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Firefox command line URL shell command Injection 11868
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:17:59 GMT, I don't have to compile, I just download the new package from the repositories. they do a pretty pooty job of...
Firefox command line URL shell command Injection 11868 plus 1
General Protection Fault poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Ah, I thought you were talking strictly Linux, where the OS comes with all the tools you need to build Firefox. In...
Microsoft unveils self healing file system 11870
The "fixing" that needs to be done is to neuter the monopoly so they quit spawning crap. Again, trying to hide things by doing them automatically instead of eliminating the need. Just like the...
Microsoft unveils self healing file system 11871
snips On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:16:25 +0000, General Protection Fault That, I'm not sure. Every file system fragments. The question is, what effect does that fragmentation have on performance? Typical Linux file systems...
Microsoft unveils self healing file system 11872
On Wednesday 21 September 2005 16:42, Peter Jensen stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11874
So you don't have to spend a lot of time administering the system. Once it's set up, it just works, you don't have to worry about sypware and malware...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11875
Lisa Cottmann Why not? No it doesn't. Why not? Runs better on Linux. This is usually due...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11876
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Lisa Cottmann wrote on 20 Sep 2005 15:30:17 -0700 *sknnnzzzzz....foo....huh...wha...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11877
The Ghost In The Machine Bwa hahahaahahahaha. And all the stuff she is talking about is cutting edge...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11878
On Wednesday 21 September 2005 03:39, Lisa Cottmann stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: We did. You weren't reading. Just like all...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11879
I do...And that's my point.. I think of my childredn who can't interact with the statewide exam prep software that the...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11880
On Wednesday 21 September 2005 00:30, Lisa Cottmann stood up and spoke the following words to the...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11881
On Wednesday 21 September 2005 02:22, Lisa Cottmann stood up and spoke the following words...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11882
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:50:35 -0700, Lisa Cottmann You're a liar. Yep, mine does. So what? There...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11883
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:30:17 -0700, Lisa Cottmann Yep. Three PCs and two laptops, right here. Why not? Stability, low cost, security and...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Microsoft Windows on the desktop
Lisa Cottmann Why should I, a user with a home network of 4 machines, switch to Microsoft Windows? I'm sending this from a 1.5 GHz P4 with768 megabytes of RAM running SuSE Professional 9.2. So...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11885
George Ellison Not the fault of Linux. Impossible, runs only on Windows. Not the fault of Linux. Bitpim and other tools that allow mp3-video-pda-graphics That's pretty cutting edge stuff. Not the...
There is absolutely no reasonable case for Linux on the desktop. 11886
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Kier wrote on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:39:22 +0100 snip for brevity Or gone deep into the Linux kernel internals. The code's quite readable...
See the Linux Creeps Gang Up On Me
I'm attacked from all sides just because I tell the truth. Some points to keep in mind if you are considering switching to Linux. 1. These people are your support structure...
See the Linux Creeps Gang Up On Me.. 11888
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:22:55 -0700, Lisa Cottmann First lie. In fact you are attacked because you are *not* telling the truth. If you're in business, you'll pay for support whatever platform you...
See the Linux Creeps Gang Up On Me.. 11889
Lisa Cottmann Truth is not absolute, and you mix opinion with partially true statements. In the comp.os.windows.advocacy groups, you...
See the Linux Creeps Gang Up On Me.. 11890
On Wednesday 21 September 2005 03:22, Lisa Cottmann stood up and spoke the following words...
See the Linux Creeps Gang Up On Me.. Machine: #1, Drive #1 NOTE: I ONLY
begin trojan.vbs It was on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:21:41 +0000, that Aragorn Flatbutt does that quite often. Yes, Flatso...
Not The Fault Of Linux... The Clbuttic Linux Zealot's Excuse
So what on earth does this mean for the user? IT MEANS NOTHING, EXCEPT THAT THE USER CAN'T DO SOMETHING WITH LINUX THAT HE CAN DO WITH...
Not The Fault Of Linux... The Clbuttic Linux Zealot's Excuse... 11893
Lisa Cottmann I've always felt more restricted by Windows. Sure, I have a greater choice of hardware, but I have more flexibility with...
Not The Fault Of Linux... The Clbuttic Linux Zealot's Excuse... 11894
snips On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:33:12 -0700, Lisa Cottmann Perhaps true... but, as noted, in most cases, it is not Linux's fault. The Consumer Debt should consider *why* it's happening...
Not The Fault Of Linux... The Clbuttic Linux Zealot's Excuse... 11895
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:33:12 -0700, Lisa Cottmann Nothing. It's just a falsity. There are no 'Linux Zealots' making excuses, clbuttic or otherwise. There...
Not The Fault Of Linux... The Clbuttic Linux Zealot's Excuse... 11896
Lisa Cottmann Nothing, but it helpful to know. Right, but that's not because Linux is lame...
Not The Fault Of Linux... The Clbuttic Linux Zealot's Excuse... 11897
Lisa Cottmann This is sometimes true. Not all programs run on all systems. There are many things that Windows, especially earlier versions of Windows could not...
Linux, when you want to go to training clbuttes 11898
tab Linux is not for people with IQ=sizeof(hat). Neither is windowz. I host my own domain using only linux, 5 computers on a DMZ, private network with firewalls, network...
