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Oxford lies again. 9387
Michelle Ronn I do. Although linux runs on several 64bit platforms Including the IA64. Or the...
Oxford lies again. 9388
John C. Randolph This is total, utter bullpoo Show us your Mac-stats which somehow support this. The memory footprint increasessomewhatbut not dramatically so, since actually...
Oxford lies again. 9389
On 2006-03-02 10:01:13 -0800, Peter Köhlmann You naturally break programs apart into logical components anyway. On anything larger than trivial projects, it usually makes...
Oxford lies again. 9390
On 2006-02-28 17:02:25 -0800, Peter Köhlmann In your mind, what is the definition of a 64 bit OS? You claim that your linux distro...
Oxford lies again. 9391
great, you are starting to see the light... PPC is one of the best processors ever made, $ for $ the most efficient... The Intel chip is costing "penny pinching...
HP Goes with Linux
Roy Schestowitz Also another one from a larger vendor: Intel. " But what are the reasons why Linux is becoming so popular? Many industry experts agree that...
COLA is mostly liars
On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:12:18 -0500, DFS Lots. I'm setting up a fresh Breezy install for a neighbour...
Don't forget you daily bible
tab enlightened us with this load of crap: If they can't figure out how to...
I rarely read 9395
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:34:41 -0800, tab At this point, I couldn't even recall. However, recently a person purchased a system from us and opted...
I rarely read 9396
Nice. I sailed a bunch in college and have been tempted to buy a boat, but I suspect I would not get out on the water enough...
When Is a Linux Workstation Really a Desktop 9397
Actually, Dell, IBM, and HP have offered Linux business desktops in the past, but Microsoft limited their ability to promote them, and their ability to market...
When Is a Linux Workstation Really a Desktop 9398
DFS enlightened us with this load of crap: All these conditions? Basically, it's two conditions: TRULY support Linux in your application. I don't want some half hearted attempt. Like I...
When Is a Linux Workstation Really a Desktop 9399
Ruel Smith 3 conditions: far superior to OSS, same-similar price as Windows, uses GTK or Qt libraries. You might get lucky if Adobe or others - having profited handsomely from Windows and Mac users all...
When Is a Linux Workstation Really a Desktop 9400
I firmly agree, however I believe this hype they create is good for the service and support community. I would like to...
One billion downloads 9403
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-02-26, 7 spake thusly: I'm not sure what your objection...
Why
Why me? Why does my camera have to work with my Linux box when I plug it in? Why does it have to be as...
Why 9405
On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:16:24 +0000, Bobbie Try a higher end Canon and maybe you won't be disappointed. I only found out after purchasing my Canon 20d that it doesn't...
Why 9406
There's still fun to be had, but you're going to have to try harder. There are a few...
Switching
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this but it was one that I found...
Switching 9408
If you are little hesitant to take the full leap, I would definitely recommend one of the bootable CD distros as a way to dip your toe...
Switching 9409
On Monday 27 February 2006 05:06, Sutic Contestants stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes...
Switching 9410
Sutic Contestants May I ask what your prime motivation is for wanting to switch? Also, do you have other computers at home, or just this one? When you say...
Switching 9411
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:06:23 -0500, Sutic Contestants I'm no hardware expert, but I don't see anything...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9412
It's a cute novelty. I played around with a live CD that had some 3D effects. It had a certain "wow" to it. But it's not something I could see myself needing...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9413
Microsoft is looking for ways to stem the growth of Linux and still maintain as much revenue stream from...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9414
Rex Ballard on Monday 27 February 2006 14:28 I am not entirely sure that *cost* is the motive for subdivision. I presume that cost may be a separate factor altogether, which...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9415
Roy Schestowitz Costs and politics. Look at many of those versions and you see that only 2-3...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9416
Can you expand on the viewpoint that would generate this statement? What do you consider "fragmentation" in Linux? Why is it "abnormal" (and in relation to what)? Why do you characterize...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9417
Point OP was making was that vista was to be tiered, by crippling bits unless extra payment was made...I mean by having a basic system wth extra features added if the user required, in...
