[ubuntu-uk] Looking for old computers

[Barry Drake]

Hi there ...   I mentioned getting good results with Tori OS on an old 
pentium 4.  It didn't like Zorin, but since then I've resurrected a 
newer computer that would run 14.04 Lubuntu, but was a bit stretched.  I 
tried Zorin.  It has none of the freedom of Ubuntu.  It is very heavily 
branded and 'locked in'.  To get a useable Firefox, I had to purge 
Firefox, and then delete the entire .firefox directory.  It contained a 
number of unidentifiable binaries so it's anybodies guess how they've 
crippled it.  Downloading an archive from the Firefox site, and running 
that was the only way to get something decent.  I'm sure there will be 
intrusive hacks in other programs - I just haven't found them yet.

If anyone comes up with a better option than Zorin, I'll get it!

Regards,		Barry.
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http://barrydrake.co.nr/