Linux, when you want to go to training clbuttes 11899
tab I absolutely agree. Steve Jobs did a BRILLIANT job of showing how easy UNIX really was to use. Even on...
Linux, when you want to go to training clbuttes 11900
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:20:16 -0700, Lisa Cottmann That's partially true. But when you look...
Is Linux really THAT BAD 11901
Lisa Cottmann blithely blithered End User licence Agreement? The security guard that lives next door, Linux user. The retired merchant marine that lives down the street, linux user... If I ever looked you in the...
Is Linux really THAT BAD 11902
Lisa Cottmann Keep in mind that Linux provides all of the features of a $30,000 UNIX workstation but makes them available using standard PC hardware, in a compebreastive environment where over...
Is Linux really THAT BAD 11903
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:47:47 -0700, Lisa Cottmann No, it isn't. And you have offered, and will never ab...
See Your Linux Support Structure In Action
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:54:40 -0700, Lisa Cottmann Nope. Been there, done that. Having a great time. Why don't you...
Linux advocacy is a joke 11905
On Thursday 06 October 2005 01:08, George Ellison stood up and spoke the following words to...
Linux advocacy is a joke 11906
Third only to astrofurfers and morons like yourself. has some redeeming values. Windows is just a toy...
Linux advocacy is a joke 11907
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:30:48 -0700, eros.tintory I find that claim laughable, considering the utter nonsense you have posted...
Lisa Cottmann needs a job or something
Actually, her diatribes (and those of other such trolls) may have a positive impact on Linux in several ways. Of course, you have to sift through the obvious fabrications and rubbish, but there may...
What is Microsoft's future 11909
linuxuser Well the company has something like $40 billion cash in the bank, and still is very very profitable, MS is going to be around for a long long time. To me it seems...
What is Microsoft's future 11910
gordon Tattoo Vampire MS and Windows aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Windows will continue to be the desktop OS of choice...
What is Microsoft's future 11911
I see. Then I can go to Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, Walmart, Microcenter or anywhere else that sells PCs, and I can buy a machine with no OS...
What is Microsoft's future 11912
Sinister Midget Whining brat, at those stores you can only find the computers and operating systems they sell. If you don't like their options, too bad. Buy and build...
What is Microsoft's future 11913
Sinister Midget something concerning: gordon Tattoo Vampire MS and Windows aren't going anywhere anytime soon...
What is Microsoft's future 11914
begin oeprotect.scr I don't think anyone would blame microsoft for a lack of brains amongst any part of the populous. I don't think...
What is Microsoft's future 11915
gordon Nondeterministic Finite Automaton gordon Look up operating systems on Google directory - more choices than you can shake a stick at. If "Joe Public" hasn't the brains...
What is Microsoft's future 11916
gordon Nondeterministic Finite Automaton gordon Nondeterministic Finite Automaton gordon Look up operating systems on Google directory - more choices than...
What is Microsoft's future 11917
chrisv Nondeterministic Finite Automaton So there is choice. If there isn't, tell me how on earth you could be running anything but XP Home on a Dell...
What is Microsoft's future 11918
Well, there's certainly a window of opportunity (pun not intended, but left in for grins). Nobody likes Windows per...
Linux saves the day of yet another Windows user
Just got a nice phone call of a long-time business customer whose XP "Professional" box crapped out once again. The thing wouldn't...
Linux saves the day of yet another Windows user 11920
Op Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:02:06 -0700, schreef synex: He tried system restore - and XP asked for the administrator's pbuttword, which...
Linux saves the day of yet another Windows user 11921
Richard Rasker With all due respect, if you're in IT support, you'll know this is probably user forgetfullness more likely than XP bugging out. It's a good idea to diable automatic restarts...
Linux saves the day of yet another Windows user 11922
Op Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:19:17 -0700, schreef Lisa Cottmann: Because I set up my friends...
Linux saves the day of yet another Windows user 11923
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:17:50 -0700, dsteel0 I'd say it most often depends on the circumstances. There are times when we all do foolish things with out computers. In Linønut's case...
What virus definitions
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:24:06 GMT, Sinister Midget Nice tapdance, Midget. First, I implied no such thing. Second, it's not important whether it was or wasn't an "official" site. Mozilla.org...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11925
Lisa Cottmann About $200-hour. Nope. If there is not some document that says "this hardware works with this version of Linux" I don't buy...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11926
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:38:34 -0700, Lisa Cottmann Have you used Linux recently? I've been using it for 8 months. It's very easy to get started. It's very easy to troubleshoot because there are...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11927
Lisa Cottmann I installed SuSE on one of my laptops this week, it took around 1 hour including...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11928
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:38:34 -0700, Lisa Cottmann That's an interesting question. Just what is *your* time worth? Little...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11929
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:58:44 GMT, NunYa Bidness I am not the original author but I do understand the comment. MS SQL does not require as much attention as MYSQL or any...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11930
As someone who makes is money designing and building enterprise database systems who has many...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11931
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:36:27 +0100, Richard Asbridge It depends on the vendor. I had to support an EMR system on...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11932
Mike Smith poked his little head through the XP firewall and said: Cool if you have deep pockets, and don't mind...
Linux...Is it REALLY FREE How much is YOUR TIME WORTH 11933
I have never had to rebuild a SQL server. When I do major upgrades Why? Basis? I would investigate the source of the problem before making...
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