Linux-Advocacy Digest #212, Volume #33 Sat, 31 Mar 01 03:13:05 EST
Contents:
Re: Communism ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Linux on Compaq...coming this Summer. ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: Communism ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: Communism ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: German armed forces ban MS software <gloat!> (Roger)
Re: Linux needs a standard, user proof distro ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: Microsoft has gone insane ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: Unix/Linux Professionalism ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: Earn some money with Linux (J Sloan)
Re: Fun With Parallel Ports. ("green")
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From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.destroy.microsoft,us.military.army
Subject: Re: Communism
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:25:30 -0500
Barry Manilow wrote:
>
> Ian Davey wrote:
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
> > >Remember...several MILLION Americans took an oath to defend the Constitution
> > >from all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC.
>
> I suppose you are right. I always loved the Sandinista national
> anthem, "America, Enemy of Mankind". The US has a lot of potential
> but it often gets directed in the wrong way. I gave money to the FMLN
> in El Salvador (remember them?). Does that make me a supporter of
> terrorism. I supported most of the national liberation movements in
> Latin America like the Sandinistas, the FMLN, the URNG in Guatemala,
> and the MRTA in Peru, and the Chilean group that tried to assassinate
> Pinochet. Most of these groups were trained in Cuba, by the way. :)
And I did my part by photographing people who went to CISPES meetings
and sending them to the FBI.
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: soc.singles
Subject: Linux on Compaq...coming this Summer.
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:26:39 -0500
Andy Walker wrote:
>
> Aaron R. Kulkis wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> >
> >Not for those who are looking for something pre-installed from a
> >mass merchandiser.
> >
> >Although Compaq would LOVE to sell you a computer with Linux
> >pre-installed, they are currently hamstrung by Microsoft's
> >anti-competetive contracts.
> >
> >Microsoft and communism are very similar. Neither one has much
> >tolerance for the little people doing something different.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> I've just read an article about Compaq. Alledgedly by Summer this year they
> will supply machines with four flavours of Linux.
> Should be interesting to see. For those interested, the article is in the
> April edition on Linux Format.
> My guess is that Compaq will do it for purely financial reasons. It must be
> at least fifty pounds profit per machine extra after not paying for a
> Windows OEM licence!
Whattya want to bet the results will be like in three years, eh Jackie?
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Communism
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:28:34 -0500
"Marada C. Shradrakaii" wrote:
>
> >capitalism
> >takes that greed and selfishness and uses it to motivate people to
> >do good things for their neighbors anyway...
> >
>
> Please explain how.
Simple. Under capitalist free-market systems, you can't LEGALLY get
somebody's money from them without giving them something that they
value even more than the money.
Thus, the easiest LEGAL way to fulfill one's desires and greed is to
serve other people.
Conversely, under Communism, the easiest way to fulfill one's greedy
desires is to join the party, and work your way up, subjugating as
many people as possible at all times.
> Won't it eventually reach a state (like, to borrow from
> other cola threads, the various IP markets) where a given person/group extracts
> exactly as much from its neighbours as he can without irking them to the degree
> where they actually seek alternatives.
>
> I guess this could be considered a benefit for them-- they're not being as
> screwed as they could be.
> --
> Marada Coeurfuege Shra'drakaii
> Colony name not needed in address.
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,us.military.army,soc.singles,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,misc.survivalism
Subject: Re: Communism
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:34:57 -0500
"T. Max Devlin" wrote:
>
> Said Aaron R. Kulkis in alt.destroy.microsoft on Fri, 30 Mar 2001
> >Jarno Nurminen wrote:
> >>
> >> "Aaron R. Kulkis" wrote:
> >> > Ah yes, anybody who doesn't support Communism is a "nazi"
> >>
> >> How would you feel if majority of US citizens would select communism as
> >> their new ideology? If the answer is "kill them all" then one could call
> >> you a nazi. Modern society, at least in here, in build on the foundation
> >> of everyone having their own oppinion heard. If you someone doesen't
> >> like what their neighbour is thinking, it's fine, but judging people
> >> just because of what they think is something I would call nazism. Of
> >> course, this definiton of "nazism" is not so far away of the way USSR
> >> worked...
> >
> >Your definition of nazism is extremely sloppy.
> >
> >Nazism is a brand of fascism. Fascism is a form of SOCIALISM.
> >(what part of National SOCIALIST Party do you not understand?).
>
> Fascism is an idealogy, neither economic system (socialism) nor
Wrong. Fascism is a specific form of socialism, marked by
a) vertical integration of major industries within the economy.
