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Futile to make Linux into a desktop OS
There is a rather outspoken article in the november edition of Linux format. Kristian Van Der Vliet (a...
Futile to make Linux into a desktop OS 5882
Hadron Quark I did not see those conclusions from the author. Article says: KVDV: There's no such operating system as Linux - there are different distributions, and...
Futile to make Linux into a desktop OS 5883
I had considered adding a second paragraph along the lines of the closer a given Linux desktop effort has come to...
Futile to make Linux into a desktop OS 5884
Hadron Quark I agree with him. We are not meant to be going through these endless new...
WIndows Mbuttive Bloat: Vista System Requirements are "a fairy tale
Linonut: Me: I'm pretty sure Sony will do whatever ironing out is nescessary for the PS3's Linux configuration to be...
Linux Works Best, but Windows Support Cannot be Discarded Yet
Open-source on Windows the next big thing? ,---- Quote But Hecht is part of a growing...
Linux in the Hospital
Regulation. In industries where equipment is heavily regulated, regulators like manufacturers to be able to say that conforming equipment...
Guys Read Windows Vista's new licensing
Erik Funkenbusch Some of your remarks: quotation text omitted Have you read the "EULA? I think not, however, I save you time, and post the summary - printed in the media. What kinda of...
This is an example of why Linux loses. 5889
On 13 Oct 2006 05:44:47 -0700, "John Anderton" Yes, Linux is an excellent system for use as a server. I used to use them a...
This is an example of why Linux loses. 5890
Sure - "If Linux don't support it, it can't be a real RAID card". Doesn't help me I'm afraid. All I know is that it runs a striped two...
This is an example of why Linux loses. 5891
JEDIDIAH My primary desktop is an HP x4000 dual Xeon workstation. The on-board (integraded...
Trend Security
The work network was hit with a trojan a couple of years back. They blocked every machine from access to the network until they could be scanned, patched and cleaned. They sent guys around...
Only Vista is so bloated the vendor lies about its requirements 5893
Op Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:16:30 -0400, schreef DFS: Learn to read. It sums up several CPU's, and it lists x86 as the first one. In my book, that means *any* Pentium will work...
Only Vista is so bloated the vendor lies about its requirements 5894
Op Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:53:45 -0500, schreef Erik Funkenbusch: I don't think I even have to try on my little Celeron 660MHz workhorse with 512MB of...
Wii might not run Linux at all... 5895
I suppose I had erroneously buttumed that Jessie was more interested in understanding the proof, than actually seeing it...
Wii might not run Linux at all... 5896
Well, if I wanted to prove something deep, like, say, every program can be cracked, I wouldn't start with an axiom that says a programmer may replicate any program sans copy protection...
RedHat Gives Up 5897
Larry Qualig I think RHAT is hurting from the JBoss acquisition and shareholders wanting to see if the cost justified the expense. NOVL is hurting from the issues...
RedHat Gives Up 5898
John Bailo I agree that this is part of it. There is no 'one' reason... it's usually several. That's one but another is...
RedHat Gives Up 5899
John Bailo But they're still in transition and it's going to take time. Until then they need the Netware revenue. It's not clear what this number means exactly. The way it was...
FAQ and Primer for COLA, Edition III
post re-ordered to put related topics together I'm sorry to say that I had to laugh at this. I'm sorry to have put you in such an uncomfortable position. I guess our beliefs simply...
Vista Will Exterminate Desktop Linux Once And For All. 5901
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:18:36 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch Why would they do that? Why not choose hardware that's compatible with both Windows *and* Linux? I worked in R&D...
This is an example of why Windopes loses. 5902
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:39:59 GMT, 7 Typical ad-hominem response to anyone who has genuinely tried to get a Linux system to suit their needs but failed. My last attempt was around 4...
Only Linux is so bloated the vendor recommends a 2.4ghz, Pentium 4 processor 5903
What on EARTH are you doing with it? Note: I did exclude KDE from the equation. Blackbox is quite usable on all distros and ALL cpu-memory powers. Yes...
Only Linux is so bloated the vendor recommends a 2.4ghz, Pentium 4 processor 5904
LOL! Here we go again! Linux != SuSE. The WinTrolls are getting desperate, if the best...
Only Linux is so bloated the vendor recommends a 2.4ghz, Pentium 4 processor 5905
Homer Linux has been slow, buggy and bloated before now? Say it ain't so! OK. I see that now. I was confused because they named the product Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, and they used...
Call for Faults of Linux & Linux Distributions
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:16:42 -0500, JEDIDIAH That's why she can't use filesystem encryption under Linux. No, you're an idiot. You'd have to live in a cave never...
Linux Issues For New People... 5907
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:34:58 -0700, Henry Well, RH 5.0 is a trifle old. If that's the latest distro you've...
Another Example of why Windopes Loses. Virtualization doesn't work
on behalf of micoshaft corporation: A large part of the problems with interoperability and Samba is down to micoshaft lack of own internal documentation...
C.O.L.A. Newcomer FAQ and Primer The ONLY TRUE FAQ which explains comp.os.linux.advocacy and what happens
C.O.L.A. Newcomer FAQ and Primer + + Edition: 21 - 9-24-06 + + Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy + + + + Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Linux Reality...
FreeBSD to the rescue, yet again
So i have a home router box, acting for me and my pals nice, for the past month. I could not tell you if it would be faster in any operating system, in this...
