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Estimated Number of Windows Zombies: up to 47 Million 4886
Roy Schestowitz hmmmm... that article is 2 years old, says between 40% and 80%, and XP Service Pack 2...
Estimated Number of Windows Zombies: up to 47 Million 4887
DFS ... Ok, let's see what the spam I've received says...out of the last 33 spam that I've received...
Estimated Number of Windows Zombies: up to 47 Million 4889
The Ghost In The Machine ... ... spam. As all arrived at my old, now spam pot mailbox on...
Another Study Shows Linux TCO to be Lower than Windows TCO
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Kier wrote on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:33:54 +0100 It would be mildly interesting to research the...
OSS: view a jpeg == owned 4891
Let's to a mental exercise. Be careful now, don't strain something. HE doesn't use zgv. I don't even have it installed...
OSS: view a jpeg == owned 4892
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:26:24 -0700, NoNamer Actually, Linux users are very aware of the risks in the software. In fact, that's a part of the interest in Linux in the first place...
I got owned just reading the Help files! Help! 4893
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:01:51 -0400 Considering your general knowledge, you probably won't understand all of...
I got owned just reading the Help files! Help! 4894
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:57:27 -0400 Not quite. Linux can be run from other venues such as VmWare. As it is, it's quite clear...
Google Promote Firefox, Again
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz wrote on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:45:00 +0100 IIRC Lotus 1-2-3 and Apple got into it over lesser things. One never knows. Personally, I hope the judge...
Google Promote Firefox, Again 4896
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Malware Magnet wrote on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:33:10 -0500 Personally, I'd like to see a Webpage editor, somewhat a la ooweb2, that understands the concept of separable style sheets...
Google Promote Firefox, Again 4897
ws I don't know but it's probably most. Most of what's in FP now was added in by MS. When they bought Vermeer the product was a fraction of what it is today. All-in...
Vermeer's FrontPage was: Google Promote Firefox
Larry Qualig on Sunday 30 April 2006 00:46 It is nice to hear that you...
Gnome looks hideous 4899
I was an IceWM user. Then an XFCE user. Then IceWM again. Then KDE. But I hated gnome. Not the new Gnome, the old Gnome. But lately I've been using it again...
Gnome looks hideous 4900
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-04-26, TheLetterK spake thusly: I used to think Gnome looked retarded, and refused to use it even though it was the default GUI in fedora...
Gnome looks hideous 4901
Mathew P. on Wednesday 26 April 2006 06:27 The OP goes for flash, judging by the word "hideous...
Gnome looks hideous 4902
Geico Caveman Ok we get the point, you don't like gnome. As it happens, almost unconciously my...
Gnome looks hideous 4903
On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:43:44 -0400, Geico Caveman Okay, I'll bite :-) What's so hideous about it? I'm glad you put a smiley after that. That's taking it a...
Commission rejects MS server claims and demo 4904
You plainly haven't a clue about the USofA either, goat! The DOJ case against MS died in the courts, not in the political process. As near as I can tell, the EU is more akin...
Commission rejects MS server claims and demo 4905
First of all, the findings that matter are those of the appeals court. The rulings of the District Court that were overturned...
Commission rejects MS server claims and demo 4906
spike1 I found this paragraph informative: quote Whelan said that Microsoft‚s refusal to give rival firms protocol information after 1998 in an industry where...
Industry Heavilydeprived due to Limited Access to Microsoft Software
On Thursday 27 April 2006 14:02 Roy Schestowitz See also:- Flynn called on Samba founder...
Call For Papers From Journal For Amateurs
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:06:01 -0700, Proginoskes I'm not sure how deliberate it is (it's easier to be stupid than malicious directories) and used '-' instead of '-' as an...
Obsolescence : The Hardware Software Nexus 4909
But the implementation of the interface *can*, in some cases, be significant. Note that there have been cases where driver tweaks have improved video card performance by 10% or...
Obsolescence : The Hardware Software Nexus 4910
B Thomas There is hardly a device that doesn't have some compensatory code in the...
Is Linux For Losers 4911
I think the author of the article captured it very well, "In a sort of hacker equivalent of the Ford-versus...
Is Linux For Losers 4912
I just read both articles, and found them quite interesting. Theo looks a little weird in the photo, but I admire his...
Is Linux For Losers 4913
thanatoid Uhh, he's the founder of OpenBSD (and project leader IIRC). You don't see a conflict of interest there? There are a small group of arrogant users on all platforms--Linux is no different. There...
Is Linux For Losers 4914
PKaul Hovnanian P.E. To make it clear; the question "Is Linux For Losers" is Daniel Lyons' (Forbes' Senior Editor) phrasing, *not* de Raadt's. However, having read the article, I think de Raadt's...
Is Linux For Losers 4915
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, flatfish+++ wrote on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:01:46 -0500 I'll admit to wondering what his comparison criteria are. He is apparently in charge of OpenBSD, and...
Is Linux For Losers 4916
Tue May 2 2006 23:19: Interesting. From what the article says, Simon Lok, the owner of...
Is Linux For Losers 4917
That's the problem in a nutshell, isn't it? If I run Linux, I can run an entire family of Linux applications, all Java applications, and most BSD applications. If I run Linux...
