Re: [nottingham] proposed intro to Linux evening

From: Robert Hart (enxrah@nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: Thu 11 Oct 2001 - 11:55:01 BST


On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Neil Errington wrote:

> Re: Linux at NU: I'm in the process of setting a box up myself as there is
> some Linux/Unix only software which is excellent for my research (no money
> for new box so making the old one dual boot with Win95). I am a complete
> newbie to Linux which is where the problems I'm having come in, but I will
> learn a lot by trying to fix them I guess. I know of a few other people
> around the Uni doing the same thing but there seems to be know policy that I
> know of to do anything but WinXX (They don't even like me running Mac's in
> here).

Yes, I am running linux on my computer in my office, as a) I hate
microsoft and b) the only software I need to use is fluent running on X
from cropwell (a Digital Unix box).

Still when they bought my computer, they insisted (University Policy
apparently) on buying a license for Win98 and Office. And then some techie
came round and set it all up this Novell shite they insist on using.

Rob

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