Debian is managed for the most part. I also tend not to run X, so have a strong preference for command line or curses based tools.

    I have tried many Linux Distro's but have settled on Ubuntu due to its stability and support.

    I used to run Red Hat/CentOS, but after CentOS 6 made some major changes that broke some software I was using at the time, I switched to Debian and have been happy since.


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  • From Nightfox@DIGDIST to Mro on Saturday, March 18, 2017 21:22:41
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Nightfox on Sat Mar 18 2017 12:25 am

    i'll just keep stealing it. i have several legit copies of windows but i prefer to steal it just because it's easier to install.

    windows is a more polished product and linux is not for everyone.

    i prefer to just use linux as a sever OS. the oses i use for my desktops are windows. linux is still a mess in some respects.

    Windows has been doing online activation since XP though.. I'm not sure I'd want to risk it, particularly if I want to install Windows updates.

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  • From Deavmi@KK4QBN to jagossel on Sunday, March 19, 2017 08:20:36
    I'm not really interested in Microsoft languages, atleast as of now so for me I do not really care and therefore having Microsoft products available on GNU/Linux or not for me means nothing.

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  • From Mro@BBSESINF to Nightfox on Sunday, March 19, 2017 12:34:29
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Nightfox to Mro on Sat Mar 18 2017 09:22 pm

    i prefer to just use linux as a sever OS. the oses i use for my desktops are windows. linux is still a mess in some respects.

    Windows has been doing online activation since XP though.. I'm not sure I'd want to risk it, particularly if I want to install Windows updates.



    they have always defeated it, since xp. also you can manually install updates. i keep updates turned off and install what i want to install. i dont trust that shit.
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  • From Dumas Walker@CAPCITY2 to Vk3jed on Sunday, March 19, 2017 09:18:00
    I use Debian or Raspian these days on machines acting as servers. Have heard a lot of good things about Ubuntu, but like the way Debian is managed for the most part. I also tend not to run X, so have a strong preference for command line or curses based tools.

    If you are not using X, then I don't think there is really much of a benefit
    of running ubuntu. I installed it on one machine for a while. It was a more "bells-and-whistles," IMHO, for the X or desktop user. Cli utilities may
    have been somewhat newer versions as, IIRC, they move stuff up to "stable" quicker.

    I eventually replaced ubuntu with debian on the machine in question. More stable.

    Honestly, I have used linux as my primary desktop OS for about 17 years now.
    I used to keep a Windows 98SE machine up-to-date because I sometimes needed
    it for things like Office or gaming. I currently have an XP partition on my personal machine but I have probably not used it in at least 3 years. I am pretty much able to do everything I want on the debian boxes.

    I could even move my DOS-based BBS, currently running under OS/2 for VMODEM, over to the debian box. I have tested it, am just too lazy to finish the
    job. :)

    So, unless you have some proprietary software that only runs on Windows, I am not real sure these days what it is that a linux desktop cannot do that
    Windows can.




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  • From Joe Delahaye@LIONSDEN to Mro on Sunday, March 19, 2017 20:03:46
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Nightfox on Sun Mar 19 2017 12:34:29

    they have always defeated it, since xp. also you can manually install updates. i keep updates turned off and install what i want to install. i dont trust that shit.

    You will find either one difficult to do in Windows 10. You cannot turn off updates, nor can you stop it from downloading automatically and installing. I have not checked yet on the other machine which runs the insider Edition, but the upcoming Creator edition is supposed to give you some control over that.


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  • From Vk3jed@FREEWAY to Dumas Walker on Monday, March 20, 2017 16:30:00
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    If you are not using X, then I don't think there is really much of a benefit of running ubuntu. I installed it on one machine for a while.
    It was a more "bells-and-whistles," IMHO, for the X or desktop user.
    Cli utilities may have been somewhat newer versions as, IIRC, they move stuff up to "stable" quicker.

    Yeah, when I run servers, I simply don't have a need for X. I do pretty much everything on the command line. And if I did happen to need X, I can always fire it up with "startx" or use VNC.

    I eventually replaced ubuntu with debian on the machine in question.
    More stable.

    Honestly, I have used linux as my primary desktop OS for about 17 years now. I used to keep a Windows 98SE machine up-to-date because I
    sometimes needed it for things like Office or gaming. I currently have
    an XP partition on my personal machine but I have probably not used it
    in at least 3 years. I am pretty much able to do everything I want on
    the debian boxes.

    I use a wide variety of applications, and some (a decreasing minority) are Windows only. Also, I just fund some of the maintenance of appl under Linux a bit more "clunky" than Windows. Probably just a preference thing.

    I could even move my DOS-based BBS, currently running under OS/2 for VMODEM, over to the debian box. I have tested it, am just too lazy to finish the job. :)

    Indeed, Linux can run DOS software quite well. :)

    So, unless you have some proprietary software that only runs on
    Windows, I am not real sure these days what it is that a linux desktop cannot do that Windows can.

    I do have a bit of that, mostly in the "free as in beer" category.


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  • From Nicholas Boel@PHARCYDE to Vk3jed on Monday, March 20, 2017 16:54:26
    On 3/20/2017 1:30 AM, Vk3jed -> Dumas Walker wrote:

    So, unless you have some proprietary software that only runs on
    Windows, I am not real sure these days what it is that a linux desktop
    cannot do that Windows can.

