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Linux an IT rich learning environment 13623
High Plains Thumper Thats one of the big things that converted me to GNU-Linux. Every day as a techie I try to invest in learning something new. Of course windope is just...
Linux an IT rich learning environment 13624
7 Absolutely. So is development and programming Windows, and Windows networking, etc. You seem to have some strange notion that MS should maintain "standards" and file formats forever. You don't consider, for example: * programs written...
Linux an IT rich learning environment 13625
DFS No it absolutely is not. Everything based on API's with strange documentation and procedures that have no bearing on the tasks...
Open Document amidst opposition
ylt=AlZNwdSuV9kfki7qWGUTg0Zk24cA;ylu=X3oDMTA4ZnRnZjhkBHNlYwMxNjk1 * Begin Quote *Mbuttachusetts isn't alone in its campaign. The European Union and U.S. Library of Congress have in principle embraced OpenDocument as their preferred format. Several foreign governments also have...
Open Document amidst opposition 13627
I personally take their most recent move to use linux appliances (and Roy's mention of trying to work a deal with Novell) as...
Open Document amidst opposition 13628
I was actually saying I think Office is a long-term loser. That's why I mentioned all of those...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13629
tab Try this. Microsoft has every economic, legal, and political advantage. They have iron-clad contracts...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13630
tab I bet you think that America would be in a better position right now if Standard Oil was the only game in...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13631
Bobbie Gill blah blah blah... the musings of a wannabe judge looking for publicity and poking his nose in without being invited...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13632
On Sunday 06 November 2005 01:00 DFS Well, the comments of the Professor of (Anti-trust) Law at Harvard Law School? viz:- "In my view, it would...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13634
DFS You've got a very funny outlook of the judicial process. Do you ever read...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13635
Bobbie Gill That link points to a guy trying to get involved in a judicial process he wasn't invited to participate in. * "I have not been paid by anyone else to work on the...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13636
mlw I have no idea what you're reading but I read the link to wikipedia that you provided and it says nothing about MS being found guilty. All it says is...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13637
mlw position or It's not illegal to maintain a monopoly position, unless you abuse that position to maintain it. Make sense...
Linux people are morons when it comes to the law 13638
On Sunday 06 November 2005 00:22 DFS I know, I know. In the case of BT, it was a government monopoly that became a private monopoly; so much of...
Safari is the FIRST RELEASED browser to pbutt the ACID2 test. 13639
I and the wife and kids went and spent the weekend with my aunt, who's got a G5 iMac (one of the flat-panel ones). It was running...
Safari is the FIRST RELEASED browser to pbutt the ACID2 test. 13640
On Saturday 05 November 2005 17:42 Larry Lippooz Heh:-) Thank you Larry, and congrats to Safari...
First Sale Doctine
Since it occasionally comes up when GPL or copyright is discussed here, here is an abridged copy of 17 USC 109, which is the codification of the first sale doctrine...
Well, I'm chagrined
I had a little setback with my Win Server 2003 system last night. I tried to install Terminal Services, using the Configure My Server Wizard to start, and it failed when it 'recognized' my system...
Another Linux Computer Flipped
My sister calls me the other day saying she is having terrible problems with her newly purchased desktop computer system. I asked a couple of questions and from what she was...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 13644
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:01:36 -0500, Kenny Dugan Strange, she must be a receptionist. Every "executive...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 13645
The liar, racist and software thief Kenny Dugan (flatfish) nymshifted: You lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger, anonymous, Archie Watermann, Baba Booey, Babu Singh, bill.gates.loves.me, bison, Bjarne Jensen, BklynBoy, bonobo...
Reboot reboot
I occasionally run XP Pro on my laptop running under vmware. I wanted to print to some local printers. Just couldn't do it so...
COLA Stats 6 Nov 2005
ngstats.pl version 1.15 This report covers 2380 articles received by this system to newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toplist of Posters Pos Poster Msgs Bytes Quoted...
novell to lay off 20% of suse linux group baaawwwaaaaa
Rick I don’t think its Microsoft that needs to disappear. What I mean is most if not all companies in Microsoft’s position would act the same. In the past ALL...
And Now Novell DUMPS SUSE LINUX!!!!!!! 13649
That's not what the article says. "Novell seems to heading for a subscription-based, server-only product line--much like Red Hat is already doing." At least you admit Linux...
And Now Novell DUMPS SUSE LINUX!!!!!!! 13650
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 11:45:29 -0800, FastZ It's not a question of growing up, really, but of...
DOS XP: One size fits all ! 13651
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:37:39 -0800, John A. Bailo Bzzzz....WRONG! Microsoft does not write drivers, hardware vendors write drivers. Are you suggesting that the company...
DOS XP: One size fits all ! 13652
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:18:27 -0500, DFS Some of the very generic base drivers may originate at MS, keyboard, generic VGA, etc. But beyond that...
DOS XP: One size fits all ! 13653
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:21:57 +0100, Peter Köhlmann Unfortunately that's probably true. It's probably what will prevent Linux from ever having the level of hardware support that Windows enjoys...
DOS XP: One size fits all ! 13654
Or, consumers will decide that proprietary drivers are holding *them* back and quit buying such hardware. If you're using Linux...
DOS XP: One size fits all ! 13655
On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 10:48:12 -0500, Bob Hauck Doesn't seem likely. The vast majority of...
And Now Novell DUMPS SUSE LINUX!!!!!!! 13656
snips On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 02:18:48 -0500, DFS Once more, DFS demonstrates his stunning inability to handle complex tasks such as...
