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| From | "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Why do you guys use Linux? |
| Date | 2016-10-12 18:50 +0000 |
| Organization | O.W.L. |
| Message-ID | <hjgaud093.gae@perch.invalid> (permalink) |
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Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: > Octavian W. Lagrange wrote: > >> Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: >>> Silver Slimer wrote: >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA256 >>>> >>>> On 2016-10-12 9:27 AM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: >>>>> Melzzzzz wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:30:33 +0200 Peter Köhlmann >>>>>> <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Alexander Suvorov wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello, Silver Slimer. On 10/12/16 2:05 AM you wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "The indicated OS X usage for May was 3.67% and Windows >>>>>>>>>>> was at 95.39%. " Gee, I wonder where the developers >>>>>>>>>>> will go. >>>>>>>>>> Where indeed?? If they make it simple to cross develop, >>>>>>>>>> what's the problem? And what did you expect at this early >>>>>>>>>> stage? A runaway success that smashes Windows right off >>>>>>>>>> the bat? >>>>>>>>> The only hope for Linux (and the Mac, ironically) is if >>>>>>>>> the Vulkan development platform becomes popular. As it is, >>>>>>>>> companies seem to prefer DirectX which makes porting a >>>>>>>>> difficult process. If, however, they consider their options >>>>>>>>> and realize how much smarter using Vulkan would be, then >>>>>>>>> Linux might actually have a chance to get gaming users and >>>>>>>>> therefore to become a much more viable platform for >>>>>>>>> whichever developer resists at first. It won't happen >>>>>>>>> though. I've already seen Mantle fail in a short period of >>>>>>>>> time so there's no reason to believe Vulkan will fare >>>>>>>>> better. Besides, Linux doesn't do its users many favours >>>>>>>>> in having certain things not work in one version and then >>>>>>>>> working again in the next only to become completely >>>>>>>>> non-functional in the one after that. That's how Ubuntu >>>>>>>>> seems to work at least. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Again. I just don't get it, guys. As an Ubuntu user (and a >>>>>>>> gaming one, btw) I wonder what is it you all talking about >>>>>>>> that shouldn't work? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How would he know? He has no linux installed >>>>>> >>>>>> He installed Slackware in 1995.... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Certainly. All 4 disks of it. And he is also a seasoned Multics >>>>> user. Did I mention that he is also lying like a Snit? >>>> >>>> Feel free to build yourself some Kraut Timën Machînën, go back in time >>>> and verify whether what I said is true or not. >>>> >>> No need. You have never told the truth. Nobody who *really* attempted a >>> Slackware install in 1995 would have forgotten that the disk set was *67* >>> disks, not 4 as you "remembered >>> >>> You lied as usual, you rarely if ever tell the truth. Like your mentor >>> Snit Michael Glasser. You are, like him, a worthless POS >> >> My Slackware 3.0 came on CDROM. My system would not boot from CDROM. >> Needed to create boot and root floppies, but the full system installed >> from CDROM. > > Yes, the first version on CD was in 1995, version 3.0 > It came out late 1995, november or december if I recall correctly > > Up to then it was on 67 floppy disks. Even the very first release already > had 24 disks I remember a clusterfuck from around that time trying to create a bunch of Win 95 floppies.
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 10:18 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-12 18:21 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 20:28 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-12 18:50 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux?? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:38 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:37 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:15 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 22:30 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:41 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-12 15:27 +0100
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 11:56 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 11:54 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 12:04 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 12:15 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 12:27 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 09:56 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 20:09 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:33 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 14:53 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 15:50 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:12 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 16:35 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:46 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 17:47 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 20:23 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 20:19 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:28 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-12 23:25 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-11 23:15 +0100
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 11:39 -0400
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-10 23:12 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 07:09 -0500
You are a hypocrite and Liar. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-11 12:42 -0600
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:20 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 00:07 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 17:13 -0700
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Re: Why do you guys use Linux? GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 22:07 -0600
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-11 06:50 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 00:42 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 22:07 -0600
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 07:37 -0500
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 00:17 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 06:54 -0500
Why do you guys use Linux? Alexander Suvorov <axr.suvorov@yandex.ru> - 2016-10-11 17:50 +0300
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 15:17 +0000
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