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<br /> <b>Received: </b>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:00:12 PM CDT
<br /> <b>From: </b>tclug-list-request@mn-linux.org
<br /> <b>To: </b>tclug-list@mn-linux.org
<br /> <b>Subject: </b>tclug-list Digest, Vol 75, Issue 37
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<br />Hey guys I am pretty new at using Ubuntu or any other distro of linux for that matter, so my comments might not be so important but here goes.
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<br />I want to use linux in order to get away from an OS that is bloated and cumbersome and full of problems which make my daily use of it a constant repair job. Now by my own admission I am relatively poor and cant afford to spend more on my software than I did on the desktop or laptop I managed to buy. I hack a lot of programs just to be able to use windows at all and that includes the OS. I am bothered by doing that believe it or not and wanted to get into an OS which I could afford to use legally. I plan to donate when I can find some extra cash around and I do promise to do that.
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<br />In the meantime I simply want to find something to read my email and look at my videos or links from youtube etc. I dont want to have to take 2 years of classes to be able to understand the system enough to make it work in a minimal way. I am sure I am like most people who wish to use a computer as a tool and not have to go through the same anguish as with windows. I do want to learn and I will continue to do that, but please see that most of us simply want the OS to work well without constant problems such as we have using windows. Constant bother and malfunctions without limit along with issues of having to constantly upgrade the computer. I have better things to do than to spend all day long getting my system to work for another day.
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<br />That should be the immediate goal of the distribution: to make it work well without hundreds of issues to solve. Secondary to that is to improve it so it can take advantage of new hardware, but most of us dont change our systems every six months anyway. I personally went to linux to find something that just plain works and is stable and can be depended on to keep working day after day. That is only a dream on my windows machines.
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<br />The object should be to get as many people as we can to use linux and then hardware manufacturers will put effort into making their stuff work on our OS and not just to struggle along on windows. I am grateful for all the guys who help make the OS better and help solve out issues with software and hardware. I accept that I have to learn and will keep at it, but that is not my main issue to leave windows and embrace linux. I like that it simply works. Keep up the good work and I will do all I can to help others myself.
<br />Ken
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