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Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13151
John Bailo It's really sad that OO runs so slowly that you're better off leaving sheets open all the time. Only in...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13152
DFS wrote something like: I bet I won't be. I actually keep detailed logs of power use here. It's already very high...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13153
DFS I read somewhere that computers (in general, PC's, mainframes, supercomputers) consume 10 percent of all power in the US. Also (OT) interesting is some...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13154
DFS wrote something like: I don't see any reason to buy software that only does what I get for free with OOo and other software...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13155
DFS I thought that movie was idiotic. Today, while driving to work, a "clean and pure" water deliver truck pulled out in front of me. This truck billowed black...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13156
John Bailo I thought it was great. Funny and revealing. Pretty much unfair to McDonalds' (Microsoft) because nobody has to buy what they...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13157
end-users don't modify code Uh, yes, it is done in "appreciable numbers". Every major distro ships a...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13158
John Bailo I really do think you're incapable of being honest. How would you know? It has gigantic capacities: 65536 rows x 256 columns per sheet x 255 sheets per workbook, 1 gigabyte of memory...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13159
Once again you develop your disingenuousness in new directions and take it to new levels. There...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13160
Buy a clue, Ray! LOL!!! People use computers every day and simply do not have the extreme interest that the COLA regulars want them to have. Balo comes up with some silly...
Excel "Can't Handle It." !!! 13161
You don't need "extreme interest" to use and benefit from Linux. What's funny is that this is a...
Microsoft puppet says we're not a Microsoft puppet
Vendor group: 'we're not a Microsoft puppet' Simon Taylor Oct 21 2005 .. The head of...
UK graphics firm goes Open Source
Daeron Hmm.... It seems this guy hedged his bets with windopes and micoshaft until it turned around and bit his butt off. Now he wants to...
solaris vs. linux network stack comparison a developer's perspective
Introductory note - linux kernel developers from the inner circle (who I perceive usually as an arrogant bunch of cenceited individuals) claim that by...
RTFE 13165
Firstly as far as I am aware, all an EULA violation can do is remove...
RTFE 13166
Thomas Wootten Interesting...then if my sole reason for purchacing a computer is to run Linux and it comes with Windoze...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine
Apologies for posting through Google; my regular new server seems to have fallen down a black hole; I'm hoping normal service will...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13168
On Monday 24 October 2005 11:10, Kier stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: Indeed. This is the difference between the...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13168 plus 1
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:19:22 -0400 This is true enough, though there are those that claim Windows has set back the course of "true...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13170
Aragorn In your dreams. You might be able to list a few OSS apps better than commercial, but 99.9% of...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13171
snips On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:32:45 -0400, DFS I think you have that backwards. Completely backwards...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13173
Aragorn I'm not a troll. I think you're lying. I think you can't find a single piece of GNU-Linux software that doesn't have a Windows counterpart. (note: counterpart...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13174
DFS wrote something like: The first best sign of a troll :) This is a feature, not a fault. Why should *nix protect the poor MS machines anyway? Gimp and OOo are better for me. Opera...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13175
amosf Trolls don't stay around and debate issues. They hit and run, and soon leave. That's not the issue. The issue is why do *nix programs aid...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13176
DFS wrote something like: Obviously not. It's a feature. Why should nix protect the poor windows boxes. Let them die. That's an opinion...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13177
Thomas Wootten Win98-ME wasn't that great, but worked fine for me for years. WinServer2003 is a pretty nice system, I must say. Of course you're right about Linux being a potential...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13178
amosf You can get it much cheaper. Add MS Office 97 Pro, Opera 8.5, inexpensive developer editions of SQL Server and Oracle, a few games, and you're good to go. They're much more...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13179
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, DFS wrote on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:04:21 -0400 I don't know about losing images, but it mangles figures fairly well. Ooooh, look at the...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13180
On Tuesday 25 October 2005 10:31, amosf stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: Which again I feel I have...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13181
Aragorn You can't straighten out what was never crooked... That's a mouthful of lies, but if you insist. They're happily delivered by Linux-OSS, so Linux-OSS contributes...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13182
DFS wrote something like: It really is a feature. Look, somebody went to a lot of trouble writing those viruses. Win users have gone to a lot of trouble leaving...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13183
Kier You do. If the GPL was somehow retroactively changed and you couldn't view or modify the source code on your system...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13184
DFS How do you know? Did you ask everyone? I love the way you make these sweeping statements...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13185
DFS only way that can happen would be by the intervention of your favourite dubyastandards government oh yes we would. the development teams would, for...
