You installed linux on your Dad's computer w/o permission? No wonder he got pissed off. I would too and I like linux. Other people have suggested building a dual boot system and that's probably fine. But I think you should get your own computer. If you're running speakup, you can get by with a 1 Ghz machine or even less if you have a hardware synth. Join a linux users group in your area. Those nerds will be able to help you assemble a system for practically nothing. If you get 4 or 5 linux nerds together in one place, they can assemble a machine out of spare parts in nothing flat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Hinton" <keithint38@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 3:03 AM Subject: A computer issue, how should I deal with this? Best solution? > Hi all, > My father is a person who expects Windows XP to be on my machine every > day. > The deal is. > I bought a new gateway in April origenally intended to be the replacement > Windows machine. But I have been considering running Linux natively > entirely alone on it, and whiping Windows, and perhaps virtually running > it instaead. > Problem is, My dad, who cannot understand much less begin to learn Linux, > cannot stand anything then Windows. > I considered turning my pentium into a Windows box again, but relaly > cannot aford to lose Linux on that box either. > A couple of months agoe, my dad logged in to my box, expecting a desktop, > start menu, etc. > He saw a Linux log interminal, prompting for a password. > So he shut the system down improperly. > After that, I had to restore Windows from a clone. > I have done this too many times! And now I am being told by my dad who > owns the electrical power (and who could kick my but and such) that I > cannot, run Linux, whatsoever) and that he may unplug/ground me off the > computer. > Any suggestions? This is really an act of unfairness! > But how can I explain to a sighted man who has a tempor and who cannot > stand Linux or anything different? Thanks! Regards, --Keith > Skype- add skypedude1234 > In fact, I only use WIndblows because of Skype. That's it. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