6 Versions of Vista Are they nuts 9418
Linønut I don't like the look of that part, it suggests that graphics users are getting a chopped down version on anything but the 'high-end...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9419
No, there's a significant difference. It's true that much of what you prattle is along the...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9420
Ah, ray, you never pay much attention! I do consider the strategies and still cast them as insurmountable. Rome wasn't built in a day and...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9421
Except the ways we've been pointing out. Like below. See what Novell and Canonical are doing. *You've* been presenting it as a...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9422
Your ability to miss the point is related to your ability to miss the context. NetBEUI isn't being used for new installations. The fact that some...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9423
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, billwg wrote on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:32:37 GMT An IE-specific solution is...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9424
Roy Schestowitz Crap - Forgot to mention that I also liked this part of the interview: What...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9425
Roy Schestowitz I just finished reading the article. The most interesting part to me was this: =================== --" What do you think prevents people from switching? Bacon: One of the biggest things...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9426
Not directly responding to your post Larry, but this thread started me thinking. What follows is my attempt to put into...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9427
So the user has to go through a licensing step on first boot, where they type in a key or something? Yup...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9428
Ray Ingles I want to get something straight here. I'm not taking anyones side in this debate and quite frankly don't know who's side my position supports. On average Dell sells more...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9429
I don't think that is exactly correct either, Larry. I lost a bid at Dell a number...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9430
billwg The problem with the scenario you describe is that there are too many possible configuration options to build the computers from drives that are pre-built and warehoused. Any...
Linux Adoption Barriers 9431
The last retailer I worked for had the source to their warehouse Debt Management system. They took a pretty militaristic approach to IT. Anything they use has to be well supported by the vendor or supportable...
Tolls could dot the Internet highway and police booths, too
NEW YORK (AP) -- On the Internet, the traffic cops are blind -- they don't look at the data they're directing, and they don't give preferential treatment. That's something operators...
Tolls could dot the Internet highway and police booths, too 9433
I'm not sure I understand the problem. The ATM transport protocol allows a router to create high priority channels and low priority channels. Most commercial grade routers...
Tolls could dot the Internet highway and police booths, too 9434
OK, that was a cheap shot. The main people who would consider Linux a "Rogue" operating systems would have...
Tolls could dot the Internet highway and police booths, too 9435
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Rex Ballard wrote on 28 Feb 2006 06:46:01 -0800 Not necessarily for Microsoft, though they're one of the biggest. But obviously there are issues here that transcend a mere verticalization of...
Tolls could dot the Internet highway and police booths, too 9436
The Ghost In The Machine ... That presumes that the cracking requires a brute force method. Besides, on average, you'd only have to use half0 the brute force attempts for as soon as you crack...
Tolls could dot the Internet highway and police booths, too 9437
Robert Newson Correct. Remember, the "Brute Force Crack" buttumes that you know nothing about the content. Most...
Should the US Military Release a Linux Distro 9438
John Bailo That *would* be cool. I guess then they could include the game on the DVD (is there an...
Microsoft Intercepts Linux Torrents 9439
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz wrote on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:57:43 +0000 Review recent history. 1 One OS to rule them all, one OS to find...
Microsoft Intercepts Linux Torrents 9440
The Ghost In The Machine You could say that they deliberately put those security flaws in their OS because they're ordered to do so...
Microsoft Intercepts Linux Torrents 9441
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Larry Qualig wrote on 28 Feb 2006 15:25:21 -0800 Then you've not been looking very hard. :-) I don't even have Wi-Fi. But those tinfoil hats do tend to...
Microsoft Intercepts Linux Torrents 9442
I agree, Microsoft is nowhere near as bad as the Taliban. About the WORST thing Bill Gates ever did was hijack...
Microsoft Intercepts Linux Torrents 9443
Well, I finally saw the link. Like clockwork mybittorrent.com received its monthly takedown notices from Microsoft. The notice...
Is Dell Embarrbutted About Linux
ANY OEM must sign an OEM License agreement. A manufacturer who does not negotiate such terms could opt to pay full retail or wholesale prices for retail versions of Windows which...
Viruses plague British businesses 9446
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-02-28, billwg spake thusly: A few things should be mentioned: The BBC probably does not report on anything but windows...
Viruses plague British businesses 9447
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, billwg wrote on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:46:30 GMT So the question is: what should we do to *encourage* this monopoly? The only answer I have is to...
Viruses plague British businesses 9448
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, billwg wrote on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:36:47 GMT snip *NOBODY* wants Linux. Nobody wants...
delllinux
John Bailo Not only that, but if you go into the Model 2800 Server config screens via www.dell.com you have...
Puzzling over Vista
No doubt it's partly because they don't know themselves, and partly because if you haven't got anything to sell yet, you try to build up hype about your "forthcoming attractions", but I...
Puzzling over Vista 9451
There is a cruel joke in all of this. Keep in mind that Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, and Windows XP...
Puzzling over Vista 9452
On 28 Feb 2006 11:10:26 -0800, Rex Ballard Wrong, as usual Rex. Not just wrong, but provably wrong. No, it doesn't. While there...
Puzzling over Vista 9453
On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 03:32:37 GMT, Mathew P. I'm not sure if this is some kind of backhanded compliment or not. I've been in this...
Puzzling over Vista 9454
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2006-03-01, Erik Funkenbusch spake thusly: It wasn't. My apologies. I...
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