[LUG] Migrating to Linux

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey folks,

I'm in the process of migrating to Linux, well I have been for the past 
6 years, just never really stuck with it, but well I decided it might be 
worth taking the plunge again.

In the past I've used RedHat, Suse, Mandrake and Fedora Linux on my 
various PCs, but for some reason or other I've never stuck with it, 
usually because I was either too lazy or impatient to work things out.

Anyway, I think I've worked out what my main PC usuage is, and I've 
started running open source alternatives, Firefox, Thunderbird, Gaim etc 
on Windows XP, but I'd like to go a step further and dual boot Linux 
(again!).

My PC is an Athlon 64 3000+, I have tried the 64-Bit version of Fedora 
Core 2, but I didn't get on with it very well, so I'm thinking for now 
maybe I'd be better of staying in 32-bit land (I am running 32-bit XP 
Pro so it wouldn't matter for a bit longer not running 64-bit anyway I 
don't think).

Now the main programs I do use on my PC that I can't seem to find 
alternatives for seem to be DVD Shrink and my Sony NET MD drivers & 
software.

Could anyone suggest any alternatives to these two applications?  I 
think other than that I would be okay with everything, as long as I can 
read my mail, browse t'internet and chat on Yahoo & MSN.

Rob



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