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| Started by | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| First post | 2015-11-02 13:49 -0500 |
| Last post | 2015-11-03 16:07 -0700 |
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A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-02 13:49 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-02 13:52 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-02 13:04 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 19:10 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-02 14:22 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 19:41 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-02 14:52 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-02 18:29 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-02 18:54 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-02 19:40 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-03 08:25 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-03 08:27 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 10:51 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-03 13:07 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 14:48 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 08:05 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 09:17 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 10:55 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 11:28 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 14:53 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-04 14:11 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 15:37 -0500
Congrats JEDIDIAH - The most ignorant statement of 2015 "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-04 16:14 -0500
Re: Congrats JEDIDIAH - The most ignorant statement of 2015 Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 16:38 -0500
Re: Congrats JEDIDIAH - The most ignorant statement of 2015 "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-04 16:47 -0500
Re: Congrats JEDIDIAH - The most ignorant statement of 2015 Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 16:49 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 13:21 -0800
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 16:39 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-04 17:43 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-04 17:54 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-04 18:44 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 18:46 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 13:27 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-05 14:00 -0600
You are nutso. LMFAO!!!! GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-05 13:48 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 15:50 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-05 15:16 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 16:37 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-11-05 22:40 +0100
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 17:23 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-05 17:46 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-05 19:58 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-05 21:19 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-06 06:47 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-06 07:05 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-07 09:17 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-07 09:28 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-09 10:03 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-11-09 10:06 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 15:09 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-11-07 09:47 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-11-06 09:40 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-06 09:49 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-06 11:03 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-07 09:18 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-11-07 09:48 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-09 10:15 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-07 10:21 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-09 10:06 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-06 09:27 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-11-06 23:09 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-06 18:48 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 19:56 -0700
The only phoney in here is you, JED. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 16:27 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-07 09:26 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 13:30 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 14:54 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 15:19 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-03 13:09 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 15:10 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-04 14:12 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 13:29 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-05 14:01 -0600
You are a liar. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-05 13:48 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 15:53 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-05 15:16 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-05 16:39 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 16:28 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-05 21:09 -0500
Mortimer Snerd and his usual DUH! GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 16:29 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 16:44 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 17:18 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 18:39 -0500
My how Snit babbles on so. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 06:34 -0800
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-11-02 20:15 +0100
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-02 15:55 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-02 18:18 -0500
Buh bye Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-11-03 06:34 -0500
Re: Buh bye chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-03 07:56 -0600
Re: Buh bye Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 09:04 -0500
Re: Buh bye Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 09:20 -0500
Now let Chris wipe your pee-pee, Turdv. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-03 16:05 -0700
Ah, the infamous "Buh Bye" by chicken-shit Alhstrom. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-03 16:05 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-02 14:42 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-02 14:15 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 20:50 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 22:02 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-11-03 09:43 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 09:09 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-11-02 11:20 -0800
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-02 15:57 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-02 14:10 -0600
Troll posing as "A Linux Professional" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-11-02 15:53 -0500
Re: Troll posing as "A Linux Professional" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-02 15:08 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 13:02 -0800
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 22:00 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-02 18:35 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2015-11-03 11:32 +1000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 08:08 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2015-11-05 11:58 +1000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-05 06:55 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 04:37 +0000
Moi cares ... John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 06:50 -0800
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-02 17:49 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-02 15:54 -0700
