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hi there,
I just got asked (again) where is the best place to
buy a computer. I usually say look on the web, but
folk why ask where to buy generally want a more
specific answer.
The recipinet of this particular computer could well
have become a linux newbie, rather than a windows one
... if i had known a hassle free way to go and buy a
linux laptop in Cornwall.
We ended up going to pc world, and i looked after the
kids whilst my partner and her mother bought a nice
new winxp laptop and i gagged.
I said: get him to come see me once he's opened it,
and I'll install good safety stuff on there...but so
far i guess he's relying in herd immunity, or the
default firewall..
so my question is this: ppl occasionally ask me where
to buy a pc; whats the easy answer to buying open
source for people who don't want to think much about
computers?
thanks in advance,
CSD
ps
i was relieved the other day when i read that directx
10 will be totally different to 9, as i nearly started
investing time and effort in learning 9.
directx 10 will only work on vista though, which means
that heavy pc gamers will need to upgrade to vista,
get a console, or not bother. Is this vendor-lock?
Will open source ever truly challenge m$ in the pc
gaming api arena? Will openGL ever be as good and well
used as directx?
any comments? I'd like to learn nothing but open
source, but for gaming/3d/animation the proprietary
tools just kinda suck you in
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