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I just checked out the Digg article, and I had someone bring in a machine with a "faulty hard drive" that Geek Squad had replaced some time ago. Well, they installed the new hd, but didn't test it (never even powered it on I believe) and didn't reinstall the OS for the gentleman. It ended up in my s...

Actually, this is common level one support answer. In fact if the computer is slowing down and infected by a lot of spyware, I would guess that most computer repair places would do exactly the same thing and charge you for a $60-$100 repair bill. Even an IT guy who works with Windows regularly, sai...

The OpenCD actually contains a lot of the programs we give out on a regular basis. Not a single machine leaves our shop without at least Firefox and Thunderbird. The response I've had from our customers for both these programs is amazing. They didn't even realize such things existed. One of our bigg...

I'm actually a PC shop owner, and we handle everything from Windows to Linux. And to be honest, almost all my Linux clients come in for a spare part here and there, or if they REALLY mess it up and need help. But no one has bought a single Linux machine yet. They tend to go with a homebrew machine. ...

No one is stopping us from selling the software, except the first person that is free to redistribute and just gives it out to everyone. Why would anyone else purchase it at this point unless we have a real reason for support? I'd love to make a living with just F/OSS software, but I can't afford to...

I have to agree with Vogateer. He seems cold and the fact that he insists everyone is confused is not going to win any friends. This is a confusing matter, and explaining it by insulting the person asking questions isn't going to help. I thought the entire interview was just painful, and almost comp...

I've been listening to the podcast for some time now, but RMS's behavior on the show was enough to get me to sign up for the forums, see what other people thought, and express how I feel. I think Linc was slightly rude, but at the same time I think RMS acted extremely inappropriate for most of the i...