Considering Linux You had better Look at WhoWhat Is Supporting it. 4159

Peter,

You did indeed crosspost to: comp.os.linux.advocacy alt.os.linu comp.os.linux.mis rec.audio.pro

This means that you are not really looking for genuine and sincere help but are more or less just sounding off. The people that can help you will not respond favorably to someone like this, who would?

2nd, you get what you pay for is what they say. Linux is free, download the OS for free, install it, install all of the programs, all free, except for any commercial ones that you purchase and install. Since this is for free, nobody is getting paid for their time so they are not sitting around, waiting to help you. Yes, you have to ask for help and do some work if this is what you do.

Windows is a commercial product, you pay plenty for it, you pay through the nose for everything you get. Just look at how much it costs to purchase a Windows web server, anywhere from $999 to $3,999. Wow! And that is only for Windows Server 2003. Yep, paying that much for something enbreastles you to support. Call them up and they will help you, "for free". Mac OS is also a commercial product, same rules apply. So take your pick, either get what you need for free and then learn how to use it, ask for help, put up with whatever you have to go through to get the help you need, or just pay for it and get your "free support". The choice is yours, nobody is making you do it.

I am not calling you any names or anything and am treating you civilly just like I would anyone else, even though the tone of your post and the newsgroups that you cross-posted to indicate otherwise. Good luck Peter.

-- ~Ohmster ohmster at newsguy dot com