Aragorn wrote:

> There is nothing whatsoever that would require me to have Windows on my
> machine. I even pick my hardware solely in function of compatibility
> with GNU/Linux.
>
> People do send me MS-Office documents via e-mail sometimes, but
> OpenOffice can handle those pretty well, and if need be, then I can
> save a spreadsheet or a text document in a Microsoft-compatible format
> with it.
>
> And well... if I get some proprietary multimedia format in my e-mail -
> which typically will be for Windows Media Player - and I can't open
> it, then too bad for the one who sent it to me. If it really matters
> to them that I see it, then they should make use of open standards. ;-)
>
> You know, it's kind of like smoking... Non-smokers are in the majority
> and I understand all their arguments. Yet if they want courtesy from
> smokers, then they should show courtesy _to_ smokers as well.
>
> Using GNU/Linux is more or less the same. It's just healthier. ;-)
>

About the hd replacement, yes, it is a matter of reliability, but it is
always good to get more space

About using windows or not, as I said, you're lucky. I need it for my job,
and have no choice. But as soon as I use my PC for personal matters, it is
Gentoo. But I have to admit that sometimes, things are not as simple that
you can think : I'm still unable to get my 5.1 audio system to work with
linux, too bad...for me

regards,
jf