Is Linux For Losers 4918
The Ghost In The Machine Should read Yes, correct. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Thanks for the correction. Shouldn't type at 60 wpm while engaging in verbal discussions. :D Actually 386-BSD...
AV firms rubbish MS Vista security claims 4919
So you can get updates and bug fixes for Photoshop, Quicken, Toast, Printermaster, Flash, Java, Office, Windows, Spyware Doctor, Net Nanny, Nero, Print...
AV firms rubbish MS Vista security claims 4920
On Tue, 02 May 2006 17:48:17 GMT, Sinister Midget Sure, www.versiontracker.com But that's not the point. I'm not even talking about applications, i'm talking about the core OS stuff. You know...
AV firms rubbish MS Vista security claims 4921
I can download it all there? Q: Who can write a patch for the core OS stuff for, say, Windows? A: Umm.......err......M$.....I give up...
AV firms rubbish MS Vista security claims 4922
On Tue, 02 May 2006 19:54:18 GMT, Sinister Midget All the updates, Yes. Nice tap dance. One more time, what percentage of people are going to do that? What percentage of people are going...
RH Fedora 5
Hello, Just reporting on Fedora 5. What an excellect distro. Redhat lost me from their fan club in that year when they did the...
RH Fedora 5
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-16, BearItAll spake thusly: I went through the let's-make-a-deal, which distro is behind door number...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4925
flatfish+++ A long time ago I was just in here to watch the flame wars...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4926
Larry Qualig It isn't so much that I'd be worrying about them. It is more that Culley was a good friend, and now I see that one mistake wipes the slate...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4927
begin oeprotect.scr Indeed - he's been poking at you and I and Roy C very recently. I think one of the main reasons why our trolls donotlike Roy's stats is that they highlight, on a...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4928
Roy Culley on Thursday 04 May 2006 00:46 Opinion: The stats posted should somehow be representative of the group's sentiments (yes, I'm new here, I know). Otherwise, these should be breastled "Roy Culley's Stats...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4929
GreyCloud on Thursday 04 May 2006 17:36 Yes, good point there about Qualig. The two of...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4930
begin oeprotect.scr No nononononononon! Larry wasalwayson the other team! I have the greatest respect for you, Roy, but Roy C's been here averylong...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4931
On Fri, 05 May 2006 12:49:50 -0700, Larry Qualig And I've been here since 1997 and IMHO things in this group have never been worse. There is...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4932
On Fri, 05 May 2006 16:12:20 -0500, flatfish+++ Actually, when I came here a couple of years back, it seemed to be a lot worse in some ways. And I disagree that there's no...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4933
begin oeprotect.scr Read on, and you'll see that yes, I did. I only now see quotes, unless I specifically go back through a thread. I made my decision...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4934
On Sat, 06 May 2006 14:48:24 +0100, Mark Kent Evidence? Like you do with the flatfish-gary stewart thing? You have zero proof, only a lie that...
COLA Stats 30 Apr 2006 4935
Mark Kent I don't recall having many (if any) discussions with you. I'm not that bored that I feel the need to look them...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4936
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-06, Erik Funkenbusch spake thusly: Eric, I'm not sure why you make such claims about the President, and misrepresent what he said in such a...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4937
Mathew P. This notion, that if I didn't vote during a politician's election I have...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4938
As arguments go, this sounds about on par with 'History will prove Bush right'. It relies not...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4939
In a way yes...it is anad-hominemattack. And so be it. However, I claim that most of us...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4940
On Sun, 07 May 2006 19:40:03 -0700, John Bailo It's not the decision to go to war that's the problem...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4942
Well, you conspiracy buffs can spin yarns, but all I ever ask is that for a minute, buttume that everything in Fahrenheit 9-11 is completely wrong. buttume that everything happened on...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4944
CONSPIRACY BUFFS?! You're denying that bin laden was the WTC organiser? (BTW, I haven't SEEN farenheit 9-11) UM... buttUME? 3 hijacked planes CRASHED into and DEMOLISHED 2 buildings, and took out...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4945
Actually, a bit of fact checking reveals that Moore got his facts essentially right, though you can certainly argue that he fills in the gaps with...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4946
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, John Bailo wrote on Mon, 08 May 2006 19:17:38 -0700 You're off by a year. The crash started in early 2000, well...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4947
On Mon, 08 May 2006 03:30:38 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch I always thought there was something "fishy" with the Ohio vote and I remember how disappointed in the American voter I was when Bush took Ohio...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4948
And* launched an expensive military campaign on *two* fronts. Anyone remember how we had an actual balanced budget for a few months at the end of the Clinton administration? He didn't "let...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4949
Ray Ingles As a Brit, I am shocked at the defence of Bush some of you are coming out with. His first election is...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4950
Unlikely in the extreme, though for the sake of our nation I certainly hope you are right. Unfortunately, the negative blowback from the Iraq debacle will likely far outweigh any good that...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4951
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-05-07, Erik Funkenbusch spake thusly: Yes it is. Being clear and direct in your statements is an important part of communication. By the way, Speaking of clarity...
Bush Bashes Microsoft 4952
On Sun, 07 May 2006 02:51:32 GMT, Mathew P. Oh give me a break. As a public official, he's not legally enbreastled to the same...
SimplyMEPIS
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:37:12 -0400, rapskat I'd certainly agree with that. I only recently started getting into...
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