[Cialug] Community Service

[Don Ellis]

Agreed.

-Don Ellis


On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Stuart Thiessen <thiessenstuart at aol.com>wrote:

> That may be true. But I think it is a fair thing to mention the option of
> using Windows in a VM. It is equally possible that the original requester
> might not have realized that using a VM was an option and (in my opinion at
> least) a more user friendly option than dual booting. I was simply
> responding as a user who had dual booting into Windows set up originally but
> found it easier to do a VM when my primary OS is NOT Windows.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stuart
>
> On Aug 25, 2010, at 17:45 , Josh More wrote:
>
> I have to note that three out of the four replies did not actually address
> the requested solution and that no one stepped forward to help the
> requester.
>
> This does not help with the Linux user stereotype.
>
> Does anyone out there feel like actually assisting the person asking for
> help, whether it's via dual booting or (if the unknown hardware supports it)
> virtualbox / vmware player?
>
>
>
> -Josh More, CISSP, GIAC-GSLC, GIAC-GCIH, RHCE, NCLP
> morej at alliancetechnologies.net
> 515-245-7701
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 25, 2010 14:22
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> *Subject:* Re: [Cialug] Community Service
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> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:03 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Install Windows under VirtualBox? No need for dual boot complexities.
>>
>>
> Assuming that the computer supports virtualization and neither battery life
> nor heat are concerns. (because even if you have the virtualization
> instructions battery life is halved when running a VM)
>
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