arsenic wrote: > I use Windows for certain things because, sometimes, in the world as > it is today, it's the easier, faster (and dare I say 'better'?) > option. That's not to say that Linux won't be the only OS I use, one > day. But that won't happen until certain companies, especially game > makers (yes, I like to play games and I dont think that makes me any > less of a 'real' computer user. ppl who think it's wrong to have fun > on a computer (if there are any present) can bite my bum), begin to > produce programs that are written for and meant to run on Linux. > Emulators are fine, but why run one when you have the OS that came > with your machine and is meant to run those apps? >
I noticed that you used Windows Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 to send this email. It has been years since I used that application, but I seem to remember that it does have configuration preferences that will permit you to send your email with line breaks, every 72 characters or so. You might want to consider doing this, so that people who use ASCII email readers will not have to manually re-wrap your text. I usually do not mention this, but you have been around for quite a while now, so I figured you might want to know... OE in default mode assumes that all MUA's wrap text automatically, so every paragraph shows up... even in Thunderbird, if it is not set to read HTML... as a single character string. I run Windows 2000, Linux RHEL3, FreeBSD and OpenBSD. I also have other various OS's and versions of Windows/DOS that I maintain for testing, customer support, and amusement, that I can plug into the OS bay of a computer and run, when the need/desire arises. I am not a gamer, but Windows 2000 supports my work in graphics better than *nix... I have large format scanners and printers, and film/negative scanners that are not recognised by, or do not play well, with *nix, and I also have a lot of very nice graphics generation/ manipulation applications, and vintage DOS apps, that I enjoy using. I've never bothered with running an emulator, because I have enough room in my house (also my business) for multiple computers. > As for the 'bugs' issue, I'm sorry to say it but I've installed quite > a few Linux applications that are a lot less functional, less > polished and in some cases way more unstable than anything I've ever > paid Microsoft for. The fact that those things _usually_ don't crash > your whole system is a plus, and these programs are being improved > upon quite rapidly, but that doesn't alter the fact. Maybe if I was > a computer programmer I wouldn't have these problems, but I'm not. > I'm a user, just like most other ppl who own a PC and though I, > personally, am making an attempt to familiarise myself with code, I > don't think it should be necessary. > Bugs are part of the programming cycle. Some bugs are the result of sloppy coding, some bugs emerge only after the testing phases of the programming cycle are completed, because the larger pool of users will by sheer force of numbers be able to discover bugs that the smaller beta testing pool would have taken many years to discover, and some bugs are the result of extremely intelligent and creative minds, seeking to exploit the code in ways that no-one had previously imagined possible. Bugs are also a function of complexity... the smaller and less complex the code base, the less chance there is for unexpected, weird interactions. > I'm falling more in love with Linux every day, but I still like to > have Windows close at hand.... if nothing else, it ensures that I'll > always be able to get to the net and ask for help if I change a > setting or upgrade/install a program that causes Linux to go belly > up. For all it's downfalls (and there are a few) I've never managed > to break Windows to the point where I can't get it booted. That's a > big plus, in my book. > I like using the tool that is best for the job. I have OpenBSD 3.9 running for my two web/mail servers. My 'Internet Desktops' are Red Hat Enterprise 3 and FreeBSD 6.1 (PC-BSD). My Graphics Workstation and Print/file server is Windows 2000. As my skills increase, and as the various operating systems available for me to use, change, my usage profile will change accordingly. One year ago I was was just getting used to having a DSL connection, and was leasing a FreeBSD server from someone else, for my website/mail. Now, I have commercial grade DSL with static IP's, am hosting my websites and mail myself, in a couple 1U rackmounts in my attic workshop, and I am using FreeBSD on my desktop instead of on my servers. I expect that the coming year will see a similar degree of change, in how I interact with computers, and the Internet. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ . http://robertwittig.net/ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
