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   Message 28,436 of 29,919   
   Robert Riches to Maurice Batey   
   Re: Testing multiple distros on one driv   
   02 Aug 12 04:21:16   
   
   From: spamtrap42@jacob21819.net   
      
   On 2012-08-01, Maurice Batey  wrote:   
   > On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:05:26 +0200, Aragorn wrote:   
   >   
   >> they insisted on testing it under Windows,   
   >> and when I complained to them about the flaws of the machine, they   
   >> blamed it all on GNU/Linux and claimed that - and I quote - "everything   
   >> worked PERFECTLY under Windows".   
   >   
   > When I returned my PC for them to check the CPU problem, I set it to   
   > boot straight into Windows 7* - no sign of Linux anywhere.   
   >   
   > But I was able to make sure the problem manifested itself under   
   > Windows.   
   >   
   >   (* Which I use only once a year, to make the family DVD!)   
      
   What, don't ffmpeg, dvdauthor, and related tools work?  What   
   other capabilities do you need to make the family DVD?   
      
   --   
   Robert Riches   
   spamtrap42@jacob21819.net   
   (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)   
      
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