On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 11:58:37PM -0600, SleepyFolkz wrote:
I have 2 computers I run currently, one is running Mandrake Linux 8.1 and has
all the guts. Another is running MS Windows 2000. The bare windows 2000
machine is only in existance because they don't make CakeWalk Pro Audio 9 for
On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 07:55:22PM -0800, ltiu wrote:
How many people in this email list are actually using Linux exclusively for
their desktop computing needs?
I need windows for some hardware.
My scanner HP5300c needs windows.
I use Nero in windows for CD-writing mainly because I haven't
Subject: Re: [expert] How is Linux doing on the desktop?
How many people in this email list are actually using Linux
exclusively for
their desktop computing needs?
I need windows for some hardware.
My scanner HP5300c needs windows.
I use Nero in windows for CD-writing mainly because
I am using linux for 7/24/356, :)
I love it.
On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 09:00:03PM +1300, Tom Eastman wrote:
:On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 07:55:22PM -0800, ltiu wrote:
: How many people in this email list are actually using Linux exclusively for
: their desktop computing needs?
:
:I need windows for
On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:33:05 +0100
Jun Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am using linux for 7/24/356, :)
I love it.
=
Hmmm.., Do you use some other OS the other nine days??? ;o)
Mike
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Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting,
killing, and
On 15,Nov/01 9:33 am, you wrote:
:Other then that I use linux for basically everything I do. :-)
Well, I built KDE 2.2.1 use it for mail etc. even though i have yet to
find how to get Konquerer to work properly with secure communications
(Netscape can handle
Tarragon Allen wrote:
On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:55, ltiu wrote:
Informal survey.
How many people in this email list are actually using Linux exclusively
for their desktop computing needs?
When I say exclusively, I mean you don't just play with Linux and then
reboot to another OS to do real
Ric wrote:
Personally, when I come accross a web site that was so badly written
that only IE will work on it, I won't go there. And I'll send a not so
kind letter the owner of the site informing them of the fact that
they've lost my business, and why.
If they want to define IE as the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
4. Programming microchip PIC micros - one CAN do this in a dos box under
linux, but - no device programmer code no debugger - take too long to make
'em :-(
there's a lot of stuff been done for pics under linux .. see
I use to have dual boot. Since I installed VMware, it's been bye-bye dual
boot. I still boot some Windows sessions, but under VMware they are
supervised by my running Linux. The only thing I have not tried seriously
under VMware are certain games, specially those that provide their own video
it..
(which appears to be one of their plans with .NET and passport.)
rgds
Frank
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|Hi,
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|This is all very nice, but I wonder what conclusion
Again, I believe my survey is not statistically correct as it was done for
fun only. I just want to know how it is out there. I also did it to see what
people are using to do what on Linux. In the process, I actually picked up a
lot of things that I wouldn't know about Linux otherwise (there
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|Hi,
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|This is all very nice, but I wonder what conclusion can be
|drawn from such a poll.
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|Can the person who started this thread post a summary of the
|replies? Have other Linux mailing lists been polled? Any info
|about the sample
Hmmm, your job could be at stake? Be careful with heavily formatted Excel and
Word docs. PowerPoint I find are fine with StarOffice.
On Thursday 08 November 2001 01:19, you wrote:
Informal survey.
How many people in this email list are actually using Linux exclusively
for
their
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|I do not understand the tone of this email.
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|Lucky was our (me and my friends) experience with Linux. It
|was hit or miss
|at the start since we did not know anything about Linux at
|that point in
|time. Our
On Thursday 08 November 2001 03:34 pm, Jose M. Sanchez wrote:
The conclusion I draw was that the initial poster was trolling a
bit AGAINST Linux!
Jee'monee' Jose!, usually you're a rock of sensibility around here
He put forth the informal poll but after receiving an initial
message about
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On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Aristotle wrote:
100% Linux on my desktop! Since 1998! Just moved into mdk8.1!
Just for info: I'm a English Teacher for non-natives and Translator!
And I exchange a great deal of files with '*.doc' extensions including
with
I use it exclusively, until I need a gaming fix.
:-)
On Wednesday 07 November 2001 21:55, you wrote:
Informal survey.
How many people in this email list are actually using Linux exclusively
for their desktop computing needs?
When I say exclusively, I mean you don't just play with Linux
Wow, I loved that show, in stunning black and white!
-JMS
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|[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tom Brinkman
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|Subject: Re: [expert] How is Linux doing on the desktop
ltiu wrote:
Informal survey.
How many people in this email list are actually using Linux exclusively for
their desktop computing needs?
When I say exclusively, I mean you don't just play with Linux and then
reboot to another OS to do real work, but actually do everything with Linux.
Hmmm, your job could be at stake? Be careful with heavily formatted Excel
and
Word docs. PowerPoint I find are fine with StarOffice.
Get fired for using Linux? That would be an interesting case, since I work
for a Linux company. The boss is fairly new, he is in sales and marketing
and knows
The Mandrake guys introduced by default the dev file system that manages
Huh? /dev has been in Unix since day one. What's in /dev is nearly identical
across distributions.
Arnab
David E. Fox
I have been running Linux, exclusively, for 2.5 yrs. I recently set up a
second machine with Linux, for my son to learn on (8 yrs old) and set up a
Well if it is good enough for Jesus it's good enough for everyone :).
David E. Fox wrote:
The Mandrake guys introduced by default the dev file system that manages
Huh? /dev has been in Unix since day one. What's in /dev is nearly identical
across distributions.
I think he means that 'devfsd' stuff
--
J. Craig Woods
UNIX/NT SA
-Art is the
Jose M. Sanchez wrote:
Wow, I loved that show, in stunning black and white!
-JMS
Hey! You guys are dating yourselves. Let me know when your get to Love
that Bob.
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J. Craig Woods
UNIX/NT SA
-Art is the illusion of spontaneity-
Want to buy your Pack or Services from
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David E. Fox wrote:
The Mandrake guys introduced by default the dev file system that
manages
Huh? /dev has been in Unix since day one. What's in /dev is nearly
identical
across distributions.
I think
And Howdy?
Of course!
-JMS
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