[Preston] Fedora Core3

[Granville Cousins]

Hello PLUG,

Friday, January 14, 2005, 12:12:34 AM, you wrote:

GC> Hello Ian,

GC> Thursday, January 13, 2005, 8:04:38 PM, you wrote:

Ian>> On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 18:21 +0000, Granville Cousins wrote:

>>> I eventually had to reinstall Fedora Core 1 and everything is as it
>>> was before I tried the Fedora Core 3 installation. I am quite
>>> disappointed though as the only installation of Linux on my machine
>>> that really performed was RH9. I am under the impression that in order
>>> to really go far with Linux it would be better to acquire a machine
>>> with a Linux installed and in full working order. I know that this is
>>> probably cutting out allot of learning but in the long run it would be
>>> less time consuming and that is how I became familiar with Windows in
>>> that I more or less started from a fully working installation.
>>> 
>>> What next????

Ian>> Granville, You really seem to have a lot of problems mate.  Where abouts
Ian>> do you live, Maybe if there is someone local who would be willing to pop
Ian>> round and guide you through it. 

Ian>> Just an approximate area to start with, anyone local can get your
Ian>> address from you via private email.

Ian>> I really have never met anyone who has been through so many distros with
Ian>> such problems. Can you post what sort of hardware is in your machine? Is
Ian>> there something weird?


GC> At last someone has recognized my plight. I think it comes down to the
GC> fact that PCs in general are built to run Windows and anything else
GC> will struggle to work. If you happen to be one of those people who have
GC> a purpose built Linux box or have fiddled around long enough with an
GC> off the shelf model then I'm sure that Linux would eventually run on
GC> anything. But the good thing is there is always a way to recover from
GC> the disastrous and get going again. My feelings though on the matter
GC> are that in order for Linux to be widely used by Joe Public at large
GC> then a machine with a working Linux bistro on it would be the way to
GC> go. I know that allot of you techie guys have such allot of fun flexing
GC> around issues such as mine, I guess my short/long term aim is just to
GC> get a fully working machine running Linux that can replace Microsoft
GC> windows and be practical for everyday computing uses such as Website
GC> design and running my data base etc.

GC> If I could get down to one of your meetings sometime then I'd be glad
GC> to. It is just that on Monday - Thursday evenings I teach and so am
GC> tied up. However if someone is willing to come along to my place then
GC> I'd be glad to meet up with them. I could possibly come along to
GC> anything that you may organize at the weekends too. My Desktop
GC> computer is kept at my mother's house which is in Rhodes,Middleton,
GC> Nr. Manchester. The Laptop travels with me. Any offers?????

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Best regards,
 Granville                            mailto:granville at yogawithgranville.com