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From: Roy Schestowitz 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: I'm so happy, very happy and freeeeeee!
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:03:20 +0000
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*'OuW}a9Oq}: Hi all.
> 
> Forgive the cross post. I don't usually do it.
> 
> But I'm happy and I just wanted to share the joy.
> Can you feel the love? I am happy. I just love Linux.
> every time I use it for something that I am needing to
> do and wasn't before, it does it. It's fast, and smart.
> 
> I'm not new to Linux, but over the years I have become
> more and more addicted to it for all kinds of great reasons.
> 
> I haven't been using a printer for like, two years, because
> frankly, believe it or not, I had no need for one. Last night
> I needed one. I went out to wal mart at midnight, took a $27.00
> HP 1300 off the shelf and headed home. I unpacked it, plugged it
> in, turned the computer on, and started printing, no setup,
> no "please install the software from the cd", or paying any
> attention to the "minimum system requirements", which were
> different for XP, 2000, and Vista, not to mention frightening.
> Oh, and I guess it dosen't work with Linux, since it's not
> a mac either. [1]
> 
> [It's worth noting that HP went out of their way to advertise
> on the box "works with Vista!" as if that's a suprising
> feature]. //End windows remarks.
> 
> What's either amusing, or a sad commentary, is that I already
> *knew* it would work flawlessly just by putting the usb in the
> port and adding paper. Oh, yea, I had to plug in to the power
> strip. NOTE TO HEWLETT PACKARD: You guys are in serious need
> of a low cost clue. Buy one and take good care of it. If you
> are going to sell a usb product DON'T MAKE THE USB CABLE
> AN OPTIONAL ACCESSORY WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOX! You
> guys are morons. You include a printer cartridge and a power
> cord, and leave out that little detail. Fortunately, I keep
> odd's and ends in my junk box, and happened to have one.
> 
> I love Linux.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Mateus
> 
> [1] Sarcasm intended.


Interesting timing. Just a few hours ago I posted the following Ubuntu
praise, smeared in the face of Microsoft and their new 'Linux partner'.


From: Roy Schestowitz 
Subject: Re: A Tale of Two Installs
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:00:51 +0000

> __/ [ John Bailo ] on Saturday 03 March 2007 01:29 \__
> 
>> Bought new HP2330 Printer
>> Attached via USB
>> 
>> Booted to Suse
>> Printer recognized
>> Systems said "need to rebuild hardware database" and did so automatically
>> 
>> Identified Printer as HP2300
>> Launched config wizard
>> No changes needed, continued and finished.
>> 
>> Print worked fine with Open Office
> 
> 
> That's rather disappointing. Ubuntu had my scanner working without any
> configurations whatsoever. It must have done something while the CD was
> rolling for 20 minutes (Linux installation). And XSane was already
> installed along with the O/S.
> 
> 
>> Booted same machine into XP
>> Machine found new hardware
>> Asked for CD (did not offer network option)
>> Inserted CD
>> When through wizard
>> Printer Configured........Or so I thought!
>> 
>> The next time I booted into Windows, it launched the new hardware found
>> Wizard AGAIN and it AGAIN asked me for the CD!
>> 
>> SHEEESH!!!
> 
> 
> The loop could be worse.
> 
> Vista bug forces legit users to reactivate OS
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | A bug in Windows Vista's built-in antipiracy technology is telling some
> | users that they need to reactivate the operating system after they
> | install new device drivers or run newly installed software.
> `----
> 
>
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