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Re: why linux?



On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 02:57 -0400, S C wrote:
> For months now I have been trying to make Debian behave like a real
> OS.  However, I still cannot print, format/initialize a new cd or use
> one to back up files, get the sound working, watch a movie or read
> images from my digital camera.  With Windows all this was simple.  I
> downloaded the relevant program, set it up and it worked.  Windows is
> supposed to be devilspawn and doomed, and maybe it is.  It does,
> however, have one saving grace; it works.  It works without expecting
> me to become a systems engineer.
>
> When I go to someplace like freenode/#debian I am ignored.  Maybe I
> should say to Hell with Linux and sell my story to Microsoft.
> Obviously I don't really want to, but how much longer should I put up
> with a partial OS?  I don't mind telling you I'm damned sick of it.


Don't start with Debian, try Ubuntu or Kubuntu, they are more beginner-
friendly.
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