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Linux ease of use 68 plus 1
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Kier wrote on Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:05:01 +0100 Ah, but it's *not*. I'll admit I'm not sure...
Linux ease of use 70
snips DFS Actually, I did. The distro didn't make it past the install stage. It doesn't matter if RedHat put a...
Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow
I'm running on a PIV 3.0ghz with 2 gig of memory and this thing is pitiful. OpenOffice takes 35 seconds to start. Microsoft Office takes 4 seconds. Firefox takes...
Techniques of the Linux Freakzoid
1. Try and discredit the poster. 2. Try and discredit anyone. 3. Ignore the message and conecntrate on the messenger. 4. Claim anon proxies...
Techniques of the Linux Freakzoid
Well it's not as if you left much room for any other response, is it? If you have a problem, you ask in a nice, pleasant polite...
The Distribution Switcheroo...Exactly what is it
In reality the Distribution Switcheroo is quite simple. You, as an end user have a problem with Redhat. The Linux FREAKZOIDS will suggest you try Debian to solve all of your troubles. However, if...
Everyone Knows Linux Sucks... It's Quite Obvious... Linux===the Elvis of operating systems 75
I completely agree. On Linux to intstall the nVidia driver is just to enter a simple command and it's just a matter of pressing Next. Windows...
Everyone Knows Linux Sucks... It's Quite Obvious... Linux===the Elvis of operating systems 76
gooey It's always so obvious these are trolls(Sally Squats). Just look at the senders name. No balls...
Which one is best 77
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent wrote on Fri, 18 Mar 2005 21:41:56 +0000 Amiga went through a number of interesting perversions. The A1000 had no ROM (or maybe...
Bill Gates doesn't want Americans working for him 78
Sandlin Maybe not. Beyond intelligence and education levels, there may be a good reason Gates wants (certain) foreign workers...
Bill Gates doesn't want Americans working for him 79
John Bailo That is essentially Gates' position. I would think that some individual Microsoft product might be done elsewhere, but it would still all be in one location. Problematic at...
Bill Gates doesn't want Americans working for him 80
If they are brought to the United States, then US law applies to their actions. If...
Bill Gates doesn't want Americans working for him 81
I couldn't possibly be an American patriot because the necessary prerequisite is to be American. I have met enough Americans to know that there...
Bill Gates doesn't want Americans working for him 82
Paul Bramscher surprise? that that. admit goods worker Uh right. Yup. I'm anti-capitalism. Go Communism!! That's me... You're really demonstrating an utter lack of understanding about what Open Source is actually...
OS Wars, Episide X.4
The force has revealed the following: 1. Apple is first to release a cool OS (actually you can...
OS Wars, Episide X.4 84
No. The Mac OS was cool when it was released in 1984. It had all kinds of features that it took a...
OS Wars, Episide X.4 86
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Peter Hayes wrote on Sat, 7 May 2005 20:36:02 +0100 "I've yet to see" applies here; I've not used...
Hotmail Platform is Hosted on Unix 87
ponfux" The Internet runs on Unix servers and routers (99%). Windows is a poo Operating System that is a bad hack on a poor (and dishonestly un-attributed) Unix clone called 'DOS'. No one...
Hotmail Platform is Hosted on Unix 88
Joe Linux Yes, Hotmail back-end servers are actually BSD servers running Sendmail. Keep in mind that...
Hotmail Platform is Hosted on Unix 89
At least part of this statement is a fabrication, if not the entire thing. While I don't know what OS they're running...
Hotmail Platform is Hosted on Unix 90
on June 14 09:18 pm Erik Funkenbusch I don't follow, is there a special rule for this group that says people are not allowed to comment on something that happened in the past...
Hotmail Platform is Hosted on Unix 91
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:54:59 +0100, mallloc Lets reread what rex This is clearly not...
My Next PC: Not repeating the mistakes
I think I'll buy a PC sometime this year. No hurry...but I don't want to make mistakes this time like with...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows
Linux sounded great on paper as well as listening to posts in various newsgroups. So what could a person find wrong with a ton of free software? The long answer...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 94
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:06:07 -0500, narrowswhitefish Sounds good so far. On SuSE? You must be joking. Must be a lie. I cannot in any honesty believe this. SuSE has YaST after all. This...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 95
Yes, windows xp requires drivers - but many drivers are built in. For instance, my HP932c. I plug it into XP - bing, it just works. I'm not saying this isn't the case for Linux as...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 96
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:33:01 +0000, Tom Shelton I have never heard of hardware for Windows that you...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 97
You mean USB hardware? I have an old parallel Iomega Zip drive - I plug it in and it works. I also have a USB zip drive, it also...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 98
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:50:55 +0000, Tom Shelton Well, this is true, although it's a bit...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 99
Epiphany isn't really that bad... I just like firefox for all around browsing though. And as far as crashing, like...
Why I dumped Linux and Went Back to Windows. 100
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:06:07 -0500, narrowswhitefish I had no difficulty installing a Brother HL1440 on one of my towers - and it immediately appeared on the other two linux...
Printing with The Gimp problem
flatfish poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: It is not Linux printing that is screwing up, it is GIMP printing. See...
Resizing Parbreastions
Tony Hwang Hi, You want to know what's wrong with it? About 8 hours ago, it...
Status of my Suse Linux build
Suse 9.2 ATI 9200 flgx driver SB Live 24-bit audio Ok, the status is: 1. dri open 3gl (working...
Suse Linux: Free, convoluted, confused and bug riddled. 104
I confess that, since I bought Suse 9.2 Pro (yes, pair real money for it from the manufacturers) I have...