Good Bye SuSE Linux. Another Linux Distribution NOT Down The Drain
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:40:23 -0500, flatfish+++ Probably more like 350 more than anyONE needs...
Good Bye SuSE Linux. Another Linux Distribution Goes Down The Drain
snips On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:41:49 -0800, lqualig It wasn't, strictly speaking, "reserved"; rather, some...
If Novell Can't Make Money Off Desktop Linux. Something is Seriously Wrong
Take an operating system that is composed of 99.99 percent free material. All, or most, programs are FREE...
If Novell Can't Make Money Off Desktop Linux. Something is Seriously Wrong
flatfish+++ Novell is simply focusing harder on the corporate market. This is nothing new. SuSE Professional is not a "money...
Novell to layoff SuSE employees
DFS Today "great" didn't involve score at all. I live outside of Boston and we had snow here a couple of weeks ago. Today it was low 70's, sunny with almost zero wind...
Latest NovellSuse Linux news does not bode well for Linux misses the real point 13662
Its been 7 years since I last used any non-Linux OS on any of my desktops. I never liked SuSe because its latest...
Latest NovellSuse Linux news does not bode well for Linux misses the real point 13663
Madhusudan Singh Of course nobody can predict the future. But there is a reason why one person is a Senior VP at one of the largest...
Latest NovellSuse Linux news does not bode well for Linux misses the real point 13664
I spend my time here too. Does it mean what I say has less value than a VP at some large corporation ? I am successful...
Latest NovellSuse Linux news does not bode well for Linux
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:44:19 -0800, lqualig I agree but only as far as price is concerned. If you compare say AIX to Linux it's like comparing a horse to...
Suse does not ditch Desktop Linux at all
On Sunday 06 November 2005 06:34, Harvey Fogel stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: It's getting...
Suse ditches Desktop Linux. Is anyone surprised
The liar, racist and software thief Harvey Fogel (flatfish) spammed groups: You lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger...
Bet My Business On Linux I'm A Wee Bit Worried. 13668
Debbie (not its real name) We make a ton of money off linux. Only fools and trolls still claim this one. Linux has reached the point that the community is big enough...
Bet My Business On Linux I'm A Wee Bit Worried. 13668 plus 1
The liar, racist and software thief Debbie (flatfish) spammed groups: Youj lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger, anonymous, Archie Watermann, Baba Booey, Babu Singh, bill.gates.loves.me, bison, Bjarne...
Why So Many Posts from OZ Lately
The liar, racist and software theif person (flatfish) nymshifted: You lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna...
Pathetic poster of the day week year award goes to ... 13671
Peter Jensen No Peter... this is NOT the direction I want to go. I would much prefer to discuss (not argue) real issues. I...
Pathetic poster of the day week year award goes to ... 13672
The liar, racist and software thief Trolly (flatfish) nymshifted: You lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger, anonymous, Archie Watermann, Baba Booey, Babu Singh, bill.gates.loves.me...
Gates reveals vision 13673
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Daeron wrote on 30 Oct 2005 14:56:26 -0800 It's been that way for at least a year now. Many online games have ad...
Gates reveals vision 13674
Daeron He's been saying that for years and its never happened. What has happened is tens of thousands of internet radio stations. There is also podcasting. And then VoIP. And liveCDs. None of this...
COLAReal World Inversion
John Bailo Sincerely John, few of your early postings were of the kind that made me to filter them out. Remember those days when you complained that you are buying hardware...
Now, this speaks volumes
tab Actually, there have been a number of cases where media companies have been sued for...
Another nice day with linux and OOo2 13677
winnotlin wrote something like: And I install suse 10 in about the same time no...
Another nice day with linux and OOo2 13678
winnotlin wrote something like: This is an interesting subplot here. I know Win is just being a troll here, but the gimp is a weird...
Another nice day with linux and OOo2 13679
amosf Yes. It's easier to manage, both conceptually and in practise. For one thing, a single integrated interface...
Another nice day with linux and OOo2 13680
winnotlin wrote something like: Unlike you, I don't have trouble getting my head arround it. Sorry to here you have that limitation. Of course snap exists on the normal...
Linux snippet on BBC news Machine: #1, Drive #1 NOTE: I ONLY post through Giganews
On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:57:05 +0000, a broadcast message from the Mark Kent console, was as follows: Indeed they...
Cola tactic #142 Move the goal posts 13682
My favorite troll tactic is when they complain about COLA tactics. They attempt to redirect the reader's attention by shouting "Look! A wookie!", but it only works for...
Cola tactic #142 Move the goal posts 13683
Rob Hughes Those are NOT my posts so don't even try to hold me responsible for what somebody else posts. Besides, those posts were made several days after the attack on me...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. Comments: This message did not originate from the Sender address above
I'm an average computer user, so if i like something about linux, 98 percent of the other computer users will too; and if I dislike something...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. Comments: This message did not originate from the Sender address above
On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:27:08 -0700, Technomage Hawke Look, real computer user, I have no more interest in figuring out how computers work than I have in...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 13686
Bob Suruncle Admittedly I was a bit stern there (teaches me to respond after 26 hours of no sleep). unfortunately, there are a lot of uneducated computer users seeking...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 13687
this unto the Network: Hi, Flatfish. Based on your previous posts (including those made under other pseudonyms), you seem to hold up Windows as the standard to which Linux should aspire. It is...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 13688
Bob Suruncle Imagine this: We don't want linux to be windoze. We really, really, like it the way it is...