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   XPost: alt.os.linux.redhat   
   From: none@trollfeed.com   
      
   On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:31:06 +0000, Gregory L. Hansen wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > Liam Slider   wrote:   
   >>On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:10:37 -0700, Snit wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> is there anyone who knows OS X and Linux well who can make an honest and   
   >>> reasoned comparison of the two?   
   >>   
   >>I haven't exactly used OSX. However I can tell you a bit about Linux. The   
   >>whole "fiddling with config files" claim is pretty damn well a thing of   
   >>the distant past, unless you like fiddling with config files. Consistancy   
   >>that Mac users brag about is there. Linux is usually easy to install, in   
   >>fact there was a recent comparison of installations between Windows, OSX,   
   >>and Linux, and Linux was considered comparable to OSX. Ease of use is   
   >>there, GNOME is so simple to use anyone could use it. I'd compare it quite   
   >>well as a DE with how I've heard Macs describes, and GNOME follows strict   
   >>HiG as well....just like OSX does. Linux gets more life out of old   
   >>hardware, just as Apple claims to.   
   >   
   > How do I tell Mandrake that I have a modem?   
      
   If is a real modem, you should be able to configure it from the Contol   
   Center.   
      
   If it is a wimodem:   
   http://linmodems.org/   
      
      
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   Rick   
      
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