For a good representative example, look at Japan. Japan has had
a fascist economy since the 1920's.
b) Government is run primarily for the benefit of industrial big-wigs.
In the United States, it is ironic that the majority of "favors"
done for "big business" (i.e. "corporate welfare") were passed
by....the DEMONCROOKS in Congress.
And then they promptly go out and get themselves worked into such a tizzy
proclaiming themselves to be the only defenders protecting you and me
from nefarious businessmen..
yeah, and if you believe that, I have a few bridges to Manhattan to sell you.
> political (communism). Fascism is the oppression of any other but the
> "official" ideology, which is precisely what Roger as so accurately
> identified as your behavior. The fact that the Nazis called themselves
> the "national socialist party" doesn't have anything to do with fascism.
>
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
> Fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the
> Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and
> that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a
> dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and
> forcible suppression of opposition.
>
> What part of "forcible suppression of opposition" (definitely your stock
> in trade, Aaron, with all your "up against the wall" machismo bullshit)
> do you not understand?
>
> >Are you saying that because I disagree with the Communists, that
> >I'm some sort of socialist...
>
> No, we're saying that because you find it impossible to disagree with
> communists, nor agree, nor do anything but threaten them with execution
> should they continue to disagree with your ideology, that makes YOU,
> Aaron, a fascist.
>
> >Keep in mind, that my major objection to Communism IS THAT IT IS A
> >FORM OF SOCIALISM.
>
> We really don't care, Aaron.
>
> >I detest NAzism as strongly as I detest Communism because I HATE
> >SOCIALISM IN ALL FORMS...because Socialism is merely a polite word
> >for government-run slavery.
>
> So says Aaron Kulkis. Big whoop.
Do you have another word for taking from one group of people (the
productive), under the threat of imprisonment, violence, or even
death....for the benefit of others (the parasites)...
> --
> T. Max Devlin
> *** The best way to convince another is
> to state your case moderately and
> accurately. - Benjamin Franklin ***
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: Roger <roger@.>
Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: German armed forces ban MS software <gloat!>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 00:53:42 -0600
On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 04:40:13 GMT, someone claiming to be T. Max Devlin
wrote:
>Said Roger in alt.destroy.microsoft on Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:52:26 -0600;
>>On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:36:11 GMT, someone claiming to be T. Max Devlin
>>wrote:
>>>And made assumptions about the variables that are entirely unsupported,
>>>and in fact ridiculous, no doubt. Like my old buddy Roger, who had to
>>>replace his video *hardware* to get *IE* to work, and acted as if it was
>>>a hardware failure.
>>1. Not now, nor never was your buddy
>>
>>2. Never made such a claim.
>Yup, all happened, just like I said. We even reprised the discussion a
>couple times over the last year or so. You posted the whole story
>yourself, to illustrate why Windows failures can be blamed on
>"hardware". You got IE5, and installed it, and your computer crashed,
>so you got a new video card, and that "fixed" the "problem".
Nope. Never happened. You're confused again -- perhaps it was your
imaginary friend that you had such an exchange with?
Or maybe you can produce a message ID from either exchange? (What am
I saying? That would be * way * to much like supporting an assertion
with facts for Max to ever consider it ... )
>>Of course, what can you expect from a person with so much Internet
>>experience that he once berated another poster for using his
>>postmaster's IP address. Said address being 127.0.01.
>No, that's 127.0.0.1, and it is not "his postmaster's IP address".
That was rather my point -- you made the claim that it was your PM's
IP, and that claim formed the basis for your little rant vs. that
poster.
>>Or that MS had a monopoly on OS before the IBM PC.
>Depending on whether you consider a monopoly "successful" at less than
>100%. The vast majority of all microcomputers developed in the early
>80s used Microsoft's ROM BASIC, largely "successful" because of the same
>kind of business strategies they later used with DOS, and now Windows.
So perhaps you can list these "vast majority" which used MS-BASIC as
the sole OS (or even as a standard feature) along with sales figures
to show that they comprise such a majority. Or you can admit that
your rhetoric was overblown once again and you got called on it.
>>Or...
>>
>> ... but you get the idea.
>Yea, I think they do. Thank you *very* much for your time, Roger.
When I have nothing else to do, I'll hand you the shovel to dig
yourself deeper -- no thanks needed.
------------------------------
From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux needs a standard, user proof distro
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:41:23 -0500
WesTralia wrote:
>
> Warren Bell wrote:
> >
> > With all the stuff I'm hearing about Windows XP and the WPA, that will
> > require you to have MS activate your PC after makeing any hardware
> > changes, makes me wish there was somthing out there to compete with
> > Windows. I mean really compete.
