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Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10665
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:19:43 -0400, rapskat Hmm.. someone's living in the early 90's... Here's a few choice ones...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10666
What a lot of people overlook is that Photoshop is essentially free (in terms of cost, not in...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10667
Erik Funkenbusch wrote I had an XP box blue screen on me today (first time in a while actually) when doing a Windows Update...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10668
Erik, You have just torpedoed yourself again. I believe other posters call it a "self nuke!" Your complete ignorance and disregard for the truth and the...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10668 plus 1
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 13:10:37 +0200, Mart van de Wege That's true, but a keyboard is not considered a peripheral. "The System Builder category includes anyone who buys individual copies of Windows...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10670
begin risky.vbs Thought I'd check this running XP 'Pro' on my laptop under vmware. I start IE but need to change it to not...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10671
Now *that's* an ad hominem. You got it! Of course, a dictionary is not the best source for terms-of-art like ad hominem fallacies. But in any case, this agrees exactly...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10672
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:22:26 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch Really? I don't have to pay? Doesn't sound like MS agrees with you. Was your Microsoft product preinstalled, distributed with your computer, or...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10673
I'm not buyingthatcrap! You must be trying to introduce a different meaning of the "F" in FUD. Older KDE...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10674
On the comp.os.linux.advocacy meeting for Wednesday 17 August 2005 11:11 pm, Erik Funkenbusch submitted the following proposal... I've yet to...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10675
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:40:01 -0400, rapskat If that were true, Apple wouldn't be moving...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10676
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:40:44 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch It's simple really, x86 is cheaper. Not better...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10677
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:46:47 -0400, rapskat Not really. There's some serious speculation that Intel is about to announce a new chip architecture that's x86...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10678
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:02:26 -0700, Snit That's like saying "Well, i'm afraid of catching AIDS, so i'll just...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10679
On 17 Aug 2005 22:02:26 -0700, Blood Money Your logic escapes me. READ the referenced article. It says that a reason to switch from Windows to...
Ten Good Reasons to Move to Linux 10680
GreyCloud Hi Greycloud, What the model number? It may not need the installer. One nitpick...
How Microsoft Lost the API War
So you've got the Windows API, you've got VB, and now you've got .NET, in several language flavors, and don't get too attached to any of that, because we're making Avalon, you see, which...
How Microsoft Lost the API War" 10682
The Ghost In The Machine Microsoft is VERY aware of Linux. It's been biting into their server market in...
How Microsoft Lost the API War" 10683
The Ghost In The Machine This article was actually sent to me by a colleague at work...who has been having a running battle...
Linux font problems "fixed" Not at all 10684
DFS DFS, do you like ANY version of Linux? You seem to be obsessed with the minor flaws and...
Linux font problems "fixed" Not at all 10685
Erik Funkenbusch I did do the X11 and Motif Port to IBM's ES-9000 series, which eventually became known as OS-390 (as...
Fluxbox on Debian and Gentoo
Not that I'm following in Tom Shelton's shadow here, even though I tried Gentoo a little bit after he did, and...
Getting it together
One complaint that people have about the Linux GUI is the fact that different applications on...
Getting it together
Generally, theme engines only cover the superficial differences, not the structural differences. When you are working with two or three applications, and...
How'd I miss this one
For those who like myself dabble in the occult art of Linux PC based multimedia, there's a great little app...
How'd I miss this one
Nothing like a little bending of the facts, eh? Take your pick: Since the first link is generic and includesallcategories, I...
I'm taking a week off from Linux 1068 plus 11
On the comp.os.linux.advocacy meeting for Thursday 18 August 2005 04:24 am, John Bailo submitted the following proposal... ITYM the vendor, Eicon Networks, doesn't make a client for Linux. The server seems to run...
I'm taking a week off from Linux 1068 plus 12
wow...that reminds me of something! first off ...although i don't listen to much music anymore... i'm a big time Howlin' Wolf fan... he...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 13
The Ghost In The Machine It needs to get worse before it can get better. Microsoft will *NEVER* be able to make a secure...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 14
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Fri, 19 Aug 2005 18:44:02 -0400 Depends on what one means by...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 15
DFS I'd never heard of them, and I'll bet they aren't one the lips of the average computer user either. Google reveals they have very few brick and mortar stores. Two in the entire...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 16
DFS That's silly. There's no Microcenter inserts in the Sunday newspaper in most cities across the...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 17
Tony Sivori They are in Atlanta and in the cities in which they operate. And in those cities, their Linux sales are miniscule. I asked the salesman. BestBuy sales of boxed Suse are miniscule...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 18
DFS snip rehash of previous discussion Yep, Linux is growing alright. And Linux is the...
