| From: | John Worthington |
| Date: | 4 Sep 2000 at 00:21:27 |
| Subject: | Re: Oh No not linux |
Hello Andrew
On 04-Sep-00, you wrote:
>> If you have to go why not try PPClinux before you do. It seems
>> silly that Amiga users can go on about Fusion and see linux as
>> alien.
>
> Pain in the A*se LinuxAPUS has been to me. Anything to do with
> gnome (eg. all the useful programs like Gimp etc.) crash it with a
> signal 11 error, and so far nothing I've got from the internet has
> re-compiled or installed right.
That's why some published help help would not go un-welcome.
>
> And it's not like I'm a computer novice either (he says, quietly
> hiding the fact that this /is/ the first time he's delt with
> Linux.... oppps :)
My first encounter was 68k linux and it was a mess. Nearly everything caused
by me! But the first day on any platform with no experience? I panic if a
beginner wants to try my Amiga even when I boast how simple the OS is.
I also think linux is changing but attitudes are not :)
regards
John
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