Are there any sacrifices in going LINUX???

[pogi_2nr]

lol my xine install has played every video type ive thrown at it...
Wven some .wmv files that my wmp in windows cant play.

[Virus]

Well... wasn't using ubuntu still, was core 4
Thanks for the reminder about xine, .. avi first thing comes to mind is mplayer

[crosses]

Sorry I havent been Posting but i never posted this thread in this Forum it was moved by one of those Moderators and i just stombled on it.
Anyways when I officially go LINUX i'll tel you guys but thanks alot forlooking out, good info but i thugh going Linux would have been alot simpler. Dont worry gonna go LINUX eventually cuz with every passing day i despise Windows more and more.
AM OUT!!!

[jamrock]

good info but i thugh going Linux would have been alot simpler.

I don't understand. Please clarify.

i never posted this thread in this Forum it was moved by one of those Moderators

It is possible that the mod sent you a pm or email re: the change.

[pogi_2nr]

The mods almost never PM/email/send homing pigeon/smoke signals/...nothing
me whenever they delete or move one of my threads/posts.

[leoandru]

And I guess that shouldnt be hard to do since it can be automated into the procedure of deleting/moving post.

[Babyboy24]

I am also considering a switch to linux as well. not that i have any problems with windows but then again, i think that there should be life without Windows cause u never know what situation u may end up in where the use of windows may not be warented. Anyways, my question is, for a begining user of linux, what is the bet version of linux to start with. So far i have experimented with the live versions of SuSE, Knoppix and Ubuntu and so far, onlly Knoppix has dont what i wanted (play music from a windows partition). I know there is more that i need to learn about linux before jumping into it so i thouhg this would have been a good place to start. please help......thanx in advance.

[jamrock]

This question has been asked and answered many times. Most times the discussions get heated. There has never been a consensus.

People have suggested Suse, Ubuntu, Mandriva, Red Hat and Debian to name a few. Keep trying distros until you find one you like.

Linux is Linux. The core is the same but the GUI's and a few other things will vary.

You can have the best of both worlds. You can like both Linux and Windows. Just think of this as a way to expand your knowledge.

[Babyboy24]

thanx for the tip jamrock. knowledge is power and i guess u areally have nothing to lose by trying both linux and windows...peace/..

[megiddo]

jalug will be having a special meeting next month to help ease newbies into linux, is there anything in particular you guys want demonstrated? so we can show you how to do it next month?