Starting with Linux

[David Csercsics]

>Snip:
>"You do not need a GUI in Linux so don't waste the time with Gnome as
>your effort to make it work will NOT be rewarded"
>Reply:
>On the contrary I use gnopernicus for a great many tasks and with Gnome 2.6
>and Gnopernicus 0.8.4 functionally operating you can use gedit if you like a
>Windows-like text editor like I do, use file roller to unpack archives,
>balsa for sending/recieving email, gnome-cd for playing music cds,
>gnome-volume for controling volume, and a handfull of other apps including
>Openoffice on a daily basis.
>Point here, while gnopernicus has a long ways to go there is many things it
>can be used for on a daily basis.  Weather every end user of the software
>has the same needs or uses it for those kinds of apps depends on the user
>and is subjective. However, saying that it can not be used on a daily basis
>is off base.

OK well I guess I stand corrected then.