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2015-11-03 11:22 +1000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 08:07 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-11-03 13:12 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-03 09:33 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 09:47 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-11-03 10:11 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 10:31 -0500
I want to make it clear to *everybody* that crap like this is completely unacceptable John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 06:54 -0800
Re: I want to make it clear to *everybody* that crap like this is completely unacceptable Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-03 09:58 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 10:21 -0500
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2015-11-05 12:07 +1000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-11-05 02:28 -0800
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-05 06:44 -0600
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-11-03 09:42 +0000
Re: A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 08:09 -0500
Another idiot troll posing as "linux pro". News at 11 Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-11-03 11:05 +0100
Re: Another idiot troll posing as "linux pro". News at 11 Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> - 2015-11-03 11:03 -0500
Re: Another idiot troll posing as "linux pro". News at 11 Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-03 11:30 -0500
Re: Another idiot troll posing as "linux pro". News at 11 GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-03 16:07 -0700
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| From | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 13:49 -0500 |
| Subject | A Linux Professional to Linux fans and enemies |
| Message-ID | <2015110213491266537-BL@LinuxProfessionalscom> |
Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. Databases, servers, many embedded systems, ... a long list of applications where Linux does great and is the number one choice for good reason. It's the OS of almost every TOP500 supercomputer running today inlcuding all of the top 10. But the one area where it is an abject useless stinkpile of garbage is office or home desktop environments. It's not just the plethora of competing horribly ugly Linux desktop environments but the utter lack of support from mainstream software publishers to provide their high quality wares to a tiny sliver of the market. I utterly hate Windows and the company that shall not be named that publishes that monstrosity and its companion apps. But Windows is superior to Linux as a desktop environment. Ouch! That pains me. Linux is so rotten as a desktop environment that people would rather face the legal risks of installing bootleg versions of Windows than legally installing free Linux distros! OS X is obviously the superior *nix where desktop is concerned. It exudes competent design in every detail - and it is so well designed for ordinary users that the most computer averse grandmother from Numbnuts, Arkansas can use it, configure it, update it, manage it and even correct issues that occur. I, a Linux professional programmer, administrator and entrepreneur use OS X even to develop for Linux. It's that simple fanbois. Linux desktop is utter tripe in all its myriad forms. Embarrasing actually. Every time I'm forced by circustance to load a Linux desktop I find the entire experience cringeworthy. Even with with Apple on its knees in the late 90's and early 2000's, the Linux "movement" could not take on the expensive Windows near monopoly with a free *nix and desktop environment. Even with Apple's expensive computers and often expensive companion software Linux desktop could not take over a market despite being given away for free and usable on the cheapest, skankiest hardware out there. Linux fanbois keep on embarrassing Linux professionals with the cesspool nonsense notion that Linux is a viable desktop alternative to Windows. It hasn't. It isn't. It won't be. Get over it Fanbois and please stop embarrassing the rest of us.
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| From | Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 13:52 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <n18b9v$dfs$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #330418 |
On 2015-11-02 1:49 PM, Bob Loblaw wrote: > Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. > > Databases, servers, many embedded systems, ... a long list of > applications where Linux does great and is the number one choice for > good reason. It's the OS of almost every TOP500 supercomputer running > today inlcuding all of the top 10. > > But the one area where it is an abject useless stinkpile of garbage is > office or home desktop environments. It's not just the plethora of > competing horribly ugly Linux desktop environments but the utter lack of > support from mainstream software publishers to provide their high > quality wares to a tiny sliver of the market. > > I utterly hate Windows and the company that shall not be named that > publishes that monstrosity and its companion apps. But Windows is > superior to Linux as a desktop environment. Ouch! That pains me. > > Linux is so rotten as a desktop environment that people would rather > face the legal risks of installing bootleg versions of Windows than > legally installing free Linux distros! > > OS X is obviously the superior *nix where desktop is concerned. It > exudes competent design in every detail - and it is so well designed for > ordinary users that the most computer averse grandmother from Numbnuts, > Arkansas can use it, configure it, update it, manage it and even correct > issues that occur. I, a Linux professional programmer, administrator > and entrepreneur use OS X even to develop for Linux. It's that simple > fanbois. Linux desktop is utter tripe in all its myriad forms. > Embarrasing actually. Every time I'm forced by circustance to load a > Linux desktop I find the entire experience cringeworthy. > > Even with with Apple on its knees in the late 90's and early 2000's, the > Linux "movement" could not take on the expensive Windows near monopoly > with a free *nix and desktop environment. Even with Apple's expensive > computers and often expensive companion software Linux desktop could not > take over a market despite being given away for free and usable on the > cheapest, skankiest hardware out there. > > Linux fanbois keep on embarrassing Linux professionals with the cesspool > nonsense notion that Linux is a viable desktop alternative to Windows. > > It hasn't. It isn't. It won't be. Get over it Fanbois and please stop > embarrassing the rest of us. +1. Thank you for your rare dose of honesty. -- Charmed Tuna
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| From | chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 13:04 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <1icf3b5jnen60rmv12sb9loibsupk2m3dg@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #330418 |
Bob Loblaw wrote: >Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's malware-ridden crapware. > (snip) -- 'How would virtual desktops make windows more "useful"?' - "Hadron"
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| From | Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 19:10 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <d9pqpvF6uc7U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #330423 |
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: > Bob Loblaw wrote: > >>Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. > > Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud > computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's > malware-ridden crapware. > >> (snip) Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! -- Lloyd
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| From | "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 14:22 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <n18d21$lob$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #330425 |
"Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp211@gmail.com> wrote in message news:d9pqpvF6uc7U1@mid.individual.net... > On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: > >> Bob Loblaw wrote: >> >>>Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >> >> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >> malware-ridden crapware. >> >>> (snip) > > Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. > > LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! > "most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's malware-ridden crapware." LOL - "most home users" with the exception of turdv, his family, his employer, his friends and his neighbors. In other words he or anyone in his family don't use Linux, never have and never will. But "most users" should switch to Linux from Windows just because he says so. -- X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.92/32.572 (Windows only) "I buy a lot of Windows PC's to use as test stations, and I've been buying refurbished XP machines and have no plans to change." "Home Premium OEM is available for $100 online... My daughter runs it" "(Windows) is the right choice for my daughter"
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| From | Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 19:41 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <d9psjuF7jimU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #330429 |
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:22:48 -0500, Ezekiel wrote: > "Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp211@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:d9pqpvF6uc7U1@mid.individual.net... >> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >> >>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>> >>>>Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>> >>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>> malware-ridden crapware. >>> >>>> (snip) >> >> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >> >> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! >> >> > "most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's malware-ridden > crapware." > > LOL - "most home users" with the exception of turdv, his family, his > employer, his friends and his neighbors. > > In other words he or anyone in his family don't use Linux, never have > and never will. But "most users" should switch to Linux from Windows > just because he says so. Not to mention Petey and Ahlstrom... :) What does wRonG use other than when posting to usenet? -- Lloyd
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| From | Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 14:52 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <n18eou$rm1$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #330429 |
On 2015-11-02 2:22 PM, Ezekiel wrote: > "Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp211@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:d9pqpvF6uc7U1@mid.individual.net... >> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >> >>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>> >>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>> >>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>> malware-ridden crapware. >>> >>>> (snip) >> >> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >> >> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! >> > > "most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's malware-ridden > crapware." > > LOL - "most home users" with the exception of turdv, his family, his > employer, his friends and his neighbors. > > In other words he or anyone in his family don't use Linux, never have and > never will. But "most users" should switch to Linux from Windows just > because he says so. No one on the planet like "chrisv", though. -- Charmed Tuna
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| From | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 18:29 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2015110218291972249-BL@LinuxProfessionalscom> |
| In reply to | #330425 |
On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: > On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: > >> Bob Loblaw wrote: >> >>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >> >> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >> malware-ridden crapware. >> >>> (snip) > > Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. > > LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's what the invitation was all about) he networked it to his PC. (My help was on the PC side and took a while to figure out). So then he was really rolling in the mud. He started copying all his PC stuff over to the Linux side. A happier guy I've never seen. Anyway some months go by and I run into him and ask him how his Linux system was working out. Oh. That. Turned out that for various reasons he couldn't use it for work without issues. He couldn't get his kids to use it for schoolwork. He had some issues with a driver he couldn't get to install at all. It was a disappointment to him. I'd like to say he got a Mac, but no, he eventually scrapped the joy of Linux and went back to Windblows. But. He. Was. Happy. And. Productive.
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| From | Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 18:54 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <n18svl$n8i$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #330520 |
On 2015-11-02 6:29 PM, Bob Loblaw wrote: > On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: > >> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >> >>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>> >>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>> >>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>> malware-ridden crapware. >>> >>>> (snip) >> >> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >> >> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! > > > Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he was > free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. > > All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he installed > a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). > > It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other > apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's > what the invitation was all about) he networked it to his PC. (My help > was on the PC side and took a while to figure out). > > So then he was really rolling in the mud. He started copying all his PC > stuff over to the Linux side. A happier guy I've never seen. > > Anyway some months go by and I run into him and ask him how his Linux > system was working out. > > Oh. That. > > Turned out that for various reasons he couldn't use it for work without > issues. He couldn't get his kids to use it for schoolwork. He had some > issues with a driver he couldn't get to install at all. It was a > disappointment to him. > > I'd like to say he got a Mac, but no, he eventually scrapped the joy of > Linux and went back to Windblows. > > But. He. Was. Happy. And. Productive. +1. We've all done what he has. None of the supposed "wintrolls" here really hate Linux and we all wanted to believe that there was a decent alternative to Windows. Some of us even made ourselves believe that using Linux was more liberating than using Windows. Once it became clear that it was a mess and that it imprisoned us more than Windows would, we moved away. I'm now a proud Windows user and will probably never, ever migrate away from it. -- Charmed Tuna
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| From | JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
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| Date | 2015-11-02 19:40 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <slrnn3g43p.4s0.jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
| In reply to | #330520 |
On 2015-11-02, Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> wrote:
> On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said:
>
>> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote:
>>
>>> Bob Loblaw wrote:
>>>
>>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things.
