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05-03-2017, 09:38 AM
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No really you are just forced by work*.
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I'd use Linux far more often if the people who do use it weren't such prats. |
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05-03-2017, 09:39 AM
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Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
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... but there are still some things I do that need Windows.
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To add to my comment above with the "No really..." I have not used m$ at home for well over 5 years or so, I even game sometimes but if you think so can run m$ in a virtual machine VM on Linux too.   |
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05-03-2017, 09:42 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
Distribution: any GPL that work on freest-HW; has been KDE, CLI, Novena-SBC but open.. http://goo.gl/NqgqJx &c ;-)
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No really you are just forced by work*.
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I'd use Linux far more often if the people who do use it weren't such prats. |
Why because you need help; there's  distros now?
And documentation galore! 
Last edited by jamison20000e; 05-03-2017 at 09:45 AM.
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05-03-2017, 09:44 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
Distribution: any GPL that work on freest-HW; has been KDE, CLI, Novena-SBC but open.. http://goo.gl/NqgqJx &c ;-)
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Not to mention a mix of all types here at LQ... and using Linux. 
But, don't take my word for it.
Last edited by jamison20000e; 05-03-2017 at 09:46 AM.
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05-03-2017, 09:57 AM
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Anyone who has ever had to work in support for a living knows, running in a virtual machine is not the same as running on bare metal.
No I don't need help, but I don't feel the need to hang around with such people.
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05-03-2017, 10:28 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: ...uncanny valley... infinity\1975; (randomly born:) Milwaukee, WI, US( + travel,) Earth&Mars (I wish,) END BORDER$!◣◢┌∩┐ Fe26-E,e...
Distribution: any GPL that work on freest-HW; has been KDE, CLI, Novena-SBC but open.. http://goo.gl/NqgqJx &c ;-)
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Originally Posted by dave@burn-it.co.uk
Anyone who has ever had to work in support for a living knows, running in a virtual machine is not the same as running on bare metal.
No I don't need help, but I don't feel the need to hang around with such people.
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With the right new school hardware geared towards virtualization like this ThinkPad T420 it's the same as on bare metal. (The software's better now too. )
The OP didn't say where can I buy 7, $oon to be outdated?
Stereotypes and thin skin devolve like religions... and, a lack of freedom ie education‽
Last edited by jamison20000e; 05-03-2017 at 10:30 AM.
Reason: added the (...)
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