Not saying that there aren't lots of reasons to like and run Unix. I run FreeBSD as my webserver, for instance, because I think its the right OS for the job. I run WinXP on my desktop, though, because it has the applications I want to use, is familiar and comfortable to me, and I have the hardware to make it an enjoyable experience. I run the dreaded Outlook Express, and I (usually) love the integration present in Windows. Sure, that integration makes it easier to do stoopid things, but remember it's people that kill people, not guns.
Because I use FreeBSD, I know a lot of BSD gurus--you know the type: long hair, longer beard, eyes that look like pissholes in the snow. You should hear what these guys have to say about Linux. It's just a big daisy-chain of supposed superiority. I'm not trying to stand on a soap box and defend Windows... I just think that mocking others for using what they like/know/have is not a good idea, whether it's Windows, Linux, BSD, whatever. And in this case, mocking someone who has AIDS is probably not as useful as helping him to prevent spreading it, which is sorta what he was asking (IINM). Though this is probably not the venue for his question... Cheers, Pete. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Cummings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Raditha Dissanayake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Peter James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP-General" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] non-php issue > On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 01:09, Raditha Dissanayake wrote: > > relax guys, > > > > I have been dying to say "You can fix all of your problems by > > formatting your computer and installing a linux distribution." On this > > list for ages :-) > > > > but the fact remains that an out of the box installation of any of the > > linux distros are far more secure than anything putout by that redmond > > company. > > All security advantages aside, I prefer linux because everytime I > install a new program or service I don't need to reboot :) > > Cheers, > Rob. > -- > .------------------------------------------------------------. > | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | > :------------------------------------------------------------: > | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | > | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | > | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | > | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | > | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | > `------------------------------------------------------------' > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
