RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Thater, William
Joe Testa scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: Good point, i'm such a bigot as i used linux back when it was minix and have been doing unix admin work for 20 years now ;) joe well, unlike you there are now starting to be a number of linux users that are just windows users in

RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Orr, Steve
Hey Shrek, that could go both ways... Regarding... ...linux users that are just windows users in disguise. And... someone had installed linux... and he couldn't tell the difference. It depends on your perspective. The above could also be interpreted to mean, There are a lot windoze user that

RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Nelson, Allan
Actually there is a Linux clone of MechWarriors Allan -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L How could they not tell the difference? Windows runs MechWarriors; Linux doesn't. What more is there to know? -Original

RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Mark Leith
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you can take the user off windows, but... (was RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file)

2003-08-14 Thread Pardee, Roy E
This is an excellent point. Anybody remember when there was (is?) a stigma associated with being an AOL user, as opposed to using a real ISP? AOL made things easy enough that the less adept could 'get on the internet', where they were generally reviled by the old-hands, who were more of a

RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Lee
How could they not tell the difference? Windows runs MechWarriors; Linux doesn't. What more is there to know? -Original Message- someone had installed linux on the laptop with dual boot defaulted to linux running gnome. and he couldn't tell the difference. boot into windows

Re: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Joe Testa
Good point, i'm such a bigot as i used linux back when it was minix and have been doing unix admin work for 20 years now ;) joe Tanel Poder wrote: Linux (or it's tools) do have vulnerabilities as well. And more will be discovered/exploited as linux gains popularity. In my personal opinion,

Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread KENNETH JANUSZ
Yesterday I got hit with the Blaster Bug. To make a long story short I cannot apply the MS fix to my XP Prof. since I don't have the Update.inf file. Would like some feedback on where I can locate it and what directory it belongs in. I'm on XP Prof. SP1. I tried apply SP1a and it errored

Re: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Tanel Poder
well, unlike you there are now starting to be a number of linux users that are just windows users in disguise.;-) case in point, duheveloper comes to me with his laptop and tells me his windows oracle doesn't work anymore. someone had installed linux on the laptop with dual boot defaulted to

Re: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Joe Testa
fdisk, load linux. computers running m$ are saps, linux rulz, no virus worries here, hey wait why is root password toor, j/k. Linux Bigot KENNETH JANUSZ wrote: Yesterday I got hit with the Blaster Bug. To make a long story short I cannot apply the MS fix to my XP Prof. since I don't have

Re: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Tanel Poder
Good point, i'm such a bigot as i used linux back when it was minix and have been doing unix admin work for 20 years now ;) Yep, it was initially supposed to be compatible with minix, used it's file system etc... I just read Linus'es posts to minix newsgroups from archives about his small

Re: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Tanel Poder
Linux (or it's tools) do have vulnerabilities as well. And more will be discovered/exploited as linux gains popularity. In my personal opinion, Linux is Windows of unix world. It doesn't mean it is a bad thing, though. And a lot of linux fans are quite dummies compared to BSD enthusiasts for

Re: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Ron Thomas
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RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Lee
Oh wow! And Tie Fighter too?!! -Original Message- Actually there is a Linux clone of MechWarriors -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com

RE: Off Topic Question - Update.inf file

2003-08-14 Thread Nelson, Allan
I don't know about that one. There are flight simulators with combat though. -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Oh wow! And Tie Fighter too?!! -Original Message- Actually there is a Linux clone of