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Some people attach a stigma to all things free and feel something can only be worthwhile if they pay for it.

iMagicOS is out to part these people with their money.

I actually installed Jaunty before subsequently downloading the netook interface from the repos.

I'm not sure if there is a difference if you're not using the MID version but I believe they are...

Use Unetbootin.

It's really straightforward.

Sound works OOTB in Jaunty. Alternately, you could apply kernel 2.29 and ALSA 1.0.19 to your Intrepid install to get sound working.

But it's simpler to just install Jaunty :)

Why was the Easter bunny so sad?

I have the 5200mAH battery (the 6-cell from the 8.9") that Jaunty seems to report as 4 hours and 45 minutes max. I know I can get more than 6 hours with Wifi on because, well, I've run it for over 6...

If it's going to be your only computer, going for a netbook is a bad idea.

It's pretty reasonable. Mark Shuttleworth spoke on the same issue, but he took heart that at least people have the choice of trying Linux and then returning it if they don't feel it was right for...

Well, if you wanna call being able to read a bunch of instructions posted on websites and following them to make Linux work smart, then, yes, Imma freakin' genius ;)

People take the Internet too personally.

Linux users, especially, are too easily riled up by what they perceive to be an attack on their OS.

It's not a religion, it's not even a way of life.
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Don't think that Fedora has a Windows-based installer.

You can run the Live CD and/or install, but not a WUBI-like installation.

Ahh...

I can only hope that you drew that on with a spare Kilometrico.

Fixing? Neither, since I keep all my machines in good nick, don't download junk from the Internet, and run them like every cracker in the world was trying to screw me.

But that involves a lot of...

Compiz effects get broken out when the explanation that Linux is a (free) alternative operating system to Windows and isn't just for "hacker geeks" fails to make it through to the other person's...

Tasque?

People need to read more than just the thread title before hitting "Reply"

12% - Geekish tendencies.

Gawd that screen hurts my eyes.

I never quite saw the point of off-line Gmail as I use an email client but if you do use, I can see how you would be pissed off at Gears being 32bit only.

Wine works on my SUSE_64 as does Picasa. ...

I run 64bit openSUSE with no issues alongside 32bit Intrepid. Flash works, Java works, the only issue, if it even is an issue, is the necessity to house 32bit libraries in order to run 32bit...

Too true.

@OP, five hours? I woulda tried a different distro if it bogs down for so long.

I admit that I probably spend more time playing around with GNU/Linux than I rightly ought to, but I can't help it... it's just so interesting.


Why, God, why did you have to make me a nerd??!?!!

I run two distributions in case an update breaks an installation while I need my computer for work. Therefore, I would just leave the repairs aside until I have time to go about fixing it.

Plus, I...

And how many of these hundreds of thousands of problem posts come in the form of:





All of which and much, so very much more are covered in wikis, how-tos, thousands of previous posts.
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Unless they change their business model it is unlikely they would be able to maintain a user base if they charged for Ubuntu, not with so many so many (and I mean many) free derivatives and...

Starting a business is easy.

Keeping it running is the hard part.

For those super eager to have the very latest software, why not run Fedora on the side?