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   Peter wrote:   
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   .... snip ...   
   >    
   > Unfortunately you are right. I looked at it for a few days.   
   > Installing software can be a nightmare for the not so experienced   
   > the users, particularly if it does not come as a debian package.   
   > Also fact that it does not know a root user as such is not   
   > necessarily an advantage.   
      
   The point here is that Winblows comes already installed, so the   
   user just has to find an empty wall socket or two.  The system   
   specific things were taken care of by the vendor.  The fact that   
   Ubuntu, and Linux in general, can automate almost all of those   
   decisions is very impressive.   
      
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