> >
> > Linux is a great OS and is getting better all the time, but the average
> > computer user won't want to use it. What I think Linux needs is a
> > light, user freindly version that anyone can use. Somthing that's
> > stripped of most of the server functions and is made for a single or
> > multi user home system. Somthing that even the untechnical user can use
> > without too many problems. Here are some things that I think would be
> > needed to make this work:
> >
> > - A standard GUI that all Linux distros could use.
> > - A GUI that's feels lighter and faster.
> > - All the most used admin (root) functions available from point and
> > click.
> > - All makers of the lighter distro to follow standards so all the
> > distros are similar.
> > - Of course, more programs that people need for everyday use.
> >
> > I'd like to see Linux come out with somthing that would really compete
> > with windows and give people who arn't tech savvy a choice. Any
> > thoughts on this? Any distros that are trying to move twards an OS like
> > this?
>
> Sounds to me that you are describing the Mac OSX. I haven't used it or
> even seen it in "person" but I like the idea of the Aqua GUI, Unix kernel,
> and the fact that you can use either the command line or the GUI for real
> work.
>
> I just wish the Mac people would port OSX to the PC and sell the OSX separately.
>
> In fact, that's my quiestion for the day: why don't they?
>
> --
Apple can't get out of the obsolete Hardware <--> OS permanently tied together
mode of thinking.
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: Microsoft has gone insane
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:42:08 -0500
Chad Everett wrote:
>
> Hey! Just another indication that Microsoft wants to charge
> you for every bit that goes in or out of your computer,
> PDA, cell phone, satellite dish, toaster, and on and on.
>
> Can you say "HailStorm"?
>
As I recall, Hailstorms tend to be as damaging as a swarm of locusts.
> Don't believe me? Read this:
>
> See http://www.internetweek.com/newslead01/lead032901.htm
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,soc.singles
Subject: Re: Unix/Linux Professionalism
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 01:50:31 -0500
The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Aaron R. Kulkis
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote
> on Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:47:24 -0500
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >Chad Everett wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >> I love Microsoft. It is really neat and since it came installed
> >> on the computer I bought at CompUSA, the installation was really
> >> easy. During
> >
> >Translation: If Mafia$oft wasn't pre-installed, he wouldn't have
> >a preference.
> >
> >
> >Thank you for that VERY telling admission.
>
> That's easily fixed. :-) The simplest method is to point Chad
> at a website that sells preinstalled Linux computers.
>
Compaq will be selling pre-installed Linux this summer
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
> [.sigsnip]
>
> --
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- insert random misquote here
> EAC code #191 53d:19h:18m actually running Linux.
> This space for rent.
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shelala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
------------------------------
From: J Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Earn some money with Linux
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:11:34 GMT
Benjamin Lvovsky wrote:
> OK. That's cool. But do Linux people actually BUY software? Everyone got
> used to get it for free. Except $5 CDs because it's cheaper to buy then to
> download and burn;) "FREE" software kills the market. It kills itself.
>
Let's see, I bought applix ($99), Q3A ($50), Mathematica
(It was pricey), plus I buy Red Hat Linux professional
direct from Red Hat for $180, in addition to all the RH ftp
downloads I do.
I think I speak for many of us when I say that I'll gladly
open the wallet for quality Linux software - however I'll
not spend another cent, ever, on windows or windows
software. (unless it's something like Unreal, of which I
bought a windows version, then downloaded a Linux
upgrade from Loki)
jjs
------------------------------
From: "green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,alt.destroy.microsoft
Subject: Re: Fun With Parallel Ports.
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 17:27:19 +1000
no not lost qbasic it is called visual basic
the ability to easily write to p-ports.
"Bloody Viking" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:9a3f1j$ev$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> green ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> : lost that ability in win 95.
>
> Allegedly, somewhere in a subdir of C:\WINDOWS you can find the QBASIC.EXE
but
> it's damn near an easter egg hidden in a dir for old DOS stuff.
>
> I have no idea if you can multitask a QBASIC proggie with Winblows 95. I
never
> tried it. But I do know that you can multitask all you want on Linux, only
so
> long as you are even minimally creative. At worst, put the proggie on
another
> virtual terminal.
>
> I only recently found out how to get a parallel port light show to work on
a
> PC, so my development should be quick on Linux. Previously, I had it
working
> on a Commodore 64.
>
> --
> FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 100 calories are used up in the course of a mile run.
> The USDA guidelines for dietary fibre is equal to one ounce of sawdust.
> The liver makes the vast majority of the cholesterol in your bloodstream.
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