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Another Linux Computer Flipped. 13689
snips On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:32:12 -0800, Michael Thomas First, what is "good for Linux" is really a bit silly. The question is not what is good for Linux, but what...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 1368 plus 10
I'm not talking about the way they look side by side. There's a lot more to it than that. documentation...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 1368 plus 11
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Michael Thomas wrote on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:22:58 -0800 There's a few issues here. 1 Linux on its own...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 1368 plus 12
Bob Suruncle and how do you figure that? statistics? research? that started happening a few years ago. where were you? oh yeah! you were listening to the MS FUD. wrong. in...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 1368 plus 13
I recently replaced Windows-2000 with Xandros-3.0.2 on my wife's machine. Not only was all the hardware automatically detected and properly configured, but the entire...
Another Linux Computer Flipped. 1368 plus 14
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 16:49:55 +0000, Bob Suruncle That is the most ridiculous thing...
Thanks For The Laughs
Done: Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1, Anna Banger, anonymous, Archie Watermann, Baba Booey, Babu Singh, bill.gates.loves.me, bison, Bjarne Jensen, BklynBoy, Boyce Mabri, Buster, Charlie, Choppers McGee, Chrissie...
The
B Gruff Last figures I saw for 'what is linux worth' was in the region of $25billion pa. IBM, SunSystems, HP...
The
High Plains Thumper As a relative newbie, I got my Mepis Extra Cds x 3, and then installed Mepis 3.3.1-1, on a PC a friend has let go, and then mucked it...
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I was thinking about an open solution to take care of all the bills for a...
Guardian filters on Doug Mentohl
You won't believe it, but the Guardian blog has a filter on 'Doug Mentohl`. As a test, I posted as...
what the heck is an Open Proxy 13701
On Monday 07 November 2005 19:52, Allen Cusimano stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: It's one of the favorite posting hosts for...
what the heck is an Open Proxy 13702
On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:17:46 +0000, Aragorn Nice try at dodging your mistake. You said it is an OPEN PROXY. It clearly is NOT. So stop trying...
what the heck is an Open Proxy 13703
The liar, racist and software thief Allen Cusimano (flatfish) nymshifted: You lately posted as Aftab...
what the heck is an Open Proxy 13704
The liar, racist and software thief flatfish nymshifted: You lately posted as Aftab Singh, allisonhunt1968 plus 1...
Todd's Blog: Microsoft Singularity
Grug I agree that the report looks at this as a learning platform, something often done by the...
Nokia shifting to Open Source
7 Please note that the Nokia 770 uses RS-MMC cards for solid state memory (just the one slot). It's a...
Something is changed
Here I can see a lot of hot discusions which system is better and why. I'm not sure that anyone understands average computer user. I didn't too, and I was surprised...
Something is changed. 13708
George Ellison wrote something like: What is 'average' might be a POV, but sure, most times they...
Something is changed. 13709
amosf Average here doesn't refere to average in skills, but average in numbers. The most of users in that group buy computer just because...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13711
John A. Bailo So far so good. According to who? Certainly not me. Why stop there...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13712
snips On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:18:11 -0800, lqualig Sure. And your examples of networking stacks and the like more or less make sense... but that's *not* what he was talking about. Netscape...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13713
Kelsey Bjarnason It does make sense. For one reason profits and revenues have nearly tripled in the last 10 years when MS started shipping IE, Outlook, Media Player and all...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13714
Tim Smith Kelsey and Tim, I don't believe that was entirely the point. You can say the same thing for any...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13715
snips On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:45:33 -0800, lqualig The analysis you offer is flawed, however. There are basically two cases involved, from the...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13716
I'd consider that something good. There are alternative implementations to compare with, and hence non-conformance to the specs can be found easier. Indeed, when many GNU programs are ported...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13717
DFS No way, no one *likes* programming on Windows anymore. I don't know of many people who make money selling Windows programs. A tiny percentage of software written ends up on Consumer Debt shelves. So...
Musings on Linux and Windows and Macintosh 13718
mlw We seem to have a similar history. I too remember how fast things developed in those early...
OT: Hi question for the computer experts
Ok, this is on a Windows 2000 system, not a Linux system, but I like to take my problems to you guys because you are some of the smartest...
OT: Hi question for the computer experts 13720
begin oeprotect.scr Turn down the brightness and contrast settings. The contrast sets the 'white-black' ratio, the brightness sets black level...