>>>
>>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud
>>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's
>>> malware-ridden crapware.
>>>
>>>> (snip)
>>
>> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop.
>>
>> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!!
>
>
> Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he
> was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention.
>
> All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he
> installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC).
>
> It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other
> apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's
What about the pointing and clicking exactly stumped you guys?
[deletia]
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| From | chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 08:25 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <2ggh3bdt6fjva67dif04313tec3vpf9ssj@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #330572 |
JEDIDIAH wrote: > "Bob Loblaw" wrote: >> >> Lying Lloyd Parsons said: >>> >>> chrisv wrote: >>>> >>>> "Bob Loblaw" wrote: >>>> >>>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>>> >>>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>>> malware-ridden crapware. >>> >>> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >>> >>> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! At least the motivated and informed have a choice, which is far better than nothing. But yes, most of the sheep are afraid of leaving the flock. M$ will continue to dominate the desktop, but the desktop is becoming only a niche of the overall computing market. >> Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he >> was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. >> >> All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he >> installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). >> >> It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other >> apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's > > What about the pointing and clicking exactly stumped you guys? Maybe they weren't allowed to droll. -- "Too much choice causes people not to choose is scientific fact." - ccretin
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| From | chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 08:27 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <q0hh3b50s3htu7ho21d3j2lr98mk2a8k7h@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #330652 |
chrisv wrote: >> What about the pointing and clicking exactly stumped you guys? > >Maybe they weren't allowed to droll. s/droll/drool/ -- 'Because the "Apple Way" has successfully been taking the desktop marketshare away from Microsoft, yet isn't a member of the Linux religion.' - lying asshole "-hh"
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| From | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 10:51 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2015110310513868530-BL@LinuxProfessionalscom> |
| In reply to | #330572 |
On 2015-11-03 01:40:09 +0000, JEDIDIAH said: > On 2015-11-02, Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> wrote: >> On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: >> >>> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >>> >>>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>>> >>>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>>> >>>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>>> malware-ridden crapware. >>>> >>>>> (snip) >>> >>> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >>> >>> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! >> >> >> Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he >> was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. >> >> All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he >> installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). >> >> It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other >> apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's > > What about the pointing and clicking exactly stumped you guys? Nothing at all. WinXP at that time needed some tinkering in the registry in order to play nice with a linux box on an ethernet network. Took a while to figure out what the issue was but once identified was trivial to fix. If you need the specifics I can probably find them quickly enough.
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| From | JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 13:07 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <slrnn3i1eo.nca.jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
| In reply to | #330672 |
On 2015-11-03, Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> wrote: > On 2015-11-03 01:40:09 +0000, JEDIDIAH said: > >> On 2015-11-02, Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> wrote: >>> On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: >>> >>>> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>>>> >>>>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>>>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>>>> malware-ridden crapware. >>>>> >>>>>> (snip) >>>> >>>> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >>>> >>>> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! >>> >>> >>> Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he >>> was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. >>> >>> All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he >>> installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). >>> >>> It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other >>> apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's >> >> What about the pointing and clicking exactly stumped you guys? > > > Nothing at all. WinXP at that time needed some tinkering in the > registry in order to play nice with a linux box on an ethernet network. I'm willing to eviscerate Windows as much as the next guy but I've never had to do crap like that. [deletia] I'm not sure you're competent to operate Windows or Linux.
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| From | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 14:48 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2015110314484835492-BL@LinuxProfessionalscom> |
| In reply to | #330706 |
On 2015-11-03 19:07:04 +0000, JEDIDIAH said: > On 2015-11-03, Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> wrote: >> On 2015-11-03 01:40:09 +0000, JEDIDIAH said: >> >>> On 2015-11-02, Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> wrote: >>>> On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>>>>> >>>>>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>>>>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>>>>> malware-ridden crapware. >>>>>> >>>>>>> (snip) >>>>> >>>>> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >>>>> >>>>> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! >>>> >>>> >>>> Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he >>>> was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. >>>> >>>> All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he >>>> installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). >>>> >>>> It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other >>>> apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's >>> >>> What about the pointing and clicking exactly stumped you guys? >> >> >> Nothing at all. WinXP at that time needed some tinkering in the >> registry in order to play nice with a linux box on an ethernet network. > > I'm willing to eviscerate Windows as much as the next guy but I've > never had to do crap like that. Then you're fortunate, aren't you? It was the only time I recall doing something like that. Perhaps someone had munged the value in question (a buffer size or some such). > > [deletia] > > I'm not sure you're competent to operate Windows or Linux. Sure am and much more - back to VM on 370's and a slew of mainframe, mini and micro OS's in between. Programming mind you, not merely "operating".
