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| First post | 2016-10-10 15:40 -0700 |
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Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 15:40 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-10 18:54 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 16:09 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-10 19:26 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 16:58 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:10 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 00:08 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 22:05 -0600
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:13 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-11 15:33 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-11 15:45 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 09:09 -0500
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 14:12 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 10:27 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 10:24 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 09:24 -0500
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 15:14 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 15:22 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 11:28 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 11:23 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 13:44 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 11:19 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 08:29 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 11:39 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 11:42 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-11 17:54 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 11:02 -0500
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 16:09 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-11 23:10 +0100
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 12:01 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 11:29 -0500
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 12:48 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-11 23:13 +0100
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 16:12 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 16:58 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 17:11 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 18:00 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 19:05 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 23:32 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 08:15 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Alexander Suvorov <axr.suvorov@yandex.ru> - 2016-10-12 12:10 +0300
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 13:30 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-12 13:56 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 15:27 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 10:18 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 17:18 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-12 17:46 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 11:53 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-12 20:36 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 12:04 -0400
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 21:55 +0200
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 22:49 +0200
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 13:53 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 13:54 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 17:19 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-12 23:04 +0100
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:09 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 08:27 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 10:12 -0400
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 12:07 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 20:21 +0000
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-12 07:05 -0500
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 08:25 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 10:11 -0400
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 17:40 -0400
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 17:18 -0400
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 09:41 -0700
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 16:21 -0400
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-11 05:54 +0000
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-10 21:44 -0400
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
Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-11 17:51 +0200
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| From | tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 13:53 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <4640bcc8-3ccd-4864-a1a4-7d536fb36fd5@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #376190 |
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 13:49:18 UTC-7, Peter Köhlmann wrote: > Snit Slimeshit babbled: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > On 2016-10-12 4:30 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: > >> Snit Slimeshit babbled: > >> > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 > >>> > >>> On 2016-10-12 3:55 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: > >>>> Snit Slimeshit babbled: > >>>> > >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 > >>>>> > >>>>> On 2016-10-12 2:21 PM, 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: > >>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> 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. I remember this > >>>>>> specifically because I called Volkerding on the phone to > >>>>>> describe a problem I was having with one of the CDs, and > >>>>>> he sent me a new one Priority Mail. I thought it was cool > >>>>>> that he did that, because the replacement shipping cost > >>>>>> probably erased any profit he had from the original sale > >>>>>> of the boxed set. > >>>>> > >>>>> However, it was possible to install Linux without _all_ of > >>>>> the packages from a set of floppy disks. > >>>> > >>>> No, it is not. With just 4 floppy disks you get the kernel and > >>>> a CLI. That's it. Most of the tools are missing. You can't do > >>>> anything with the system because no programs are present. You > >>>> have no network. No printer. No nothing > >>>> > >>>> And *that* is a system you set up to see if linux is for you? > >>>> Pull the other one, lying imbecile > >>> > >>> At the time, I wasn't looking to replace Windows 95 necessarily, > >>> I was just curious to see what Linux was like. I had already had > >>> some exposure to the CLI through shell Internet accounts and > >>> wondered whether such a system was available to me, especially > >>> for free. Either way, Linux _was_ installed and I think that > >>> even you are realizing that. Whether minimal or full, it was > >>> Linux and it was on my hard disk. > >>> > >> I realize that you are lying. And you are *really* bad at it. You > >> can't even get a coherent story. > >> > >> If someone is going to look what another OS looks like (maybe as > >> replacement for that absolutely shitty Win95), it makes absolutely > >> no sense to install just as much to get to a prompt *without* > >> anything else to do with it. Why not install the rest of the OS to > >> see what it is about? After all, *if* your story were true (it is > >> an outright lie) you would already have passed the most difficult > >> steps and just needed to add the rest to see what it is about > >> > >> You are lying like a Snit. And every bit as obvious as that lying > >> imbecile > > > > Except that you would have to admit that the Linux kernel is not an > > operating system in itself > > And I have never claimed anything else, lying lunatic POS > > *You* are the one who is telling lie after lie after lie > > And you are so abjectly stupid that you can't even get a simple lie to work. > Your idiocy about "installing linux" is *way* beyond your capabilities > > You are too damn stupid to install MSDOS Snit, are you there? Post the list of stupid things Peter has said.
