I looked and didn't see a linux newsgroup on this server so I'm goning to 
post here and endure the flames if they happen.

I'm getting pretty discouraged with MicroSoft. The last round of XP security 
patches (.ani butch) did nothing but hose my system. With a little luck I 
was able to undo the boogered up job it did to the registry. I've got my 
fingers crossed .... anyway enough for the rant.

Has anyone had any expierience with Ubuntu's version of Linux? I have a 
retired PC that I was going to load up just to have a look, and thought I'd 
ask here to see if anyone had any comments .... good or bad about Ubuntu.

Cheers Jim

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> I looked and didn't see a linux newsgroup on this server

It is called povray.unix ... ;-)

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In article <46291d90$1@news.povray.org>, tho### [at] trfde says...
> Jim Holsenback wrote:
> > I looked and didn't see a linux newsgroup on this server
> 
> It is called povray.unix ... ;-)
> 
And if MS keeps scaring, frustrating or just plain ignoring people with 
Vista's BS implementations, it might, I can only hope, change to a case 
where the "unix" one gets replaced by "povray.window", that being the 
place for all the fools that use anything newer than XP. lol

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}

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"Thorsten Froehlich" <tho### [at] trfde> wrote in message 
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> Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> I looked and didn't see a linux newsgroup on this server
>
> It is called povray.unix ... ;-)

Thanks .... shoulda known

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> Has anyone had any expierience with Ubuntu's version of Linux? I have a 

I work with it full-time at my day job (I don't even have a windows machine
at work, and frankly at this point don't miss it).

Note I am a windows developer also, so I'm not biased. Quite simply Ubuntu
has been excellent.

I will also comment that my initial setup was FC6. I persevered with that for
about two months before blowing it away for Ubuntu. Should have done it sooner.

-- Chris

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"Chris Cason" <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote in 
message news:462cb158$1@news.povray.org...
> Note I am a windows developer also, so I'm not biased. Quite simply Ubuntu
> has been excellent.
>
> I will also comment that my initial setup was FC6. I persevered with that 
> for
> about two months before blowing it away for Ubuntu. Should have done it 
> sooner.
>
> -- Chris

Thanks for the comments .... and while I'm at it thanks for ALL your hard 
work on POV. It's given me MANY hours of enjoyment. Keep up the good work!

Jim

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> I looked and didn't see a linux newsgroup on this server so I'm goning to 
> post here and endure the flames if they happen.
> 
> I'm getting pretty discouraged with MicroSoft. The last round of XP security 
> patches (.ani butch) did nothing but hose my system. With a little luck I 
> was able to undo the boogered up job it did to the registry. I've got my 
> fingers crossed .... anyway enough for the rant.
> 
> Has anyone had any expierience with Ubuntu's version of Linux? I have a 
> retired PC that I was going to load up just to have a look, and thought I'd 
> ask here to see if anyone had any comments .... good or bad about Ubuntu.
> 
> Cheers Jim 

Ubuntu's great - we're in the process of switching over every machine in 
our lab to ubuntu (except for the ones which have to run windows or 
mac).  Gentoo is also a great system, especially if performance is an 
issue, but its setup is a little less user friendly the ubuntu.

You can try a "liveCD" version of ubuntu; It's slow, and not 
customizable, but it gives you a chance to test the system without 
committing to it:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Bryan

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