OT: Hi question for the computer experts 13721
Bob It looks like a contrast thing, too high (I think you worked that bit out yourself). Maybe too high to compensate for it with the brightness. You have tried other video cards...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13722
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 01:08, Grug stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: True. I prefer a powerful computer, with a...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13723
Grug Also a very valid one. And how many Apple stores are there in Montana say? None. The monopoly...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13724
GreyCloud Oh. So now it's MS' fault that Steve Jobs didn't build an Apple store in Montana. Sheesh. No wonder Linux is failing so miserably on the desktop. Always have to blame someone else. So...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13726
On Thursday 10 November 2005 19:16, Grug stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13727
On Thursday 10 November 2005 16:25, Glen stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: Apparently DFS still doesn't understand that he's in mykillfile,but next to all...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13728
DFS full of LOL! I Don’t believe you, come on you really cant be serious. I Think you will find abuse of monopoly power is. Oh come on. I'm not even going to reply...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13729
Glen Of course I"m serious. How has the MS monopoly harmed you? OK. That's not the issue you brought up in your first post. You need to understand nobody is forced to buy...
Mr. Gate$ Let Us Live in the 21st Century! 13730
I pay Tax. I love how you spin everything... What ever I say your just going to spin so there no point at all. I really love your love for Windows OR maybe your...
Drop Linux 2.7 It's STOLEN! 13731
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 12:13 Thomas Wootten Now steady on, you chaps - maybe the OP WAS trolling...
Drop Linux 2.7 It's STOLEN! 13732
B Gruff We have always butterted that the SCO lawsuit was a fishing expedition intended to try to get IBM to come up with a...
Whats the score with Novell and SUSE Machine: #1, Drive #1 NOTE: I ONLY post
On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:08:42 +0000, a broadcast message from the Glen console, was as follows...
Utopian Open Source Wonderland
wrote on 7 Nov 2005 06:20:16 -0800 Well, OK...but remember, you asked for it. * * * Dateline...
The advantage of Free Linux over proprietary closed source 13735
mlw It would be a big deal. It would result in some number of job losses. It would tarnish the Suse name. It would reflect poorly on Novell mgmt...
The advantage of Free Linux over proprietary closed source 13736
DFS Yes, it may be a big deal for Novell, but not for Linux as a whole, which is the point. Exactly...
The advantage of Free Linux over proprietary closed source 13737
On Monday 07 November 2005 15:26 DFS The E.U. doesn't agree with you (dec 2004):- " Microsoft has...
The advantage of Free Linux over proprietary closed source 13738
begin oeprotect.scr From a business perspective, if there is no practical alternative, then people are effectively given no other choice. The term 'forced' is often used by the Microsoft astro-turfers...
The advantage of Free Linux over proprietary closed source 13739
DFS No it’s defined as abuse of power. their Exactly, that’s the one. Because Windows...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better
I've been using Linux almost exclusively for 10 years. The *only* thing I wish I had was Turbo Tax. I have clean...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13741
On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:20:55 -0500, mlw Your needs are probably met well by Linux, but don't buttume your needs are the same as everyone elses. In terms of a...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13742
On Saturday 12 November 2005 19:35, Erik Funkenbusch stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: On this...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13743
On Sunday 13 November 2005 00:27, Erik Funkenbusch stood up and spoke the following words to the mbuttes incomp.os.linux.advocacy...: True, in the sense that the buyer doesn't see the software sitting on...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13744
Grug People are buying Macs because they are getting sick and tired of viruses, etc. If there was a company that had an excellent...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13746
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, billwg wrote on Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:57:04 GMT Will not, cannot, or know not? Will not...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13747
DFS Microsoft's former monopoly was more like the one held by the movie studios before...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13748
What you do have to have is some element of control over the environment. Judge Jackson found that linux was no alternative to Windows because it was a server OS and Mac was no alternative...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13749
Some of the measures of the settlements have loosened Microsoft's grip in the meantime. I'm worried about what'll happen when MS isn't under the...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13750
In comp.os.linux.advocacy, chrisv wrote on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:39:24 -0600 It gets tricky. The dictionary definition does...
GET OFF THIS NEWSGROUP RACIST
Roy Culley wrote on Tuesday 08 November 2005 04:35 pm in comp.os.linux.advocacy It is very hard not to feed the trolls. I plonked most of them but then switched newsreaders, accidentally read some troll...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13752
mlw You don't, but most normal (non geeks-nerds) would not know how to use Linux... they need Windows to operate...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13753
mlw Well... if you're living in Matrix bullet-time it might seem snappy... That's a nice feature of the Linux-OSS world. Being...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13754
DFS LOL, no thanks. You'd be surprised! It is great to be able to ssh into my home computer from my laptop. Actually, nope. Just turbotax. I don't see...
Could someone tell me how Windows is better 13755
DFS Your dodging the question like your in 'bullet-time'. I've tried. I've got *one* 'Windows game'. This is why Microsoft only sells one...
Novell Promotes Ronald W. Hovsepian to President and Chief Operating Officer
On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:38:59 -0500, DFS Except that you don't write 'the truth', you write twisted racist idiocy. You understand nothing...
Comparing Linux and indoze installs 13757
winnotlin It can be significant. With a typical new MS Win for work, you go through the initial setup, then on the first boot the user is simmultaniously hit by software added...
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