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| From | tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 13:54 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <5e0e652e-bfda-4adb-bf2f-1c5902adf682@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #376185 |
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 13:41:35 UTC-7, Silver Slimer wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 2016-10-12 4:30 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: > > Snit Slimeshit babbled: > > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 > >> > >> On 2016-10-12 3:55 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: > >>> Snit Slimeshit babbled: > >>> > >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 > >>>> > >>>> On 2016-10-12 2:21 PM, 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: > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 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. I remember this > >>>>> specifically because I called Volkerding on the phone to > >>>>> describe a problem I was having with one of the CDs, and > >>>>> he sent me a new one Priority Mail. I thought it was cool > >>>>> that he did that, because the replacement shipping cost > >>>>> probably erased any profit he had from the original sale > >>>>> of the boxed set. > >>>> > >>>> However, it was possible to install Linux without _all_ of > >>>> the packages from a set of floppy disks. > >>> > >>> No, it is not. With just 4 floppy disks you get the kernel and > >>> a CLI. That's it. Most of the tools are missing. You can't do > >>> anything with the system because no programs are present. You > >>> have no network. No printer. No nothing > >>> > >>> And *that* is a system you set up to see if linux is for you? > >>> Pull the other one, lying imbecile > >> > >> At the time, I wasn't looking to replace Windows 95 necessarily, > >> I was just curious to see what Linux was like. I had already had > >> some exposure to the CLI through shell Internet accounts and > >> wondered whether such a system was available to me, especially > >> for free. Either way, Linux _was_ installed and I think that > >> even you are realizing that. Whether minimal or full, it was > >> Linux and it was on my hard disk. > >> > > I realize that you are lying. And you are *really* bad at it. You > > can't even get a coherent story. > > > > If someone is going to look what another OS looks like (maybe as > > replacement for that absolutely shitty Win95), it makes absolutely > > no sense to install just as much to get to a prompt *without* > > anything else to do with it. Why not install the rest of the OS to > > see what it is about? After all, *if* your story were true (it is > > an outright lie) you would already have passed the most difficult > > steps and just needed to add the rest to see what it is about > > > > You are lying like a Snit. And every bit as obvious as that lying > > imbecile > > Except that you would have to admit that the Linux kernel is not an > operating system in itself and that the other set of applications is > necessary for it to become one. Meanwhile, the technical definition of > kernel means that it is an operating system on its own. Hence, if the > Linux kernel was installed on the computer (it was) then the operating > system was exactly where I said it was and there was no lie whatsoever. > > Don't forget that you also claimed that my belief that AAC is a common > desktop codec was a lie and claimed that I lied when I said that > openSUSE warns against Steam in its operating system because it is an > Ubuntu package. I proved you wrong in both cases (because you are an > effing moron) and showed that you, Peter the Klöwn, were the liar. You > are the last person who can comment on what is truthful and what isn't. > > - -- > Silver Slimer > Islam is a disease > Gab.AI: @silverslimer > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2 > > iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/p/9AAoJEIwFfgf/rr+uXPIH/jYKNT6GNrJ7DNjbuNVGn1B/ > +4OQ+6r6E4ImhNdFvxFu0wH6whxyco62JZoPJT+9wyS7XZJxEN179pUknjkZnbOO > /ObK0kb4VDzD40z8pg+3dlgOiL1pH+lxW2r0I79jXV1w7+oS2XzDAOJ+B0uXe7s6 > 1JwVzXdq0l9uh/Z5nwrsqdID3HcCUpEK2ZpN5G9qSzJMw2BXu0SGSorqSx+C9lya > IUsUsQJjTtV776LRQiWE88JLeJjIazPiqenmiDV472DeTD6Gsu3OB4wmtZ6YNPN0 > JXtEjqH+my3tWi7Qj4Zrw8lgOHH8C8b2BR3lY06GlbHgO6EgX8Jrw6zFCPJoSok= > =BP0x > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- This is when you need Snit's list where he quotes Peter making a complete ass of himself over and over.
