A little confused

[Alias]

Ray, it doesn't matter. You are labelled a troll unless you proclaim your
like/love for Vista, blindly defend it, and never write anything that might
even hint of any other OS being better than Vista.

You told that right!

Alias

 

[Saucy]

Ray, it doesn't matter. You are labelled a troll unless you proclaim your
like/love for Vista, blindly defend it, and never write anything that
might
even hint of any other OS being better than Vista.

That's bull. I've made comments that weren't gushing and have criticized and
yet have not been labelled a troll. But if you want to knee-jerk knock and
make foolish comments, yes, you will be considered a troll.

Saucy

 

[HeyBub]

I have never initiated a thread here concerning any version of Linux.
I suggest you visit COLA and see if a similar condition exists.

I have primarily limited my comments here to attempting to assist
folks in trouble. For example - my usual response when someone is
having major issues with MS Office is to 'try OpenOffice.org until
you can reconcile the problem'.

When the people complained they had no bread, Marie Antoinette said: "Let
them eat cake."

Also, when someone complains that
he/she is having major issues with vista in general, I will comment
that there are other options including major vendors who still supply
xp - and by the way, there are also major vendors who supply Linux
preinstalled - and, of course, there is always MAC.

When someone calls the "Butterball Hotline" with the question: "How do I
cook my turkey?" the operators don't say "Buy a ham" or "Go to the Salvation
Army soup kitchen."

If attempting to help stymied users make better use of their systems
in being a "Linux troll" - then I plead guilty!

Contrition is good for the soul. Go in peace.

I have also, from time to time, corrected false statements by
overzealous MS users here - such as a recent one to the effect that
if a Ubuntu install failes to pick up the proper video driver it is
necessary to reinstall. That is quite simply false.

Oh? Try installing Ubuntu with a MGA and see what happens.

If correcting false accusations pointed at Linux distributions is
being a "Linux troll" - then I plead guilty!

You have confessed your sins twice. Yea, verily.

 

[Michael Palumbo]

No, they don't..

I lurk in a few Linux newsgroups, never post since most of the time any help
I can give has been given already, or I know someone with more knowledge
than I at Linux can answer better.

I can say I have seen a few Linux bashers in a few Linux groups, but none
are more prolific than the Microsoft/Windows/Vista bashers I see here at all
hours of the day/night.

Mic

 

[dennis@home]

I lurk in a few Linux newsgroups, never post since most of the time any
help I can give has been given already, or I know someone with more
knowledge than I at Linux can answer better.

I can say I have seen a few Linux bashers in a few Linux groups, but none
are more prolific than the Microsoft/Windows/Vista bashers I see here at
all hours of the day/night.

Mic

There are some linux users who feel very insecure being in the minority so
they bash windows and push linux at every occasion.
Its totally irrational as linux doesn't need to beat windows to exists and
the only thing linux gets if it does "win" is more hackers and /maybe/ some
games (the writers don't see how to make cash from linux ATM so they will
probably switch to consoles anyway)..

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

I lurk in a few Linux newsgroups, never post since most of the time any
help I can give has been given already, or I know someone with more
knowledge than I at Linux can answer better.

I can say I have seen a few Linux bashers in a few Linux groups, but
none are more prolific than the Microsoft/Windows/Vista bashers I see
here at all hours of the day/night.

Mic

Tells you something about Vista, that's for sure.

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[DarkSentinel]

Careful norm, I was only referring to myself.

And vista

But it's obviously better for most.

Without getting in a useless diatribe and flame fest here, that statement is
a bit disingenuous. It's not best for most Frank. I've been hitting the
ng's of and on for many years now, and have heard that statement with every
version of Windows that has shipped on user's machines. Just because the
user is stuck with that particular OS, doesn't necessarily make it better.
It is, put most simply, what they are stuck with. Not that that is
necessarily a bad thing. Most users don't need more.

There ARE some however, that are power users, tweakers, etc., that need or
want more. As I have told my clients, and others forever, use what works
best for YOU, and makes you most productive. Whether that be Win whatever,
Linux, OS whatever. I have used, and supported in the past DOS, all the Win
versions from 3.1 up, OS/2(which was a kick ass OS for it's day), Solaris,
all the flavors of Mac OS's, and many Linux distros(RH, Debian, Slack,
Mandrake/Mandriva). Each and everyone of them have there strong points and
their flaws without exception.

Personally, I am warming up to Vista. I was forced to try it because my
system shipped with it. There are some quirks and problems that bug me, but
I work through, or around them, and keep on going. Yes I rag on a lot of
stuff in my blog. If there is a problem I won't hesitate to point it out.
Does it make me a hater? No. Just means that I point out something that is
wrong.

Bottom line for me is this. I WANT the stuff to have problems. That means I
can continue to put food on my family's table. If there was a perfect world,
I'd be out of business...

 

[XS11E]

Thank you!

 

[DarkSentinel]

Thank you!

Welcome. The purple f*cker had it coming...lol