    I do have a bit of that, mostly in the "free as in beer" category.

    Since when is beer free? I wanna know where you hang out! :)

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  • From Mro@BBSESINF to Joe Delahaye on Monday, March 20, 2017 20:36:16
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Joe Delahaye to Mro on Sun Mar 19 2017 08:03 pm


    they have always defeated it, since xp. also you can manually install updates. i keep updates turned off and install what i want to install. i dont trust that shit.

    You will find either one difficult to do in Windows 10. You cannot turn off updates, nor can you stop it from downloading automatically and installing. I have not checked yet on the other machine which runs the insider Edition, but the upcoming Creator edition is supposed to give you some control over that.


    i only had windows 10 on a laptop that my girlfriend got from bestbuy and it took a dive after a few updates. i'm still running win7 enterprise. i dont feel i'm missing out.
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  • From Vk3jed@FREEWAY to Nicholas Boel on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 18:49:00
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    I do have a bit of that, mostly in the "free as in beer" category.

    Since when is beer free? I wanna know where you hang out! :)

    When it's someone else's! :D


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  • From Poindexter Fortran@REALITY to Mro on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 09:09:21
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Joe Delahaye on Mon Mar 20 2017 08:36 pm

    i only had windows 10 on a laptop that my girlfriend got from bestbuy and it took a dive after a few updates. i'm still running win7 enterprise. i dont feel i'm missing out.

    I'm running 10 on a desktop and laptop now, and have another laptop running Lubuntu. I put Windows 7 in a Virtualbox VM (the newer versions support Aero 3d, which is nice)

    After running Windows 7 for a while again, I miss it. it feels so much less cluttered than 10, and does everything I need.

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  • From Deavmi@KK4QBN to Mro on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 13:10:35
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Joe Delahaye on Mon Mar 20 2017 08:36 pm

    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Joe Delahaye to Mro on Sun Mar 19 2017 08:03 pm


    they have always defeated it, since xp. also you can manually instal
    l
    updates. i keep updates turned off and install what i want to instal
    l.
    i dont trust that shit.

    You will find either one difficult to do in Windows 10. You cannot turn
    off
    updates, nor can you stop it from downloading automatically and installin
    g.
    I have not checked yet on the other machine which runs the insider Editio
    n,
    but the upcoming Creator edition is supposed to give you some control ove
    r
    that.


    i only had windows 10 on a laptop that my girlfriend got from bestbuy and i
    t
    took a dive after a few updates. i'm still running win7 enterprise. i dont feel i'm missing out.

    It's really average Widnows 10. Nothing new besides telemetry.

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  • From Joe Delahaye@LIONSDEN to Mro on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 13:41:36
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Joe Delahaye on Mon Mar 20 2017 20:36:16

    they have always defeated it, since xp. also you can manually
    install updates. i keep updates turned off and install what i want
    to install. i dont trust that shit.

    You will find either one difficult to do in Windows 10. You cannot
    turn off updates, nor can you stop it from downloading automatically
    and installing. I have not checked yet on the other machine which runs
    the insider Edition, but the upcoming Creator edition is supposed to
    give you some control over that.


    i only had windows 10 on a laptop that my girlfriend got from bestbuy and it took a dive after a few updates. i'm still running win7 enterprise. i dont feel i'm missing out.

    Did it come installed with 10, or was it updated? Some updates from 7 had some problems. You will be missing out in about 2 years I think, when it is no longer supported.


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  • From Mro@BBSESINF to Joe Delahaye on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 21:25:10
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Joe Delahaye to Mro on Tue Mar 21 2017 01:41 pm

    Did it come installed with 10, or was it updated? Some updates from 7 had some problems. You will be missing out in about 2 years I think, when it is no longer supported.


    it was an update from windows 8 i believe. the daughter who i call the destroyer of all electronics dropped a ton of water on the keyboard and brought it to me asking if i could fix it.

    she was using the couch as a desk and then put her waterbottle on the cushion and ofcourse it dumped on the laptop.
    she went through 5 iphones too.
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  • From Deavmi@KK4QBN to Mro on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 02:03:40
    For me. Linux is way better. Fedora all the way.

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  • From Joe Delahaye@LIONSDEN to Mro on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 19:00:58
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Mro to Joe Delahaye on Tue Mar 21 2017 21:25:10

    Did it come installed with 10, or was it updated? Some updates from 7
    had some problems. You will be missing out in about 2 years I think,
    when it is no longer supported.


    it was an update from windows 8 i believe. the daughter who i call the destroyer of all electronics dropped a ton of water on the keyboard and brought it to me asking if i could fix it.

    she was using the couch as a desk and then put her waterbottle on the cushion and ofcourse it dumped on the laptop.
    she went through 5 iphones too.

    Sounds like my grandaughter. She used to go thru cell phones like crazy as well. Had two stolen out of her purse as well. Now at age 27 she is much more careful <G>


    Have a nice day.

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  • From Mro@BBSESINF to Deavmi on Sunday, March 26, 2017 21:08:41
    Re: Mixed Microsoft/Linux Pla
    By: Deavmi to Mro on Wed Mar 22 2017 02:03 am

    For me. Linux is way better. Fedora all the way.

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