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| From | Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 17:19 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <LNmdndWLkoZtNWPKnZ2dnUU7-YednZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #376180 |
On 2016-10-12, Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: > Snit Slimeshit babbled: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> On 2016-10-12 3:55 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: >>> Snit Slimeshit babbled: >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 >>>> >>>> On 2016-10-12 2:21 PM, 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: >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> 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. I remember this specifically >>>>> because I called Volkerding on the phone to describe a problem >>>>> I was having with one of the CDs, and he sent me a new one >>>>> Priority Mail. I thought it was cool that he did that, because >>>>> the replacement shipping cost probably erased any profit he had >>>>> from the original sale of the boxed set. >>>> >>>> However, it was possible to install Linux without _all_ of the >>>> packages from a set of floppy disks. >>> >>> No, it is not. With just 4 floppy disks you get the kernel and a >>> CLI. That's it. Most of the tools are missing. You can't do >>> anything with the system because no programs are present. You have >>> no network. No printer. No nothing >>> >>> And *that* is a system you set up to see if linux is for you? Pull >>> the other one, lying imbecile >> >> At the time, I wasn't looking to replace Windows 95 necessarily, I was >> just curious to see what Linux was like. I had already had some >> exposure to the CLI through shell Internet accounts and wondered >> whether such a system was available to me, especially for free. Either >> way, Linux _was_ installed and I think that even you are realizing >> that. Whether minimal or full, it was Linux and it was on my hard disk. >> > I realize that you are lying. And you are *really* bad at it. You can't even > get a coherent story. > > If someone is going to look what another OS looks like (maybe as replacement > for that absolutely shitty Win95), it makes absolutely no sense to install > just as much to get to a prompt *without* anything else to do with it. > Why not install the rest of the OS to see what it is about? After all, *if* > your story were true (it is an outright lie) you would already have passed > the most difficult steps and just needed to add the rest to see what it is > about > > You are lying like a Snit. And every bit as obvious as that lying imbecile +100 -- Marek Novotny https://github.com/marek-novotny
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| From | William Poaster <wp@dev.null> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 23:04 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <tjo2dd-l22.ln1@debian.machineone.org> |
| In reply to | #376198 |
On 12/10/2016 22:19 in comp.os.linux.advocacy, Marek Novotny posted: > On 2016-10-12, Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: >> Snit Slimeshit babbled: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA256 >>> >>> On 2016-10-12 3:55 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: >>>> Snit Slimeshit babbled: >>>> >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 >>>>> >>>>> On 2016-10-12 2:21 PM, 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: >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> 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. I remember this specifically >>>>>> because I called Volkerding on the phone to describe a problem >>>>>> I was having with one of the CDs, and he sent me a new one >>>>>> Priority Mail. I thought it was cool that he did that, because >>>>>> the replacement shipping cost probably erased any profit he had >>>>>> from the original sale of the boxed set. >>>>> >>>>> However, it was possible to install Linux without _all_ of the >>>>> packages from a set of floppy disks. >>>> >>>> No, it is not. With just 4 floppy disks you get the kernel and a >>>> CLI. That's it. Most of the tools are missing. You can't do >>>> anything with the system because no programs are present. You have >>>> no network. No printer. No nothing >>>> >>>> And *that* is a system you set up to see if linux is for you? Pull >>>> the other one, lying imbecile >>> >>> At the time, I wasn't looking to replace Windows 95 necessarily, I was >>> just curious to see what Linux was like. I had already had some >>> exposure to the CLI through shell Internet accounts and wondered >>> whether such a system was available to me, especially for free. Either >>> way, Linux _was_ installed and I think that even you are realizing >>> that. Whether minimal or full, it was Linux and it was on my hard disk. >>> >> I realize that you are lying. And you are *really* bad at it. You can't even >> get a coherent story. >> >> If someone is going to look what another OS looks like (maybe as replacement >> for that absolutely shitty Win95), it makes absolutely no sense to install >> just as much to get to a prompt *without* anything else to do with it. >> Why not install the rest of the OS to see what it is about? After all, *if* >> your story were true (it is an outright lie) you would already have passed >> the most difficult steps and just needed to add the rest to see what it is >> about >> >> You are lying like a Snit. And every bit as obvious as that lying imbecile > > +100 +200 -- What IS remarkable, is that a well developed ape has come to realise that he lives on a planet, circling a sun, in a planetary system, within a galaxy, within a universe. - Professor Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physicist -
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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
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| Date | 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D43E1A7A.8186E%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
| In reply to | #376180 |
On 10/12/16, 1:30 PM, in article ntm6gi$i5n$1@dont-email.me, "Peter Köhlmann" <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: > Snit Slimeshit babbled: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> On 2016-10-12 3:55 PM, Peter Köhlmann wrote: >>> Snit Slimeshit babbled: >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 >>>> >>>> On 2016-10-12 2:21 PM, 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: >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> 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. I remember this specifically >>>>> because I called Volkerding on the phone to describe a problem >>>>> I was having with one of the CDs, and he sent me a new one >>>>> Priority Mail. I thought it was cool that he did that, because >>>>> the replacement shipping cost probably erased any profit he had >>>>> from the original sale of the boxed set. >>>> >>>> However, it was possible to install Linux without _all_ of the >>>> packages from a set of floppy disks. >>> >>> No, it is not. With just 4 floppy disks you get the kernel and a >>> CLI. That's it. Most of the tools are missing. You can't do >>> anything with the system because no programs are present. You have >>> no network. No printer. No nothing >>> >>> And *that* is a system you set up to see if linux is for you? Pull >>> the other one, lying imbecile >> >> At the time, I wasn't looking to replace Windows 95 necessarily, I was >> just curious to see what Linux was like. I had already had some >> exposure to the CLI through shell Internet accounts and wondered >> whether such a system was available to me, especially for free. Either >> way, Linux _was_ installed and I think that even you are realizing >> that. Whether minimal or full, it was Linux and it was on my hard disk. >> > I realize that you are lying. And you are *really* bad at it. You can't even > get a coherent story. > > If someone is going to look what another OS looks like (maybe as replacement > for that absolutely shitty Win95), it makes absolutely no sense to install > just as much to get to a prompt *without* anything else to do with it. > Why not install the rest of the OS to see what it is about? After all, *if* > your story were true (it is an outright lie) you would already have passed > the most difficult steps and just needed to add the rest to see what it is > about > > You are lying like a Snit. And every bit as obvious as that lying imbecile > Peter Köhlmann claimed: "I have hardly talked about [Snit]" during October, when I did not post at all. You lied. Period. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? <http://youtu.be/_dMbXGLW9PI> * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
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| Date | 2016-11-01 10:09 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D43E1A5E.8186B%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
| In reply to | #376076 |
On 10/12/16, 8:18 AM, in article ntlk7p$9lp$1@dont-email.me, "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 Peter Köhlmann claimed: "I have hardly talked about [Snit]" during October, when I did not post at all. You lied. Period. