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   From: Roy Schestowitz    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu,comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   Subject: Re: I'm so happy, very happy and freeeeeee!   
   Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:03:20 +0000   
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   *'OuW}a9Oq}: Hi all.   
   >    
   > Forgive the cross post. I don't usually do it.   
   >    
   > But I'm happy and I just wanted to share the joy.   
   > Can you feel the love? I am happy. I just love Linux.   
   > every time I use it for something that I am needing to   
   > do and wasn't before, it does it. It's fast, and smart.   
   >    
   > I'm not new to Linux, but over the years I have become   
   > more and more addicted to it for all kinds of great reasons.   
   >    
   > I haven't been using a printer for like, two years, because   
   > frankly, believe it or not, I had no need for one. Last night   
   > I needed one. I went out to wal mart at midnight, took a $27.00   
   > HP 1300 off the shelf and headed home. I unpacked it, plugged it   
   > in, turned the computer on, and started printing, no setup,   
   > no "please install the software from the cd", or paying any   
   > attention to the "minimum system requirements", which were   
   > different for XP, 2000, and Vista, not to mention frightening.   
   > Oh, and I guess it dosen't work with Linux, since it's not   
   > a mac either. [1]   
   >    
   > [It's worth noting that HP went out of their way to advertise   
   > on the box "works with Vista!" as if that's a suprising   
   > feature]. //End windows remarks.   
   >    
   > What's either amusing, or a sad commentary, is that I already   
   > *knew* it would work flawlessly just by putting the usb in the   
   > port and adding paper. Oh, yea, I had to plug in to the power   
   > strip. NOTE TO HEWLETT PACKARD: You guys are in serious need   
   > of a low cost clue. Buy one and take good care of it. If you   
   > are going to sell a usb product DON'T MAKE THE USB CABLE   
   > AN OPTIONAL ACCESSORY WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOX! You   
   > guys are morons. You include a printer cartridge and a power   
   > cord, and leave out that little detail. Fortunately, I keep   
   > odd's and ends in my junk box, and happened to have one.   
   >    
   > I love Linux.   
   >    
   > regards,   
   >    
   > Mateus   
   >    
   > [1] Sarcasm intended.   
      
      
   Interesting timing. Just a few hours ago I posted the following Ubuntu   
   praise, smeared in the face of Microsoft and their new 'Linux partner'.   
      
      
   From: Roy Schestowitz    
   Subject: Re: A Tale of Two Installs   
   Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:00:51 +0000   
      
   > __/ [ John Bailo ] on Saturday 03 March 2007 01:29 \__   
   >    
   >> Bought new HP2330 Printer   
   >> Attached via USB   
   >>    
   >> Booted to Suse   
   >> Printer recognized   
   >> Systems said "need to rebuild hardware database" and did so automatically   
   >>    
   >> Identified Printer as HP2300   
   >> Launched config wizard   
   >> No changes needed, continued and finished.   
   >>    
   >> Print worked fine with Open Office   
   >    
   >    
   > That's rather disappointing. Ubuntu had my scanner working without any   
   > configurations whatsoever. It must have done something while the CD was   
   > rolling for 20 minutes (Linux installation). And XSane was already   
   > installed along with the O/S.   
   >    
   >    
   >> Booted same machine into XP   
   >> Machine found new hardware   
   >> Asked for CD (did not offer network option)   
   >> Inserted CD   
   >> When through wizard   
   >> Printer Configured........Or so I thought!   
   >>    
   >> The next time I booted into Windows, it launched the new hardware found   
   >> Wizard AGAIN and it AGAIN asked me for the CD!   
   >>    
   >> SHEEESH!!!   
   >    
   >    
   > The loop could be worse.   
   >    
   > Vista bug forces legit users to reactivate OS   
   >    
   > ,----[ Quote ]   
   > | A bug in Windows Vista's built-in antipiracy technology is telling some   
   > | users that they need to reactivate the operating system after they   
   > | install new device drivers or run newly installed software.   
   > `----   
   >    
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