Suse Linux: Free, convoluted, confused and bug riddled. 105
snip I've got a bunch of experience with casual users, and I'd have to say around half of them have no idea what to...
My Favorite Tax
So I can buttume you feel equally about using all those tax benefits - roads, bridges, a safe secure night at home, not having to put your mother...
Suse Gone Mad v9.3 is crippled beyond belief
On Sunday 10 April 2005 14:55 Phillip Cornwallis Well. that's not QUITE what the reviewer has said since! I take it that you were very very...
Where's Apache in the Suse Distro
John Bailo I know it's sacriledge (sp?), but I suggest you write your asp.net pages on Windows using Visual Studio, if you've...
Send Link not working in Fire Fox
John Bailo said the following, on 04-24-05 17:09: I use Firefox for browsing, KMail for E-mail, and Thunderbird for news...
Novell Needs To Tighten Up on Configuration
John Bailo apt I haven't noticed Microsoft offering me any updates for software not part of the operating system itself. Never mind offering them for free. Office 2003 anyone? At least we get...
YaST Package Management: "I Don't Know What I'm Doing
Ok, I admit. When it comes to YaST package management, I haven't a clue what I'm...
SuSE 9.3 fails once again to do iPod correctly
Exactly what kind of idiot is behind SuSE these days? I mean the concept is very simple, you mount the iPod, use gtkpod to manipulate the files and when you are through...
ALSA Woes
This is yet another thread in my continuing effort to get a fully functional sound card under Suse...
ALSA Woes
Ok. The story so far. I went and completely reinstalled my Suse 9.2 from the ftp iso. I think I'm a step ahead. The sound card (CMI8738...
To Suse Mailing List: Cannot Enable 3D with NVidia GeForce 5200
I just subscribed to and send this email to the Suse mailing list: To: Today 21:50:59 Platform: Suse 9.2, ftp-iso install Nvidia...
Post Your Proof Rapskat, or Retract Your Accusations! 116
begin Error Log for Sat, 14 May 2005 15:19:30 -0400 - flatfish How can I prove that it was you that submitted my email to various lists and spam engines? If...
Post Your Proof Rapskat, or Retract Your Accusations! 117
begin Error Log for Sat, 14 May 2005 16:58:04 -0400 - flatfish Since you snipped the majority of my post, I will repost it again to give you another opportunity to...
Post Your Proof Rapskat, or Retract Your Accusations! 118
On Sat, 14 May 2005 17:44:46 -0400, rapskat I don't have to address a single thing. YOU made the accusations, and now you continue to do so yet you provide no...
Post Your Proof Rapskat, or Retract Your Accusations! 119
begin virus.scr flatfish They see it as an accusation on you. In a matter certainly not beyond you. Nope. Not at all. All in the name of a lying, trolling thief. That would be you...
Ardour RPM for Suse 9.3 Where 120
begin virus.txt.scr Sammy (flatfish) Hi flatfish You lately trolled as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger, anonymous, Archie Watermann, Baba Booey...
Ardour RPM for Suse 9.3 Where 121
begin virus.txt.scr Sammy (flatfish) No. I just happen to be a SuSE user I have never been in rec.audio.pro Hit a nerve here, flatfish? Oh, flatty, you keep on crossposting to groups having nothing to...
Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow
Post top don't please. 06-09-2005 Nope, only your credibility. Sorry, tonto, but a Linux install is easy; even a pendejo like you could do it if you RTFM. Further, must of what you quoted has...
Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow 124
insert CD, boot, qtparted, parbreastion, knx2hd, go for coffee, come back, log in. How *hard* is that?? that's down to a: his hardware setup, and b: his configuration...
Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow 125
Sorry, no, this is not true anymore, since Office 2000. Youcanhave a "Microsoft Office" shortcut to OSA9.exe in your startup folder, but it no longer...
Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow 126
You are wrong. The retail SuSE Pro 9.3 comes with 2 DVD's and 5 CD's. Not everyone...
Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow 127
Y o u r . S h e p h e r d . A q u i l a . D e u s . ( d 2 0 0 5 x x , d 2 0 0 4...
Virtualization , was: New Debian Linux DESTROYS SYSTEMS
Noah Roberts In the course of a year, I see a lot of different businesses. Most of them are heartily sick of the constant care and attention demanded by Windows. I...
New Debian Linux DESTROYS SYSTEMS
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 That's a separate issue. This is not a problem with library dependencies, but complex...
Programming is like lifting heavy boxes, it's menial work, low paid
Hi HarryMacafeeBirdie, You commented: RoyCulley posts his so called Linux stats every Sunday yet how many people realize that his numbers don't jive with any...
comp.os.linux.advocacy 's BIGGEST BULLpoo ARTISTS...MidYear AWARDS
So who is the biggest COLA NUT in comp.os.linux.advocacy? Rapskat without a doubt. This dude conjurs up all kinds of fairy tales that nobody but him, and...
comp.os.linux.advocacy 's BIGGEST BULLpoo ARTISTS...MidYear AWARDS!! 132
Get A Shovel poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: He's one of my...
comp.os.linux.advocacy 's BIGGEST BULLpoo ARTISTS...MidYear AWARDS!! 133
begin risky.vbs Hmm, so I wasn't an 'butthole of the year' for the years before 2002? Damn, what was I...
My Professor Says Linux Sucks and Is Not Real Unix
I am a 2nd year CS xover student who is new to programming and the topic of Linux came up in...
My Professor Says Linux Sucks and Is Not Real Unix. 135
Floyd L. Davidson Of course he's a troll. But this is such a common tactic. Rather than try and allow a direct side-by-side...