For some reason I got this twice - the first time I overlooked it (as
a matter of fact I saw one of the first responses to this and was going
to tell the others to go easy on you since you are a "newbie", but now
I've been at work all day and am in a "pissy" mood - so hang on... ;)
On Mon, 15 May 2000, David P. Greenberg said:
> <snip>
> Is it just me, or does it seem that all this Linux vs. Microsoft stuff
> is a little ridiculous? I love Linux, which I am still pretty much a
Yeah - we've been too lenient on M$
> newbie with, but I also enjoy Win95, Win3x and Dos. I kind of feel like
> that guy who got beat up by those LA cops, Rodney King when I say
> "Can't we all just get along?" Does it in any way make Linux a stronger
> OS to be constantly decrying Microsoft. The learning curve is much
> steeper. The hardware compatiblity is significantly less, and (yes,
Decrying??? That is what M$ is doing right now to the judges in the US
and European courts - yup, ain't just the good ol' US that's mad at M$
and their BS.
> it's true) the available software is far less. Just go into any computer
> store. You'll see thousands of titles for Windows, hundreds for Mac and
> 3 or 4 for Linux. All this being said, it is still with out a doubt an
Yup, everything from recipies to roadmaps (and a few office app's thrown
in as well by those companies not yet stomped out by M$). Games is the
big area for M$ use - and about the only thing I boot into M$ for...
> incredibly powerful and fun to use system. My system is dual boot. I'd
> wager that at least 50% of you out there are also dual boot. I say we
Yup, the system at work needs to boot NT so the PHB can see it when he
comes around, and the system at home needs to boot into Winblows95 for
the wife-N-kiddies (who so far refuse to use Linux, actually screaming
bloody murder when I crank it up). At home the default is M$ '95 for the
wife-N-kids, but at work the system defaults to Linux.
> go back to talking about how to use and configure Linux instead of
Easy enough - what's your problem...?
> bashing Microsoft all the time.
aka, stress relief
> Just my 2 cents worth.
Here's my 2 cents.
> Composed and sent in OE4, but so what.
Nothing to me (I run Pine) other than the wrap feature is crap on your
mailer... ;)
My wife actually used to use OE, but I swapped ISP', and my wife can no
longer use it on our system. I told her "I just didn't know how to set
it up for use with DSL...", and so far the 'excuse' has worked! YES!!!
>;)
> David P. Greenberg
> Bitco Electronics
> "In Service to the Recording Industry"
> **Rock on with glowing glass**
>
D. Roberts
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