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? <http://youtu.be/_dMbXGLW9PI> * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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| From | Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 08:27 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ntla6o$5eq$4@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #376048 |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2016-10-12 7:30 AM, Peter Köhlmann 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 Because I want my computer to work right; Linux doesn't allow that. - -- Silver Slimer Islam is a disease Gab.AI: @silverslimer -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/iwqAAoJEIwFfgf/rr+uzI4H/05vbs0DCdQdxJdMXaRN0P+Z DfOExyLtdLnWrEmndYnF2VbkCCKVMTDTY1O7T6S+6WLUJlyGD8/4paPv9Yd2OhpT BN80pUXuik86ZU/Q97wdIhJ3eZ61po4/rix/imiQgn2cQj7LWeOO6EKrN4H1TDpU SdiCcHD1JDhNriu3ibU93dZR1mfy0eoxt+75T+rGzsK16yC5UBIwGpd/wvcSy/k6 hV28URw8o/vBVKzRXoVt0xOppaEmOVr5vevkm1dac/oIqX1xh/jQuzUSAtGFya4Y CBmC0u3vlgn2ya3Czcr4bN2zb+4tamBJ7UKibeiTUw7J1C7b/LyXV+UQFKAmZAs= =8aPq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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| From | Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 10:12 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <-P-dnep0PNFX2WPKnZ2dnUU7-WudnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #376060 |
On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > On 2016-10-12 7:30 AM, Peter Köhlmann 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 > > Because I want my computer to work right; Linux doesn't allow that. So get lost and use something else. Be happy. -- Marek Novotny https://github.com/marek-novotny
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| From | William Poaster <wp@dev.null> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 15:27 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <krt1dd-u23.ln1@debian.machineone.org> |
| In reply to | #376068 |
On 12/10/2016 15:12 in comp.os.linux.advocacy, Marek Novotny posted: > On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >> >> On 2016-10-12 7:30 AM, Peter Köhlmann 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 >> >> Because I want my computer to work right; Linux doesn't allow that. > > So get lost and use something else. Be happy. +1 -- What IS remarkable, is that a well developed ape has come to realise that he lives on a planet, circling a sun, in a planetary system, within a galaxy, within a universe. - Professor Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physicist -
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| From | Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 11:56 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ntlme7$ii7$4@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #376068 |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2016-10-12 10:12 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: > On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >> >> On 2016-10-12 7:30 AM, Peter Köhlmann 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 >> >> Because I want my computer to work right; Linux doesn't allow >> that. > > So get lost and use something else. Be happy. I feel that for something to get better, its problems need to be talked about. The unfortunate part is that most Linux users and developers close their ears to the mere suggestion that the operating system is anything less than ideal for everyone. It's not just in this "advocate" newsgroup, it's everywhere. - -- Silver Slimer Islam is a disease Gab.AI: @silverslimer -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/l0ZAAoJEIwFfgf/rr+u8G4H/0KjLQAUkO2mi0vtuHTC0stf 3k970TP5V7ZDcp5NMPc6R/an3HySxcWzpe8oTlAH61DAa/g6S2Pp0jXaklx02kDS ujnkin4IXQovX1TvagL7A7AU9W5rQ2yV+Zg/HRPUEjOYzN8Rx9JJZyivXLzRxgqD xCptcJHumb9FtXYAXXYBJIjCSUyWxmC7ppHKQuQ0qx5i7E9XO6xhXa6Hf6JO/Ynd H9zxfPZjh/L2ICTKc8R5rEebaleDgk5Wefe8fKNLgtHVMoXJ8U7dBw1dF+r2WtR/ 0UWMU5y9u7geoujb8Um6karkN2vu7mKfjAoCPTlFy54Fh+lArS++M+uYd3iGeAI= =P4JH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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| From | Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 12:07 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <Ub2dnbQylKc4wmPKnZ2dnUU7-KWdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #376086 |
On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > On 2016-10-12 10:12 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: >> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>> >>> On 2016-10-12 7:30 AM, Peter Köhlmann 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 >>> >>> Because I want my computer to work right; Linux doesn't allow >>> that. >> >> So get lost and use something else. Be happy. > > I feel that for something to get better, its problems need to be > talked about. The unfortunate part is that most Linux users and > developers close their ears to the mere suggestion that the operating > system is anything less than ideal for everyone. It's not just in this > "advocate" newsgroup, it's everywhere. So talk. Trolling is another matter, Slimer. Don't bullshit me. It's an insult. -- Marek Novotny https://github.com/marek-novotny
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| From | ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 20:21 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ntm614$esh$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #376068 |
