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crustymc:
I was about to download morpheus from cnet when I noticed that one of the min requirements is windows media player. I am about to dump windows and get linux as soon as I get the courage. will morpheus still work when I do this?
Also, if I partition my hd, will I need to move my pics and mp3s over to the "linux side"? I think I am going to go w/ either mandrake or red hat.
I would be so grateful for some help. I really don't like microsoft, but it's hard to dump it when all my friends tell me I need to be a programmer just to run linux. I think I'm about as far from a programmer as is possible!

creedon:

quote:Originally posted by crustymc:
I was about to download morpheus from cnet when I noticed that one of the min requirements is windows media player. I am about to dump windows and get linux as soon as I get the courage. will morpheus still work when I do this?
Also, if I partition my hd, will I need to move my pics and mp3s over to the "linux side"? I think I am going to go w/ either mandrake or red hat.
I would be so grateful for some help. I really don't like microsoft, but it's hard to dump it when all my friends tell me I need to be a programmer just to run linux. I think I'm about as far from a programmer as is possible!
--- End quote ---
Your friends are filling you with Microsoft F.U.D.  No, you do not have to be a programmer to use Linux.  You DO, however have to be willing to USE THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE every once in a while.  The reason I capitalized COMMAND LINE is that most users of Microshaft products (in the last 10 years) don't ever use the command line (DOS) and it scares hell out of them.  It's nothing to be scared of, as a matter of fact, you use a lot less of your computer's resources in command line- you're not running a fancy desktop (you CAN run VERY facy desktops in Linux, but that's another story!)  By not running A GUI - Graphical User Interface, your computer can divert it's computing power into something more productive- like burning CD's, or downloading MP-3's.  "Oh", you say "I didn't know you could do those things at the command line".  Well you can't in any version of Windows, but you CAN in Linux.  You can do almost anything at the command line in Linux, and usually, it's easier and faster that way.  If I were you (and I WAS you about 2 years ago!), I'd set up a Dual-boot of WIN9x and your Linux distro-of-choice.  You won't understand Linux immediatly, so you can boot into Windows for a Microsoft fix, but that will be les and less frequent, and soon, you'll have the MS monkey off your back.

crustymc:
thank you so much creedon!
I need reassurances right now. My plan is to spend the rest of this weekend backing up my files and looking for freeware partition software.
I wouldn't even bother w/ keeping windows except that dell tech support told me that installing linux would void my extended hardware warranty that I paid hard earned $ for. I am worried about the warranty thing but not enough to let it stop me.

voidmain:
So if the mother board blows, how they going to tell you were running Linux on it?  If the hard drive goes, it's a differenent story but I never had a problem replacing parts from them where I used to work. Although they run you through the 6 mile long support checklist before they will switch anything out these days.  Of course at home I stay away from Dell for desktop hardware (laptops are pretty good though).  I find I can usually pay for the 3 year waranty by not paying for all the MS garbage and have better hardware since I pick exactly what I want.

voidmain:
I thought a little more about what you said about Dell voiding the extended warranty if you remove M$.  I wonder what their reasoning is for this? It can't be technical and I am afraid I wouldn't be happy knowing what the "real" reason is.  I would be willing to bet it has something to do with MS pressure.

I tell you what I would have done if they had told me that.  I would have said "ok, then give me back the cash for the percentage of the 3 years I did not use, and then don't expect me to ever buy another machine from you". And if I was in a really bad mood I would have said "Ok, what address can I ship this machine back to for a refund?".  I think if you would have used one of these two answers they might have changed their mind and let you keep the extended warranty.

Dell is *heavily* in bed with Microsoft by the way.

[ February 16, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

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