Page 2 - The Good, The Bad, The Postal Cow

ZOMBIE IS 110% CORRECT!!!

zombie:

But linux is another story, Linus wrote the first linux, the gnu software is very stable, not so user friendly but it makes the job and makes it good and it is progressing fast.
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from one of my posts, so:
"linus didn't code linux OS. he coded linux kernel, and not all of it, he just started it."

I have never said he wrote 100% of linux (linux kernel), im only saying he designed it, when he started it(gnu has not finished Hurd, as of now, and its limited to some architectures, so here is why Linus should be respected)!

about 'linux OS' and 'linux kernel' you are 110%(as postal wrote). I should have used correctly 'linux kernel' not incorrectly 'linux OS', I'll fix it, thanks for correcting me.

Whoops! :uhoh: Sorry about that.

It just seems that the following was ghosting in my mind after reading your post: "People don't care about stable branches, etc. They just want the program."

Viruses are nothin'. If you don't like them.. well.. go Linux.

-vertigo-: I agree.. oh nvm I dissagre.
File Perm's: Needed.. don't people want security?
Unix fans shutup?: No. Never. We are to hooked
Windows easy to learn?: No. It just recently became easy.. Remeber 95? 3.1? Older versions? 98? Remeber spending hours on end just getting a soundcard to work.
Trail and error: RTFM
Kernels: Shure people don't need to know about them.. Thats why windows hides evreything from them and displays there lovley AOL client.
Compiling: Shure users mite not care about it but think 'bout this: Users like fast things.. correct? Compiling for your CPU (in most cases) will speed up the app.
Windows comes preinstalled: Yes it dose.. this is horible.
Your countrys small userbase: Im not shure about mine but when I need help I uses diffrent forums or google.
Windows apps work with windows: Well diffrent apps can run on diffrent os'es.. like linux emulation for freebsd.. or wine
Compiling apps (again): One word.. three letters: RPM. Source dist's compile themselves! Then again I perfer the *bsd pkg system.. slackwares pkg system is nice.
To many *nix version: Diffrent ones where made for diffrent people:
OpenBSD - For totaly security, For experienced users
FreeBSD - Good for servers, Easy
NetBSD - For those of us who use 10000 arch's, Duno who its for.. never used it
Mandrake Linux - Realy REALY easy.
SuSE Linux - I haven't used it in a long time.. Not shure what its like
RedHat Linux - For buissnesses/home users, Easy but I dont like it.
Gento Linux - For highend users who want to beable to control things.
I know.. the list goes on and on.
Unix advocates are too fanatic: True. Thats because many of them are living in there moms basement.. in my case im living in my parents house.. in my room.. but im 12 so its fine.
Unix not taking over the desktop: XF86 is exelent. Very very nice. What needs changed? Theres wide suport.. ATI makes drivers for it.. So dose nVidia

Thats all,
Jeff

Viruses are one of the worst things happened to computers.. Not for myself..

That's not neccessarily true. One viewpoint is that viruses help make software stronger and more reliable in the same way disease helps make plants and animals stronger (overall, not neccessarily for an individual).

Here's some links:
A Slashdot article from 8/26/03
The interview the above link references

Don't misinterpret me though, I'm not encouraging people to write viruses.

Personally I have bad experiences. I was not infected though. I have got invloved in cleaning up the mess..



I always wonder whether those Anti-virus companies are behind all this??

Gotta Love Caffeine!

??? Drop me a private message if you know what it is. I'll let you know if your correct

postalcow...has anyone but me figured it out yet? I am very suprised I haven't seen someone else mention it yet...

No Sir Matt,

You are my only hero

No cow, your only heroes are the people who invented the ketchup song:

http://guggemand.dk/flash/ketchup.swf

I can't, that song requires hands. I have hoofs

Well, Now two have got the compound Matt and Honcho just sent me a private message and was correct.

can anody tell me, since i don't speak english ;)