Linux is ok, since its free, but how about a OS that saves you money?

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After takin' a swig o' grog, Bill Turner belched out this bit o' wisdom:
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Proud we stand. Somebody's gotta do it.

Mr Bill
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I dub thee "The Tilde Troll".
 
After takin' a swig o' grog, Dan Evans belched out this bit o' wisdom:
I've had three going at the same time. I have to say they were only small
ones though.
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You can have a bunch going in XP. Even if all you are using is WiMP.

At least, if they are formats playable by MS software.

Multimedia is a big desire for users, I think, so it makes sense that
Microsoft makes sure it works pretty well (in general). Although I have
to say I don't do much multimedia at this time.

What I see is Microsoft slowly shifting from basic desktop stuff to home
multimedia, as the U.S. populace grows ever more illiterate.
 
Daniel Mandic - 25.01.2006 13:01 :
Peter Köhlmann wrote:



Halt dei pappn!






I am astound how much poster are unsatisfied with kennys top-posting.
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think about why so much poster are unsatisfied with kennys top-posting.
Perhaps bottom posting is the normal way of reading (books, magazines,
newspapers a.s.o.). Espacially in long threads top posting often
produces nearly unreadable threads. Couldn't be something wrong with all
these top posters because otherside so much people does the normal way
by bottom posting?
It is faster !!!! I don´t have to scroll the whole posting down, till
I get to the new posting, eh?

So much utils installed for faster and easier handling of the System,
and now this.

I must say I am confused about so much ignorance and self-liers!
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Couldn't it be that all the top posters are so much ignorant and self-liers?
 
Dan said:
Didn't know that. I was getting free developer version for a while, but they
just sat there doing nothing as I'm run off my feet sorting out a large
chunk of Barcelona Windows sufferers. 9 is the last version I have here I
think.
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Let's not talk about "time", it's a rapidly disappearing resource around
here :->

Cheers,
Gary B-)
 
Thomas said:
I don't. I've checked my post and I see that the "smooth and efficient"
bit was brought in by you.
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Are my eyes deceiving me, or did you write "computers are, for most
people (the famous masses), simply a tool that must function as
efficiently and smoothly as possible."

Seems that you brought-in the "smooth and efficient" bit, guy.
If that's your style of discussion, let's just have a beer.
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What "style of discussion" would that be?
Yeah, on that one we can have another beer.

And now I have to reinstall my crappy Win32 system, to fight all the
virii and malware...
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Suffering from reading comprehension problems? I said that Windows is
woefully inadequate (i.e. a security disaster) for the "non geeks".
You, with your UNIX experience, don't qualify as a "non geek", IMO.
 
Dan said:
"kenny" trolled
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People "love" M$ Office? Hmm... I know some people love cars, but
loving office productivity software is a bit much.

M$ Office generally works. Wow, what a thrill, in this day and age,
that we can wood process and do spreadsheets. Oh, and this wonderful
software package only costs about as much as a entire computer.
Again, what a thrill.
They either don't know about it, or corporate policy says they have to stay
with the current standard. The Linux machines I mentioned in another post -
the boss almost offered to suck my cock when he found out that the OS *and*
office package was legal, and only cost him my time to install, which he
would have had to pay for for with an MS solution as well.
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I know. There's SO much money to be saved by businesses... It's
almost a crime to not plan on migrating toward open sourse.
Who uses all the feature in the latest greatest office versions?
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Almost no one. Hell, in my experience, very few use Excel for
anything more than handy tool for formatting text into rows and
columns!
 
Mitch said:
He has a more effective trick than that in the bag: enable some
desirable technology through a library unique to Vista which
applications will use. Then everyone buying those new apps will have
to buy the OS -- same as has been done many times before in Windows.
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That will work if he can do it, and I'm sure he will try his best.
Maybe he will succeed, but users have been down that road and are wiser
now.

We'll see.

Mr Bill
 
Peter said:
think about why so much poster are unsatisfied with kennys
top-posting. Perhaps bottom posting is the normal way of reading
(books, magazines, newspapers a.s.o.). Espacially in long threads top
posting often produces nearly unreadable threads. Couldn't be
something wrong with all these top posters because otherside so much
people does the normal way by bottom posting?
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The flaw in your reasoning is that people usually want to read only the
NEW stuff, not re-read something that has been posted before. If you
read a newspaper article today and tomorrow some new information is
added, do you go back and re-read the original article first?