Puppy Linux makes a neat technology leap
Puppy Linux has just done a major milestone putting together a 50Mb distro on DVD-R that...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5912
DFS wrote something like: It's actually the other way round with the wireless mouse for me. Just because I don't like them or use them does not mean I have never used them...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5913
amosf You were probably using Linux, and bad OSS mouse drivers. Linux is stable - especially when your machines are unused half the time. So maybe...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5914
John Bailo on Wednesday 16 November 2005 01:42 *LOL* As I glance at the bottom, I can vividly see Opera and Firefox. DFS sure knows...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5915
Roy Schestowitz You're welcome. And about IE - it's a dog. I used to think it was fine - that there was no use bothering with other browsers. I was...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5916
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, B Gruff wrote on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:59:48 +0000 I think he's referring to a capability that, once installed, the MS Intellimouse's messages to its receiver (I'm buttuming something...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5917
On Wednesday 16 November 2005 03:00 The Ghost In The Machine Well, that's the interesting thing, Ghost...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5918
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, B Gruff wrote on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:05:03 +0000 My Dell optical (corded) mouse has a third button...
MS IntelliMouse: all systems go 5919
On Wednesday 16 November 2005 20:06 DFS 1. Define "hysterical obfuscation"? 2. Tell me why you side-stepped...
More Nightmares on running MySQL on Linux
can't they get better users? -lol- see how productive whining is? i develop in postgresql, but i use adodb's abstraction layer to connect to the database. i'm not sure what your front...
A novel idea for linux developers
This request shows your lack of experience with Linux databases. There are excellent QBE and Graphical development toolkits for MySQL and PostgreSQL. There are some tools in OpenOffice as...
C# on Linux What the hell for
Actually, C was always intended to be just a step up from using a macro buttembler. In that respect, it fits the bill. I've heard good things about smalltalk, especially as a language...
C# on Linux What the hell for
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Linønut wrote on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:28:11 -0600 That rates 1 ha. :-P Still, it's an interesting...
Fastest Booting Linux CD with Firefox 5924
Skeets Not a bad idea, but a better idea would be a vmware player image with Linux and...
Fastest Booting Linux CD with Firefox 5925
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:44:48 -0800, Skeets There is a version of Puppy Linux called Pizza Pup...
Windows Apps Ported to Linux 5926
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:21:43 +0000, thad01 It is generally not a trivial matter to port a program that was written only for Windows to another operating system. It the original program is...
Windows Apps Ported to Linux 5927
Part of the reason for not seeing such an "obvious" attempt to port to Linux is that it isn't really all that necessary. IBM decided that rather than try and redesign it's Lotus Notes client...
Windows Apps Ported to Linux 5928
Adobe is certainly an important example. I'm less likely to count the ID ports as significant because...
Windows Apps Ported to Linux 5929
Agreed, porting an app is generally not too bad if you layer things appropriately and abstract away the platform dependent details. Of course the best...
LONG Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news
p. 3: "The experiment was conducted by three expert Windows administrators on the Windows side and three expert SuSE Linux administrators on the Linux...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5931
On Thursday 17 November 2005 16:51, DFS stood up and spoke the following words to...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5932
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Freeride wrote on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:01:06 -0700 Hmmm...what is a "patch" in this context? I see several possible...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5933
The Ghost In The Machine What was really tested? Simulation of theoretical companies - based on a raw count of patches. What prior reports were issued by this company? How big is this company...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5934
Nigel Feltham LOL!! How stupid can micoshaft staff get these days?? Actually why call your local micoshaftee salesmen stupid when you can dangle some superior...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5935
A bit more information This is even more useless information. Keep in mind that this estimate is based entirely on the number of patches that need...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5936
On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:46:25 +0000, Aragorn Nor me. He may well be bananas, but he comes across as quite unhostile. It's DFS who displays the hostility. Like you, I'm willing to talk...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5937
On Saturday 19 November 2005 00:53, Kier stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: Rex is a very knowledgeable person, both in the technical area and in the political...
Another MS Sponsored FUD posing as news 5938
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:17:49 +0000, Aragorn He's prone to exaggeration, to be polite :-) I won't say he lies, because he seems sincere in what he posts...
Advocacy Why GNULinux is The Better Operating SystemTM caution: long article! 5939
As I didn't want to rely via Google Groups - where I had to look for Erik's reply - I've ditched up the reply and pasted it into myKNodeeditor, adding indentations where needed... It's...
Advocacy Why GNULinux is The Better Operating SystemTM caution: long article! 5940
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:00:04 GMT, The Ghost In The Machine Now that you mention it, yes. That would require that you...
Advocacy Why GNULinux is The Better Operating SystemTM caution: long article! 5941
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Erik Funkenbusch wrote on Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:01:10 -0600 Hmm....*this* guy? Never occurred to me to look...
Business Week: Linux a Flood Tide
This is a very valid observation. When you are out in the ocean, say 20 miles from shore, your are unlikely to be aware of significant changes in your albreastude based on the rising of...
Paper bag security 5943
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:07:49 -0500 libgda vulnerability; bad formating specification can lead...
Paper bag security 5944
On Friday 18 November 2005 08:03, Kleuskes & Moos stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: You are incorrect about that. ;-) The root user *always* has write...
Paper bag security 5945
These are interesting hacks, certainly quite a bit more complicated than creating an ActiveX control that gets installed under a bogus certificate and installs it's own program as administrator rights. Still...
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