Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.dougwise.org!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!news-1.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.setup Subject: Re: Why do I need to run Linux again? Seriously Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:03:25 -0700 Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: <41c0852c-6e86-4c75-9c44-a6eb58187df5@w7g2000pre.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net SB0Pz63nfcylkRagZWky1gXMM0BMnx2i+pQoUCfe2aO5a26XRf Cancel-Lock: sha1:FdxrgnRGr1F+hHPTd0jhBB4arT0= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.28.0.101117 Thread-Topic: Why do I need to run Linux again? Seriously Thread-Index: Acv70haJXOEB4ueTcEOB6GBToTO+NA== Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.advocacy:15995 comp.os.linux.setup:269 The Natural Philosopher stated in post ioanqv$3u5$3@news.albasani.net on 4/15/11 5:28 PM: ... >>> My wife's Tiger setup crashes once every few days..she will keep a >>> zillion programs open. And then runs OS9 in legacy mode as well..that's >>> almost guaranteed to bork it. >> >> With older versions of OS X, USB devices would *sometimes* lead to kernel >> panics. Other than that it is amazingly rock solid. Then again - so is >> Linux and Windows 7. > > Its some kind of memory leak. Not kernel panics. > Just grinds to a halt with nothing working. With what program(s) running? >>> I daren't upgrade it to snow leopard, in case it breaks the utterly >>> fragile stuff that's already there, for which the installations disks >>> have been thrown away somewhere.. >> >> Breaks? What do you think it might break? You can check if apps work with >> Snow Leopard. >> > You wonderful trusting soul. What do you think might break? -- [INSERT .SIG HERE]