[LUNI] Linux Release

[RCRamsdell at gldd.com]

If you are close to Downers Grove, I can burn you a copy of the Ubuntu
CDs as well.

Robert 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: luni-bounces at luni.org [mailto:luni-bounces at luni.org] On 
> Behalf Of Christopher S. Susi
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:05 AM
> To: 'Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [LUNI] Linux Release
> 
> 
> Whenever I see "Free" OS's at stores, the asking price is 
> $30+.  FreeBSD at Fry's was $99.  
> 
> You can order online at http://www.osdisc.com/.  They are in 
> CO so you'd probably get it in a couple of days.  OpenSUSE is 
> $10, and Ubuntu is $2.
> 
> Chris
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: luni-bounces at luni.org [mailto:luni-bounces at luni.org] 
> On Behalf 
> > Of Fred Butzen
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:12 AM
> > To: luni at luni.org
> > Subject: [LUNI] Linux Release
> > 
> > Dear Luni Folks,
> > 
> > On Saturday, I bought one of those bargain refurbished computers at 
> > Microcenter. It was a nice deal - an inexpensive home machine for 
> > connecting to work or web surfing for less that $250.
> > 
> > Of course, I want to rip out XP and install Linux. I can 
> boot Knoppix, 
> > so I know that it's Linux-ready. But all of the releases 
> that I have 
> > are rather stale - the newest is Fedora Core 1, which is 
> nearly five 
> > years old.. And I don't have the facilities for downloading and 
> > burning my own CDs of a release on-line.
> > 
> > So, my question is this:
> > 
> > Of the retail outlets in Chicago that sell Linux, which 
> outlet would 
> > you recommend, and which release would you recommend?
> > 
> 
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