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| From | Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 08:05 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <1bi93su5i9cq0$.1lzbqvjs07rjy$.dlg@40tude.net> |
| In reply to | #330520 |
On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:29:19 -0500, Bob Loblaw wrote: > On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: > >> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >> >>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>> >>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>> >>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>> malware-ridden crapware. >>> >>>> (snip) >> >> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >> >> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! > > > Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he > was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. > > All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he > installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). > > It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other > apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's > what the invitation was all about) he networked it to his PC. (My help > was on the PC side and took a while to figure out). > > So then he was really rolling in the mud. He started copying all his > PC stuff over to the Linux side. A happier guy I've never seen. > > Anyway some months go by and I run into him and ask him how his Linux > system was working out. > > Oh. That. > > Turned out that for various reasons he couldn't use it for work without > issues. He couldn't get his kids to use it for schoolwork. He had > some issues with a driver he couldn't get to install at all. It was a > disappointment to him. > > I'd like to say he got a Mac, but no, he eventually scrapped the joy of > Linux and went back to Windblows. > > But. He. Was. Happy. And. Productive. It's happened to virtually every single person who has tried desktop Linux. After the honeymoon phase wears off, the user realizes how much Linux sucks and moves back to Windows or OSX. It's only the religious, zealot cult members who have convinced themselves that Linux is superior. And I suspect even they know they are just kidding themselves. It's only a matter of time before they switch back too. Rinse and repeat. -- You Ain't The Biggest Fish In The Crotch.
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| From | Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 09:17 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <n1afgq$opo$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #330622 |
On 2015-11-03 8:05 AM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote: > On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:29:19 -0500, Bob Loblaw wrote: > >> On 2015-11-02 19:10:55 +0000, Lloyd Parsons said: >> >>> On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:04:03 -0600, chrisv wrote: >>> >>>> Bob Loblaw wrote: >>>> >>>>> Linux is the best OS or amongst the best OS's for a lot of things. >>>> >>>> Indeed it is, and with the many free applications, and with cloud >>>> computing, most home users no longer need to use Microshaft's >>>> malware-ridden crapware. >>>> >>>>> (snip) >>> >>> Right, I'm sure linux is poised on the cusp of taking over the desktop. >>> >>> LOL!! You and I won't live long enough to see that happen!! >> >> >> Round about 2005 or so my neighbor dragged me over to show me how he >> was free from the shackles of that co. I really don't want to mention. >> >> All by his lonesome (not the most expert of computer users) he >> installed a Linux disto (Mandrake IIRC). >> >> It worked fine and he managed to install Open Office and some other >> apps. He managed to get his mail working. With my help (aha! that's >> what the invitation was all about) he networked it to his PC. (My help >> was on the PC side and took a while to figure out). >> >> So then he was really rolling in the mud. He started copying all his >> PC stuff over to the Linux side. A happier guy I've never seen. >> >> Anyway some months go by and I run into him and ask him how his Linux >> system was working out. >> >> Oh. That. >> >> Turned out that for various reasons he couldn't use it for work without >> issues. He couldn't get his kids to use it for schoolwork. He had >> some issues with a driver he couldn't get to install at all. It was a >> disappointment to him. >> >> I'd like to say he got a Mac, but no, he eventually scrapped the joy of >> Linux and went back to Windblows. >> >> But. He. Was. Happy. And. Productive. > > It's happened to virtually every single person who has tried desktop Linux. > After the honeymoon phase wears off, the user realizes how much Linux sucks > and moves back to Windows or OSX. > It's only the religious, zealot cult members who have convinced themselves > that Linux is superior. And I suspect even they know they are just kidding > themselves. It's only a matter of time before they switch back too. > > Rinse and repeat. Absolutely. I've since come to realize that while it makes sense to support free software alternatives like LibreOffice and VLC, it makes no sense to use an entire operating system made up of it. It isn't stable, it isn't intuitive, it isn't pretty and it isn't capable. It truly is nothing more than a waste of time. -- Charmed Tuna
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| From | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 10:55 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2015110310554560992-BL@LinuxProfessionalscom> |
| In reply to | #330647 |
On 2015-11-03 14:17:05 +0000, Charmed Tuna said: > On 2015-11-03 8:05 AM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote: >> It's happened to virtually every single person who has tried desktop Linux. >> After the honeymoon phase wears off, the user realizes how much Linux sucks >> and moves back to Windows or OSX. >> It's only the religious, zealot cult members who have convinced themselves >> that Linux is superior. And I suspect even they know they are just kidding >> themselves. It's only a matter of time before they switch back too. >> >> Rinse and repeat. > > Absolutely. I've since come to realize that while it makes sense to > support free software alternatives like LibreOffice and VLC, it makes no > sense to use an entire operating system made up of it. It isn't stable, > it isn't intuitive, it isn't pretty and it isn't capable. It truly is > nothing more than a waste of time. Linux is fine. It's the horrible desktop environment and next to useless in the real world apps that kill it. I'm sorry to say that LibreOffice is really (in the real business world) pretty useless because they mostly use Orifice products (which I do as well ... just not LookOut!). Having to deal with minor formatting issues is a major waste of time.
