On 8/10/2012 9:34 PM, Mike Flannigan wrote: > > On 8/10/2012 7:53 PM, users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> He is usingi Windows NT 5. Windows 2000. Which is seriously old and long >> time EOL. :-) >> >> Win 2000 was not meant for home use. It was a business release and was >> very expensive. He either has a used machine that he bought at a swap >> meet or a Pirated copy. My 'guess' would be that Linux does not 'run' >> for him because his machine is too old and the hardware might require >> special (non free) drivers. And I would think that the money he says he >> will spend on Windows 7 will be a waste too. :-) > > > You are right about me using Win2000. I'm the only > one I know who still uses it and it is still working > very good for me. Hard to believe isn't it? > > My main machine, which runs Win2000, was bought new in > 2006. If I had bought it 6 months later Win2000 would > not install on it. > > The Linux went on a 6 core AMD 64 machine I had built last > weekend. Now I have Win7 on that machine. > > I think some people here are taking this post of mine out- > of-context. My intent was to record my experience for myself > and for anybody who cares to see it on this list. That is > all. No slams intended. > > I will almost surely be moving to Linux someday, but I > suspect it may still be years away. This list is a 'help-me-with-my-problem' list. You did not ask for help. Some called your post a rant. Some might call it a troll. This list is not a Blog. Good that you can still use Windows. You have a nice day. -- David -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
