[GCFL-discuss] GCFL on facebook

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

Oooh, do let me know how that works John.
~Lance

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List
<gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:

> It's UNIX, so it's not directly compatible with Windows.  But there are
> many compatible apps for it.
>
> As a final resort, you can run a virtual machine with windows on it to run
> windows-only apps.  I plan to see if Guild Wars will run in such a manner.
> It requires Windows as well as a decent video card with OpenGL support.
>
> jp
>
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 14:26, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List
> <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:
>
>> http://www.ubuntu.com/ = "Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based
>> operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It
>> contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation,
>> document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more."
>>
>> Cute. I wonder what its compatibility will be with the rest of the
>> world... And then the gaming world.
>>
>> ~Lance
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
>> List <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Ubuntu is good stuff. I too plan to move all my machines to it.  The
>>> GCFL server is currently Gentoo, but I plan to change it to Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> Facebook has excellent cobtrols over what you share and to whom. I too
>>> was concerned about privacy.
>>>
>>> I'm not terribly soicial, but I have found it interesting to passively
>>> "keep my finger on the pulse" of what is going on with my family and
>>> friends.
>>>
>>> jp
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/12/09, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List
>>> <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:
>>> > That's OK for you young guys. I have been avoiding Facebook, because I
>>> > don't really want to be that connected, or that open to the world. My
>>> > sister has Facebook. I found out when she said she was posting
>>> > information about my mother's surprise 80th birthday party. I observed,
>>> > oh, you must be counting on mom not having Facebook. The most modern
>>> > thing I've done lately is install the Ubuntu operating system. I'm
>>> > thinking soon I can erase the Windows XP that I have running in
>>> parallel.
>>> > What good is it anyway? I got the idea from my nephew, who is in middle
>>> > school.
>>> >
>>> > Siarlys
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:47:45 -0700 "Discussion of the Good, Clean
>>> Funnies
>>> > List" <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> writes:
>>> > Rock on John!
>>> > ~Lance
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
>>> > List <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I setup a page on facebook for GCFL.  If you do facebook, I'd love you
>>> to
>>> > become a fan.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Good-Clean-Funnies-List-GCFLnet/1402656
>>> > 26806
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > John
>>>
>>
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