Some comments on the latest Linux Format magazine 13186
Thomas Wootten How about that? Another Bush-hating Linux user. Who could have guessed? Geeks in the street, eh? And a modification of your cheapskate behavior. The world doesn't agree with you. In...
I'm settling on ubuntu
After trying quite a few linux distributions, I'm settling on ubuntu, and I'm posting about my choice here in case it would be informative to anyone...
I'm settling on ubuntu 13188
Not trying to bash (I use Ubuntu on my dual-boot desktop), just questioning--for others. Sort of irrelivent. See the x86 vs amd64 argument. Quite a few distros can--including...
I'm settling on ubuntu 13189
I would have chosen Debian proper (recently moved from Sarge to Etch), since it has been around for practically forever. And has no business model to defend (its about as pure a community...
I'm settling on ubuntu 13190
Valid and important point if you want to persuade someone to migrate to Linux. Also, this gives insight into hardware detection...
If Windoze is so great
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Tattoo Vampire wrote on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:49:49 -0400 Windows is crap, but, like crap, it has...
VmWare Runtime Free Implications Machine: #1, Drive #1 NOTE: I ONLY post through Giganews
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:35:39 +0000, a broadcast message from the Mark Kent console, was as follows: I bought debian 3.0r3, a...
VmWare Runtime Free Implications
snips On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:30:13 -0400, DFS No, actually, it's generally because you're being asked to do something *wrong*. For example, creating a flash-based website instead...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP
Just over a month ago, some acquaintance of mine had a disk crash on his...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP" 13196
On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:22:39 +0100, Richard Rasker For NICs Linux does reasonably well, that's certaintly doesn't justify claiming that...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP" 13197
Op Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:54:54 -0700, schreef Freeride: OK, it took a little longer than a few days, but here are the...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP" 13198
Op Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:40:28 +0000, schreef winnotlin: So far, I've seen this with...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP" 13199
Richard Rasker Sure, there are always work-arounds, you can work overtime, bring in a personal computer you've purchased on e-bay, use a friend's machine,... But in the...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP" 13200
Richard Rasker SuSE 10.0 only costs $50, includes 300 page manual, be up and running in 2 hours or less. :) Sometimes deleting...
Hilarious: No XP networking "Try reinstalling XP" 13201
Op Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:37:59 -0700, schreef High Plains Thumper: snip Yup, and I offered to install the...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux
Many years ago, after I got out of college, I owned a series of Macs. I liked the Mac back then because it was just simple to use, and I didn't want to deal with...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13203
Yow Up until a month ago I felt the same way you did. Then I came to the realization that, as a technical professional, I'm using a computer (WinXP) all...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13204
They provide more tools than you can shake a stick at these days. All free. snip You don't *have...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13205
Thomas Wootten One common criticism of Linux is the existence of, for example, both the Gnome and KDE window managers...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13206
On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:17:33 -0500, Linønut There's basically one core Windowing team. There's basically only one core web server team. Yes, there are other versions of...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13207
Yow Apple has free memberships to their development program (you don't get access to beta...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13208
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:41:02 +0000, George Graves I know many MAC users who...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13209
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:38:15 -0500, Travelinman I guess you're not just not smart enough...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13210
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:45:19 +0000, Alan Baker No, but you're not applying the analogy correctly. If we taught pianists using the MAC method, we would give them a piano with only one...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13211
This is decidedly *not* the case. It's not so much that users will come out and complain that they don't understand the second button, because they almost never will. It's more...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13212
No offense, but ut shows you have not worked with many non-techies. There is a very wide range of how people pick up technology - as there is with...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13213
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:50:12 -0600, Rgdawson If a pointing device is just that, "a point", then it should not have any...
Disenchanted with Windows & Linux 13214
we aren't talking about a "wave" but an actual physical decision to "make a selection", until computers can quickly read three dimensional matrixes...
x.org is screwing up X11R5, X11R6 and XFree86 code
Hi, After i tried to move to a new linux distro version, Mandriva 2005LE and 2006.0, i ran into serious problems with xterm and its resources file usr...
x.org is screwing up X11R5, X11R6 and XFree86 code
On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:55:02 -0800, Floyd L. Davidson I am not at all happy how they handle(d) xterm. I buttume you have some independent, non-brainwashed, brain cells left, and...
Vmware Player More Linux SLOPWARE
So now we have a free Vmware player to contend with? It looks like just another piece of half baked. never done Linux SLOPWARE. Why? Install the...
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