Microsoft Windows: Who Do You Want to be 0wn3d by Today 1068 plus 19
DFS The keyboard, monitor, case and speakers are just part of the bundle and if not wanted can be sold on to someone who does want them so cannot be considered a tax any more...
OT Rant Web Shopping: The Big Rip Off
I was reading Freeman Dyson's book "The Sun, the Genome and the Internet". He was making a point about new technologies, which can empower...
More Windows Retardedness 10701
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:02:37 -0400, rapskat There's actually a good reason for this. Typically...
More Windows Retardedness 10702
On the comp.os.linux.advocacy meeting for Thursday 18 August 2005 09:28 pm, Erik Funkenbusch submitted the following proposal... This isn't what I was talking about nor is it...
More Windows Retardedness 10703
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:40:45 -0400, rapskat No update of IE has to be installed independantly, other than an IE service pack, which...
More Windows Retardedness 10704
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:58:50 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch How is ii "different" exactly? It's...
More Windows Retardedness 10705
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:59:16 +0200, Mart van de Wege You didn't read what I said very closely, did you? If i'm sitting at a virgin, unpatched system...
More Windows Retardedness 10706
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:28:34 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch If is hardly rocket science to just deliver what is needed. Only if you are lucky, you have 12 minutes on average...
More Windows Retardedness 10707
On the comp.os.linux.advocacy meeting for Saturday 20 August 2005 04:47 pm, Handover Phist submitted the following proposal... Sorry, but my experience says otherwise. I distinctly remember distros like Redhat 7.0 and Mandrake 9 asking me...
More Windows Retardedness 10708
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:28:34 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch Not really. First, you're conflating updating system services with updating interactive apps. Second, you're making this out to be a...
More Windows Retardedness 10709
snips Peter Hayes This misses two points. First, the application using libc may "be vulnerable", but in a manner that doesn't matter. For example, if, say...
More Windows Retardedness 10710
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Au79 wrote on Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:51:43 -0500 And is, unfortunately, doing a darned good...
More Windows Retardedness 10711
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:27:27 -0400, Bob Hauck An IE update doesn't usually require a reboot if you know what you're...
More Windows Retardedness 10712
What a dippoo excuse! Why, oh wise one, can't they unload IE, update everything, then restart IE? Oops! I forgot it's because they had to integrate...
More Windows Retardedness 10713
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:56:03 GMT, Sinister Midget The windows update process runs in the context of the browser as an ActiveX...
How many files in a directory before a performance problem 10714
It depens on what you are doing. I've had directories with 100k or more files where the operations my programs were doing were: (1) create new files...
How many files in a directory before a performance problem 10715
snips Peter Jensen Speaking of which...got a box that won't take Windows at all - bails on install, usually with a failure to register some service during install. On the other hand, 'Drake...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10716
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 03:31:41 -0400, DFS If that's the case, why are you bothering with it? You types make me hysertical...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10717
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:40:19 -0400, DFS That is a far more sensible atbreastude than you've shown for a long time. Changing distros can be fun, I'll give you...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10718
Kier I'm feeling charitable. K-Ubuntu and Slax Live all run pretty well on my P3-800 system. It has 512MB memory, so that helps. But it's an older Maxtor Quantum Fireball drive...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10719
On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:28:23 -0400, DFS Slax is great, it's got to be my overall favourite Live CD. I use it with copy2ram and it...
A beautiful GentooKubuntu desktop
begin risky.vbs Linønut The basic install document is excellent. It is quite long. There is a lot of detail. Some of it you skip depending on the type of install. I agree here...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10721
rapskat poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Actually, when you think about it, GNU-Linux...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10722
begin oeprotect.scr Snit is a mactroll. Not seen you here for a very long time indeed! Linux is about freedom, more...
A beautiful Kubuntu desktop! 10723
There is no doubt in my mind that iLife allows for non-professional users to get more done with multimedia that either XP or Linux - let me give...
my linux freezed
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, felmon wrote on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:59:38 -0400 I freeze the chicken. I am freezing the chicken. Yesterday I froze the chicken. Yesterday I...
My linux runs like a dog
amosf poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: For me, it is not so bad. Although we must use Visual Studio, we're mandated to make the...
OT Polishing a Microsoft Turd
Somewhat off-topic. Since I'd had some success getting a good desktop effect with a really light window manager, fluxbox, I decided to take another stab at theming my XP at work. The situation...
OT Polishing a Microsoft Turd 10727
DFS poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Linønut is my name, being...
OT Polishing a Microsoft Turd 10728
TheLetterK poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Is that litestep.net or .com...
Linus CHARGING $5,000 to use Linux name!!!!! 10729
I guess that not listening is a good skill to grow up and have. Linus made it very clear why he was charging real money for the trademark. Money has to be paid to register...
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