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| From | Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 11:28 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <ehqs6odaqkt7$.1dkyz1z5d39e3.dlg@40tude.net> |
| In reply to | #330673 |
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:55:45 -0500, Bob Loblaw wrote: > On 2015-11-03 14:17:05 +0000, Charmed Tuna said: > >> On 2015-11-03 8:05 AM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote: >>> It's happened to virtually every single person who has tried desktop Linux. >>> After the honeymoon phase wears off, the user realizes how much Linux sucks >>> and moves back to Windows or OSX. >>> It's only the religious, zealot cult members who have convinced themselves >>> that Linux is superior. And I suspect even they know they are just kidding >>> themselves. It's only a matter of time before they switch back too. >>> >>> Rinse and repeat. >> >> Absolutely. I've since come to realize that while it makes sense to >> support free software alternatives like LibreOffice and VLC, it makes no >> sense to use an entire operating system made up of it. It isn't stable, >> it isn't intuitive, it isn't pretty and it isn't capable. It truly is >> nothing more than a waste of time. > > Linux is fine. It's the horrible desktop environment and next to > useless in the real world apps that kill it. +1000000000000 > I'm sorry to say that LibreOffice is really (in the real business > world) pretty useless because they mostly use Orifice products (which I > do as well ... just not LookOut!). Having to deal with minor > formatting issues is a major waste of time. Sure is. And if you don't have a copy of MSOffice to test with, you will never know how well your documents translate when sent to others who are most likely using MSOffice. It could range from embarrassing to very expensive should it be a legal document. -- You Ain't The Biggest Fish In The Crotch.
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| From | Bob Loblaw <BL@LinuxProfessionals.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-03 14:53 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <2015110314530270086-BL@LinuxProfessionalscom> |
| In reply to | #330676 |
On 2015-11-03 16:28:29 +0000, Big Fish in a Small Crotch said: > On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:55:45 -0500, Bob Loblaw wrote: > >> On 2015-11-03 14:17:05 +0000, Charmed Tuna said: >> >>> On 2015-11-03 8:05 AM, Big Fish in a Small Crotch wrote: >>>> It's happened to virtually every single person who has tried desktop Linux. >>>> After the honeymoon phase wears off, the user realizes how much Linux sucks >>>> and moves back to Windows or OSX. >>>> It's only the religious, zealot cult members who have convinced themselves >>>> that Linux is superior. And I suspect even they know they are just kidding >>>> themselves. It's only a matter of time before they switch back too. >>>> >>>> Rinse and repeat. >>> >>> Absolutely. I've since come to realize that while it makes sense to >>> support free software alternatives like LibreOffice and VLC, it makes no >>> sense to use an entire operating system made up of it. It isn't stable, >>> it isn't intuitive, it isn't pretty and it isn't capable. It truly is >>> nothing more than a waste of time. >> >> Linux is fine. It's the horrible desktop environment and next to >> useless in the real world apps that kill it. > > +1000000000000 > >> I'm sorry to say that LibreOffice is really (in the real business >> world) pretty useless because they mostly use Orifice products (which I >> do as well ... just not LookOut!). Having to deal with minor >> formatting issues is a major waste of time. > > Sure is. > And if you don't have a copy of MSOffice to test with, you will never know > how well your documents translate when sent to others who are most likely > using MSOffice. > > It could range from embarrassing to very expensive should it be a legal > document. Just irritating/embarrassing so far. Time wasters. Time is money. And yes, many are legal documents (contracts, agreements and so on). But no major damage. It's been years though.
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