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Vector Linux 6.0 KDE Classic is A++++ part 3

Okay, so cleaverb is trying out Linux on his computer. What is the big deal ?

I will try to avoid too much history, and go to the reasons why I am going to Linux. In my opinion, Windows was at its best in Win98 . Now, I loved the thumbnail option for viewing files on your computer, that came with Win Me. and carried into XP. The official Win98 page at   http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1139 shows support ended. You can still find an ‘unofficial Win 98SE service pack 2’ at: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Unofficial-Windows-SE-Service-Pack.shtml .

Let’s talk about XP: The first annoying boot of the black screen wit the logo, and the ‘progress bar’ at the bottom. What did you think ? I thought, pathetic. Some lame attempt to look moody - like the clouds on the win95 and 98 boot up screens. And then the waiting begins; the black screen for 20-30 seconds, maybe a ‘welcome’ screen for a few seconds, and finally a desktop. But the computer is still too busy to launch a program. 

From the first startup, like 1,000s of other computer users, I didn’t like XP. Then imagine that your legitimately purchased software will not let you “activate Windows” . Something is screwy. Right ?  and the revolt is on„ as 1,000s of people ‘pirate’ wnidows XP. Well, maybe they had legitimate products that could not activate. I went back to Win98, and never tried telephoning Microsoft. But the ‘lie’ of validation’ perpetuated itself , in my opinion.

Another annoying sign of the times; go to a CD store, and buy an album. Take a look at all the warnings and crap. Go home, and look at your CD collection. Find something from the 1980s, or 1990s. Music, and the album cover were ‘art’ . Not cluttered up with fbi warnings and junk. In fact, i’m not sure if ‘we’ actually own any CD made with these new warnings on them. They seem to be the property of a record company, who was so gracious as to allow us to borrow it after paying $12-$15 for that priveledge.

Whoa, i did it again. Long, rambling post a coming. sorry.

I am looking at Vector Linux website. I can’t seem to find any “Terms and Conditions” pages. I didn’t agree to anything when i installed the software, either. Now maybe it is there, and I just cannot find it . http://vectorlinux.com/ 

Okay, that’s enough. Next post, I will try to give more opinions on my likes and dislikes of Vector Linux 6.0 KDE Classic …