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What Linux configuration would you recommend for accessing this message board? And, is there a Linux message board that doesn't require "email me all your personal information and see if you like being married to us" type of registration? I want open source software, so I can know what it does before I install it.
I want to switch from WindowsXP to Linux because I'm totally fed up with MacroHard Corporation, Dell and other who rob millions of people of their time and money when we could be using our work, money and time doing good things like inventing environmentally friendly technology so the air would be less toxic.
There are several decent browsers available for Linux: Mozilla Firefox and Galeon come to mind.
What do you mean? You shouldn't have to have a special "configuration" to access here! I'm accessing this webpage using the (crappy) konqueror-embedded browser, which is a stripped version of kde's browser; i guess all linux distros must ship with kde or one of the other huge memory hogs by now, so you should be fine.
About the forums, i'm not too sure. Google, mailing list archives and some nights with coffee should work much better; Always has for me! In fact you won't do without those.
-vincent
Er.. It shouldn't matter - Any Linux Configuration will do.
The way you tend to have problems is with the choice of web browser, though provided a site is designed to W3C Spec and and you W3C Compliant browser then you shouldn't encounter any viewing problems.
Even if the sites your are viewing or your browser isn't W3C Compliant then for simple sites like this, most browsers render them exactly the same. The main problems with browser compatibilities come from Javascript and Dymanic HTML. (This site uses neither, so there's no problem.
I used linux for a while until I couldn't get all my games to work on it. Instead of going back to Linux I switched from Windows Xp to Windows Me.
Less Ram Intensive and I'm getting less spyware programs attaching itself to my computer. Windows Xp has the worst spyware. Although Me may not be as stable, it is faster
Of course not, most Games are written for a specific Operating System, Most are written exclusively for PC, its like trying to get a GameCube Cartridge to work on an X-box.
Yeah ME uses much less than RAM than XP this improves overall performance, but ME is so damn shaking its like walking a rickety staircase everytime you use your PC.
Windows 98 SE is actually much better than ME, but for performance and stability I really recommend Windows 2000 its pound per pound the best release of Windows Ever!
I think you can have both. I talked with someone yesterday and he said that I could keep Windows and Linux on the same computer. The computer configuration works by prompting the user to select Windows or Linux each time the computer is started. So I plan to add Linux to my computer soon.
Yeah you can have a dual boot option, so you can load your choice of windows or Linux each time your boot up your PC, what I was saying is, that you can't run Windows Programs/Games under Linux or vice versa, maybe I wasn't 100% clear.
If I switch to Linux, I may lose access to the big commercial web sites like Yahoo.com and McAfee.com because of the software requirements, but I don't want to give up access to this web site. I just wanted to see if it would be realistic to access web sites like this with a Linux web browser.
The two things I like about this message board are that it's about long hair, and it is very easy to participate. There is no need to have Java or active X, no requests that I update my web browser the latest EI, no requests that I register, no cookies required, no need to send credit card number, etc.
Thank you everyone for the support.
Picture Purged
Any Linux distribution includes the Mozilla Firefox browser. Netscape and Opera are also available for Linux. You might have to install the Java plugin - the RedHat distribution does not include it, I do not know much about SuSe or Mandrake.
Most plugins are available for Linux too - with the notable exception of MicroSoft plugins...
The Men's Longhair board works without problems with Linux.
Linux distributions are available for free on the Internet and some - such as Debian - allow you to download and install directly from the distributors' websites.
Linux distributions that I have installed:
RedHat - their Fedora set is available for free, easy to install and configure (through graphic user interfaces). Another set - RedHat Enterprise - can be purchased (you get the CD-ROMs and a manual).
Debian - somewhat complicated to set up, can be installed directly from the net (you have to download the image files for several diskettes). Better for servers rather than desktops.
Slackware - for the more advanced user.
SuSe - Easy to install and configure, some say that it is better than RedHat's Fedora.
Mandrake - I have never used it.
A Linux Longhair
Thanks for the suggestions and link to information.
I'll probably buy and install RedHat Linux. I think making a purchase at the store will help keep Linux on the store shelves (less likely to be discontinued) and therefore support the use of Linux and Mozilla Firefox web browser.