Well, maybe you do.

Mr Bill,
who top or bottom posts depending on moon phase, among other things
 
Jamie said:
Yeah, I get it.

_You_ think GUI is better because you can't do CLI.

Right?
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Can't or won't? Once you understand the difference, they you will truly
get it.

I cut my internet teeth using Pine email under Unix. When a GUI based
email became available I grabbed it and never looked back.

Reminds me of our great-grandparents who made the transition from
horses to automobiles. Some of them went to their graves insisting
horses were better because of yada yada yada, etc. Same thing going on
in the computer world today. History does repeat itself if you watch
the patterns carefully enough.

Mr Bill
 
Linønut said:
You made the argument that a GUI is always easier,
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No I didn't. I try to avoid words like "always" and "never". I have
learned better. Heck, I used a command line just last century. :-)

Mr Bill
 
I would really like to bite on this one, but I don't have the time.
People remember, if you want the OS to control your computer then pick
windozs. If YOU want real control then Linux/Unix or some other new OS
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Of course I want the OS to control my computer. Computers were invented
to do boring, repetitive, difficult things so people wouldn't have to.

Remember the Model T? It actually had a lever on the steering column so
the driver could control the amount of spark advance. Do you have that
on your car today?

Well, maybe you do.

Mr Bill
 
Bill said:
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Of course I want the OS to control my computer. Computers were
invented to do boring, repetitive, difficult things so people
wouldn't have to.
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The difference being that with Windows, *MICROSOFT* controls the OS which
controls your computer. With Linux, *YOU* control the OS which controls your
computer.
 
Gordon said:
The difference being that with Windows, MICROSOFT controls the OS
which controls your computer. With Linux, YOU control the OS which
controls your computer.
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Like many Linuxians, you have it about half right.

"I" choose Microsoft to control my computer. They do not get in without
my permission. Same with Linux. If Linux is there, it's because "I"
chose it.

And I can get rid of either one any time I like.

Mr Bill
 
kenny's top-posting fixed again:
kenny said:
ok.. it seems you know little about linux

some apps come in limited variations of installers, if it doesn't work on
your disto so you have to compile the code yourself to make them work. You
may want to use a new application that is NOT included in the distro! Or do
you think that is impossible? Don't you think it is limiting to wait when
and if they will release the app in the format needed to be installed on
your specific distro? And what happens if it never is released?
You would have to learn to compile wouldn't you? [..]
You must be kidding. Get windows and just install the damn program!
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You're right again kenny.
It's very hard to compile in Linux.
Let's see.
Read what you need in the instructions and then:

../configure
make or make check
sign in as Root
install or make install
make clean or make distclean
Sucks that it's so hard kenny.
 
Trying to fix this damn top-posting again.
One glaring omission kenny.
When a Linux program crashes, you click on OK, start the program again.
Notice I said "start the program again".
When a Windows program crashes it starts a cascading effect that makes
everything else go haywire. Then what?
Either Cntl-Alt-Delete
Or if you are lucky, re-start
 
After takin' a swig o' grog, Bill Turner belched out this bit o' wisdom:
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Linux will suck for you. It certainly has for me! :-)
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That's too bad for you, then. Personally, I would be perfectly happy if
I never used Windows again.

But I'm a Windows developer, so I have to use it. At least it is not on
my own nickel.
 
Peter said:
Daniel Mandic - 25.01.2006 13:01 :


think about why so much poster are unsatisfied with kennys top-posting.
Perhaps bottom posting is the normal way of reading (books, magazines,
newspapers a.s.o.). Espacially in long threads top posting often
produces nearly unreadable threads. Couldn't be something wrong with all
these top posters because otherside so much people does the normal way
by bottom posting?


Couldn't it be that all the top posters are so much ignorant and self-liers?
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Damn these posts are screwed. I agree about top-posters being ignorant.
Ignorant, as in, 'not knowing of'. Unfortunately, kenny is a troll
because he is not 'not knowing of', having been reminded of it numerous
times, and repeatedly having an utter disregard, disdain of what anyone
else feels.
Also, some people do not get all the posts, and what you say is why we
read from the top-down.
 
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