Why not choose a free operating system? The Debian
project is a not for profit Linux based Distribution.
The Debian Social contract is a guarantee of
commitment to users that all software will conform to
the Debian Free Software Guidelines (which are the
same as the Open Source definition).
http://www.debian.org/social_contract/
The current distribution (2.1) contains over 2000
software packages (including many HAM apps) which are
stable and do not load conflicting libraries (like
DLLs) when you install one. All dependencies are
managed by the three level Debian package management
system which also allows easy upgrades to the whole
system
Of course, Debian will run on intel x86 based
computers as well as many others.
More info:
http://www.debian.org
--- Steve Baron <SteveBaron@starlinx.com> wrote:
>
> That is certainly one way to go that but is not risk
> free especially with
> Norton stuff. Versions and file dependencies are
> very complicated and may
> be totally ignored by some programs. Problems
> created by users e.g.
> repeatedly installing a program without uninstalling
> it typically remain.
>
> IMHO, the preferred way is for the vendor to
> 'expose' the files so one can
> look before installing.
>
> There is a somewhat false sense of security created
> by some of the wizards
> which are used by the software developers. Things
> are made to look so
> simple, but there are some real traps.
>
> Picture the person who spends time doing all they
> can to over come their Y2K
> paranoia only to then laod a program which over
> writes their updates !
>
> Same type of thing with NT service packs.
>
> It 'ain't' horrible but their are definitely times
> when is isn't very
> friendly, so I prefer to check first.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill_Ames@hyperion.com
> <Bill_Ames@hyperion.com>
> To: geraldj@ames.net <geraldj@ames.net>
> Cc: Steve Baron <SteveBaron@starlinx.com>; Karl
> Heimbach
> <heimbachk@mindspring.com>; tentec@contesting.com
> <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 5:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus Software/PcPakRatt
> Version 1.0/NT 4.0
> Performance
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >There are programs that will record every file that
> is installed when you
> do an
> >install and make a backup of any file that the
> install changes. You can
> even
> >have this program uninstall the most recent
> installed program. Norton
> Uninstall
> >is one that I have used. Someone should use such a
> tool and tell us just
> what is
> >being installed.
> >
> >
> >Bill Ames
> >KB1LG
===
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