On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:12:26 -0400, Marek Novotny wrote: > So get lost and use something else. Be happy. In "Slime's" sick world, lying and trolling makes him happy. -- Zero tolerance for iCultists and WinDrones
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| From | chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 07:05 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <pg9svbhot5o4l65bvv4a943uq4ni61sdo6@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #376041 |
Alexander Suvorov wrote: >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? I know that it takes "talent" to fsck-up a Ubuntu install, but, believe me, guys like "Hadron" oops I mean "Slimer" have it. -- "How is (Ubuntu) any easier than any of the other 500 Gnome based distros?" - "True Linux advocate" Hadron Quark
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| From | Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 08:25 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ntla3i$5eq$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #376041 |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it works. - -- Silver Slimer Islam is a disease Gab.AI: @silverslimer -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/ivEAAoJEIwFfgf/rr+u7HcIAIXh6NvX+Z8BwvhVWobcMYHp ktznZHNV20frZq9Atzn8S92fFgw/IHsWZToDYAhFDBkhkVoAQYLUHVfql73yFy+5 bHtriUfCPmwlCjUzASv/YaxEDklMFNX66pky2vxQIrdRCVTw3fbjSXIK6vffGV/6 BWwC09FIRGUq6LUUuvjXIVLUSivJoesWx6aBqzbutC0PuO1aOaYwzQBXbmmQPbVx 42iE7MZPOJQcsAKDzvkhxeBAWWrndxsgX6dzXTc+8bXyDyPEr/oGCf2OemuFhSim +giMN9zlCTs87nIh1zdyaNJFqjDzm4XzVIaxphT+5fLiBcQ5+TN5HVW4PLR4bPE= =kG58 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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| From | Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 10:11 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <-P-dnet0PNEU2WPKnZ2dnUU7-WudnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #376058 |
On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? > > Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it works. So use your head and switch to Thunderbird... -- Marek Novotny https://github.com/marek-novotny
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| From | Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 11:54 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ntlmag$ii7$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #376067 |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2016-10-12 10:11 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: > On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >> >> On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? >> >> Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it works. > > So use your head and switch to Thunderbird... Except that using Seahorse and importing your key there allows it to be available in all applications that support GPG including Evolution which syncs beautifully (and natively) with Google Calendar. You're essentially reducing functionality (unwillingly) because the open-source guys can't get their act together. - -- Silver Slimer Islam is a disease Gab.AI: @silverslimer -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/lyiAAoJEIwFfgf/rr+uIeUH/iv3dsyNRPIZu4CjNTiFI9P7 qNbAv8XYY/loRy3kBI2R07zNjaGiTqTg8/SHNzrG09KFrokOxc8TwVtSR0RuFnvd KljTkx02+XNqz1NRydJ4NlwPNM3ypIRm7BfmgZNfhngbe+YyxuN12fhH4D8OPh3/ hlWo5lkPDxCAMSL2DCG2R9RiHCVQCUIq/KxwBFUAHCmvuKRzZjDodkK0i8KToHoC Rs0hdMOVqLHsRi1InHzUP3k6w2djfvjaHEIxTdCCS7kXIyb4eEM3ZIo4k8YoRdpa N3siYgDppWnFz7miGjWn3aUzYMNsTGEaRKQGBUVVCSYjxhAZGw3t13cf06nnGeA= =tFvn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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| From | Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 12:04 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <Ub2dnboylKdsw2PKnZ2dnUU7-KWdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #376085 |
On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > On 2016-10-12 10:11 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: >> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>> >>> On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? >>> >>> Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it works. >> >> So use your head and switch to Thunderbird... > > Except that using Seahorse and importing your key there allows it to > be available in all applications that support GPG including Evolution > which syncs beautifully (and natively) with Google Calendar. You're > essentially reducing functionality (unwillingly) because the > open-source guys can't get their act together. You can't use Google Calendar in Thunderbird??? Could have fooled me. -- Marek Novotny https://github.com/marek-novotny
