On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 04:16:02PM +0530, Rony wrote: > Thanks to Linux, I am forced to take breaks. Whenever I open a multi-page > pdf file, it hangs into a runaway process and I am forced to reboot my > computer and re-download the pdf. Windows is so boring, I simply double > click on that file and it opens up without any fuss. I also find my Linux > hanging when I open Firefox, OO and Thunderbird together. Windows just does > not listen and opens them up side by side.
Do you file bugs on these packages for your distribution? > I never had this problem in windows. I used an interactive firewall. In > linux I cannot control what goes out of my system. The firewall works one > way only. I think this is totally wrong. You can block outgoing packets, but I don't know much about this. Someone correct me if I am wrong. > The bottom line is that windows and linux have their set of problems, so > bashing Windows does not solve Linux problems. Amen to that. Also, one solution which works for me is not necessarily good for you, and vice versa. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
