tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210075784363570204.post9101838722107026476..comments2008-03-19T19:51:06.961-07:00Comments on Open Source Opportunities: 500 Gigabytes of ReliefJames Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761411429474089032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210075784363570204.post-88652884188205356802008-03-13T23:36:00.000-07:002008-03-13T23:36:00.000-07:002008-03-13T23:36:00.000-07:00I dunno, I guess since I moved to Linux from the O...I dunno, I guess since I moved to Linux from the OS9 era Macintosh (though I did dual boot OSX for a while) things were less difficult for me. I went from a platform where I had a few of the big commercial apps and virtually none of the open source ones to a platform where I had essentially all the open source tools but almost none of the commercial ones. Little lost and a lot gained. Now I can'tAlec Deasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015467953388860129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210075784363570204.post-88746615347435873792008-03-13T23:10:00.000-07:002008-03-13T23:10:00.000-07:002008-03-13T23:10:00.000-07:00Slowly but surely I will reduce my dependence on W...Slowly but surely I will reduce my dependence on Windows. The first step is to move by data to an external source that's accessible from any operating system. The second step is to use only software that is cross-compatible.Finally, I'll need to replace my two limping Linux distributions with the latest versions of SUSE and Ubuntu.With a solid, stable Linux installation on my PC, perhaps I willJames Mortensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14761411429474089032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4210075784363570204.post-59411734234698349882008-03-13T21:39:00.000-07:002008-03-13T21:39:00.000-07:002008-03-13T21:39:00.000-07:00What's this about an installation of XP? I thought...What's this about an installation of XP? I thought you were going to go 100% Linux.Alec Deasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015467953388860129noreply@blogger.com