The Fool wrote: > > > From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > William T Goodall wrote: > > > > > >>> " The GEMS program runs on a Microsoft Access database." > > >> > > >> Don't be stupid. It's not a problem with any microsoft product. > I've > > >> posted about the dibold 3 sets of accounting books before, and it > has > > >> nothing to do with microsoft. It has everything to do with dibold > > >> president proclaiming he would "deliver the election" to Shrub. > > > > > > Typical of a Windows fanatic in denial. > > > > > > And how interesting that "The Fool" never replies to anything we write, > > except when someone points out the fragilities of Windows or the > > advantages of free sources. I wonder if "The Fool" is some M$ employee. > > You can't argue with this level of religious fervor (about linux / open > source). It's not that I'm pro microsoft, I'm just not pro-linux / open > source.
I've noticed that a lot of people who are pro open-source can be fanatical about it. I could get into a discussion about what seems to work open-source and what doesn't, if anyone else wanted to get into it. There are good things about open-source, but it's not a panacea. As for pro-Linux, there are some people who are fanatical about Linux specifically, and others who understand the strengths and weaknesses of various flavors of *nix. (One of my favorite User Friendly strips illustrates this in a fun manner. http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19990523 or http://tinyurl.com/4ach9 ). The Linux fanatics can be tiring. The general pro-*nix people are more interesting to have an OS conversation with. The thing about Windows is that there are a number of apps available only on that platform, and if you're going to be using one of those (AutoCAD, frex), that basically dictates your OS. I'm probably going to be getting a new computer before the end of the year, and I'm wondering how many of the apps I use (and if all of the apps I use frequently) are available for some other OS that can be put on a Dell machine (because that's where I think it'll be coming from). Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
