[DC LoCo] Windows 8 Spells Trouble for Linux, Hackintosh Users and Malware Victims

[flint at flint.com]

Dear Kevin,

While the news below is most ominous...

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011, Kevin Cole wrote:

> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:39:56 -0400
> From: Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com>
> To: Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-dc at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: [DC LoCo] Windows 8 Spells Trouble for Linux,
>     Hackintosh Users and Malware Victims
> 
> http://m.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/windows-8-spells-trouble-for-l.php
>

Thankfully, anyone who has seen the developers release of Windows 8 will 
agree that the departure from previous windows desktop conventions 
actually made it necessary to have a "crutch" back to the Windows 7 
desktio.

Amazingly enough Windows 8 in its current configuration makes Ubuntu Unity 
look like the greatest thing since sliced bread...

I am personally considering throwing it all overboard, and if forced to do 
what the brilliant "Dave The Geek" (Barre's own DTG) recommends, which is 
to use Windows 8 running KDE as the default desktop on everything I use 
(http://windows.kde.org/).

But that is par for the course on a foggy looking Monday.  It is just this 
kid of trivia that we agonize over here at the Barre Open Source 
Institute, our Monday Adult Swim activity is known throughout most of 
Washington County as the place where the geek elite meet (OK, most of 
Northwest Washington County...would you believe Center City Barre?) to 
debate demonstrate and discuss the insanity that is Monopoly operating 
system development.

Besides that, come and do open source stuff. For more information about 
the BOSI Adult Swim meeting time and location try this:

http://www.flint.com/adult_swim_location/index_html

Come on down to the Hedding United Methodist Church Basement if you have 
questions or are interested in Linux or the concept of free and open 
systems, The basement of the Hedding UMC facility is actually working out 
pretty well - especially on warmer days...

If you wish to be included on the "Linux_adult_swim" mailing list, send a 
response to this note


Kindest Regards,



Paul Flint
(802) 479-2360


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