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Old May 1st 08, 01:58 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.scanner
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Default ( OT) Save Windows XP

Opus- wrote:
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:45 -0700, dave spake
thusly:

Opus- wrote:
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake
thusly:


www.ubuntu.com
Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down
and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of
the cult offerings.

The cult offerings are quite expansive.


Nothing exciting there. Many things depend on your particular GUI.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/

Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially
if using Xubuntu.


No performance advantage whatsoever. I also found it to be a
convoluted mess to install many applications. I tried many different
versions with different computers. I had a dual boot setup for a
number of months. I kept going back to Windows XP. I tried Ubuntu,
Mandrake and Red Hat. I didn't give up easily or lightly.

Whatever. I felt a great sense of liberation when I ditched the
uberparanoid snarky world of Windows.