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| From | Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 12:15 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ntlniu$nnc$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #376091 |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2016-10-12 12:04 PM, Marek Novotny wrote: > On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >> >> On 2016-10-12 10:11 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: >>> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? >>>> >>>> Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it >>>> works. >>> >>> So use your head and switch to Thunderbird... >> >> Except that using Seahorse and importing your key there allows it >> to be available in all applications that support GPG including >> Evolution which syncs beautifully (and natively) with Google >> Calendar. You're essentially reducing functionality (unwillingly) >> because the open-source guys can't get their act together. > > You can't use Google Calendar in Thunderbird??? Could have fooled > me. Notice the use of the word _natively_ . With Thunderbird, you can do so but require a plug-in. - -- Silver Slimer Islam is a disease Gab.AI: @silverslimer -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJX/mGwAAoJEIwFfgf/rr+uzSUH/27ssvqecZ23YauHOk8YSobW f+l//O1iRl9k4ivlc4W55VKXVJkiA0gQ8dv6zgPIcci3vw7djfgUTYh6ttI+qir0 DT2wv17xfLbtBrtolw7xVgXgwMsmEIQM5f9lNr1vd7UU8oZ66V5KOoI0wxqe+77I mjFWSmn3l7hf2h+XkSLODF41zeY5S+IE3IAgu+Yx+CmRy26wNripGFMNJM89zma2 uU4/PYxn1q75f38eY8o7Eg9v18nmpIc1/+nC8UvMZaVMONxdTBJ1Q93shvu87x8g 70Cfb7iCxJMu5CZZnOtGooaT5b1f1FvbqXP08P0vk9wfFujuj1K/OJ5QY+oUshI= =6oCM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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| From | Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 12:27 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <ZJqdnYnX5M_j-WPKnZ2dnUU7-SednZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #376099 |
On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > On 2016-10-12 12:04 PM, Marek Novotny wrote: >> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>> >>> On 2016-10-12 10:11 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: >>>> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? >>>>> >>>>> Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it >>>>> works. >>>> >>>> So use your head and switch to Thunderbird... >>> >>> Except that using Seahorse and importing your key there allows it >>> to be available in all applications that support GPG including >>> Evolution which syncs beautifully (and natively) with Google >>> Calendar. You're essentially reducing functionality (unwillingly) >>> because the open-source guys can't get their act together. >> >> You can't use Google Calendar in Thunderbird??? Could have fooled >> me. > > Notice the use of the word _natively_ . With Thunderbird, you can do > so but require a plug-in. So Thunderbird has an architecture to NATIVELY support Plugins, one of which is LIGHTNING, which supports Google Calendar. So, Slimer, what's the problem? -- Marek Novotny https://github.com/marek-novotny
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| From | tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-10-12 09:56 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <8df5ca54-bb78-46e6-8505-bfc39873587a@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #376104 |
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 09:27:48 UTC-7, Marek Novotny wrote: > On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > > > > On 2016-10-12 12:04 PM, Marek Novotny wrote: > >> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > >>> > >>> On 2016-10-12 10:11 AM, Marek Novotny wrote: > >>>> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, 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? > >>>>> > >>>>> Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it > >>>>> works. > >>>> > >>>> So use your head and switch to Thunderbird... > >>> > >>> Except that using Seahorse and importing your key there allows it > >>> to be available in all applications that support GPG including > >>> Evolution which syncs beautifully (and natively) with Google > >>> Calendar. You're essentially reducing functionality (unwillingly) > >>> because the open-source guys can't get their act together. > >> > >> You can't use Google Calendar in Thunderbird??? Could have fooled > >> me. > > > > Notice the use of the word _natively_ . With Thunderbird, you can do > > so but require a plug-in. > > So Thunderbird has an architecture to NATIVELY support Plugins, one of > which is LIGHTNING, which supports Google Calendar. So, Slimer, what's > the problem? > > -- > Marek Novotny > https://github.com/marek-novotny Every OS has an architecture to NATIVELY support applications meaning when Peter asked for a native GUI to help him with networking Snit's pointing to a third party app was completely fine to you. Thank you for admitting your attacking him over it was just more of your trolling.
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