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I think this message is right on target. People want help, are willing to
pay for it, ask for it, and then are hit with an arrogant message about "netiquette"
by an essentially self appointed, self styled net patrolman. I can really
relate to you (Neal & Gay) not wanting to be forced into several years
of study trying to learn all the intricacies of a comparatively complex operating
system. Plus this so called "spam" is actually an opportunity for someone
to earn some money. Now I ask, how can one person decide for all the others
as to who in this group would want to earn money and who wouldn't or how
they might want to earn it. This mailing list should not be a place where
a single solitary (self appointed) boss defines what you can or can not
do. As I said before, I never considered the first message that was declared
"spam" to even be spam. So I don't know. I myself have been declared to
be deficient in netiquette because of some comparatively petty issues. So
if "netnutiquette" allows us to express an opinion here, I would welcome
all requests from people who are seeking help and especially those who are
willing to pay for it. I myself was willing to pay for help in getting my
Linux system going when I first started. At the time I experienced a great
deal of frustration, and got blasted too, so I can relate. <br>
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As for the help, all I can say is that I don't care for Red Hat, but depending
on your purposes it could be the best choice for what you are trying to do.
I see RedHat as being popular with people wanting to set up a sever or networked
system, while some other distributions seem stronger in the desktop and user
friendliness arena. In as much as you are a dentist; and I presume comparatively
well heeled, you might consider the Macintosh OS-X. Having said that, I
wouldn't use it myself because I don't care to be locked into expensive proprietary
hardware and software, but it probably is much more intuitive and user friendly.
So if you need to or are willing to pay for help, then perhaps the investment
in a hardware and intuitive software might actually turn out to be more economical
in the long run. Don't get me wrong, I do use Linux exclusively on my home
PC, but my choice is based primarily on economic, political, and security
reasons. I use Linux because it will run on standard clone PC's and there
is a competitive environment amongst the various distributions, and in the
long run, the effort required to learn it should be well worth it, if in
fact Linux application software can do whatever task you need to accomplish.
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Neal & Gay Timon wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2">Perhaps my experience will give another perspective
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<div><font size="2">I went to Comp USA the Sunday your group was there.
I was considering upgrading my windows operating system and spoke to two
of your members. Our discussion impressed me, and I decided to purchase
the Red Hat Linux software. I also attended one of your classes but found
I didn't have enough knowledge to benefit (I'm sure most of you can relate
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<div><font size="2">It was suggested that I subscribe to this group where
I could ask for help etc. I'm just an older dentist trying to benefit from
what I still perceive to be benefits of this system. I want to get it working
but am not interested in spending countless hours learning all the details
about a new operating system right now.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">I was also considering asking about hiring someone
to help me (you students must still be hungry and need money). That isn't
my idea of spam, but it may not be something you want on this group. Perhaps
you would rather just reply that this group discourages that sort of request
and suggest an alternative.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Neal</font></div>
<div><font size="2">by the way, where can I hire someone to help me?</font></div>
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