Re: Local Linux builders?
Dominic Canare <[email protected]>
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YLMF looks great! I've been using XPGnome<http://ubuntu.online02.com/node/14>to convert people who were previously using illegal copies of Windows, with a good adoption rate. YLMF looks even sharper - I may start using it instead. Thanks for sharing! Dominic Canare └ [email protected] On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 13:23, Dale Beams <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm going to echo this as well. While building a system is interesting > I've found that system builders who do mass production usually get it > right and can do it more efficiently at a cheaper price. Then there is > always the issue of support which often you won't get from a one/two man > shop. > > It appears they sell desktop PC configurations without an OS. If you > would like to make an easy transition, try YLMF Linux. Looks like > windows, operates like linux. Ubuntu based and great transitional linux > system. > > On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 13:03 -0700, Dominic Canare wrote: > > Echo the Cybertron response. Great group of guys there, they know > > their stuff, and they're prices are very reasonable. > > > > > > Dominic Canare > > └ [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:32, Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cybertron is the only commercial shop I can think of, they > > sell alot of linux servers.. they should be able to do yah a > > desktop pretty easy. > > > > > > -Ryan > > > > > > > > On Jun 24, 2011, at 6:02 AM, Richard Perry wrote: > > > > > Anyone know if there's a local company that builds Linux > > > systems? My wife's desktop is on the way out, and I think > > > I've finally gotten her convinced to switch. I can do it > > > myself, but am really busy this month, so might prefer a > > > prebuilt, if there's someone in town who does that sort of > > > thing. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Richard Perry > > > (sent from my phone) > > > > > > On Jun 24, 2011 9:31 AM, <aclug-discussion > > > +noreply-/[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > ============================================================================= > > > > Today's Topic Summary > > > > > > > > ============================================================================= > > > > > > > > Group: aclug-discussion-/[email protected] > > > > Url: > > > http://groups.google.com/group/aclug-discussion/topics > > > > > > > > - Non Linux Question: Windows Vista [2 Updates] > > > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/aclug-discussion/t/6a00af974ea398dd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================= > > > > Topic: Non Linux Question: Windows Vista > > > > Url: > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/aclug-discussion/t/6a00af974ea398dd > > > > > > > > ============================================================================= > > > > > > > > ---------- 1 of 2 ---------- > > > > From: David Carmichael <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Jun 23 08:23PM -0500 > > > > Url: > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/aclug-discussion/msg/b7606d8ff20c5d96 > > > > > > > > Dale: > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply.. I am sure that this laptop is virus > > > free now.. > > > > > > > > I really hate to spend $$ for a new OS on a computer that > > > is now close to > > > > 5years old. > > > > > > > > It came with McAfee and Norton was install and finally > > > AVG... And the first > > > > two have notices about if they are not removed correctly > > > they could damage > > > > the Windows Security Panel. > > > > > > > > :David > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Due to the fact that my X-10 software has no known > > > Linux versions, I > > > >> > would try installing Linus on this system. > > > > > > > >> > :David > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > -- > > > > I live in my own little world. But it's OK. 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