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Wish to try Linux

Started byPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
First post2013-05-09 20:09 +0100
Last post2013-06-25 12:52 +0100
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  Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-09 20:09 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-09 15:25 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-09 15:24 -0500
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-09 21:51 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-09 18:41 -0400
    Re: Wish to try Linux Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2013-05-09 15:28 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-10 16:48 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-09 20:48 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-09 16:45 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-09 23:50 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 07:41 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 13:01 +0100
              Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 08:49 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 15:20 +0200
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 16:11 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-10 08:04 -0400
              Re: Wish to try Linux Bill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-05-16 07:58 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux Bill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-05-16 07:56 -0400
              Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 09:32 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-16 16:03 +0200
                  Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-05-16 09:27 -0500
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 10:53 -0400
                  Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 15:30 +0100
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 10:52 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 15:30 +0100
                Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 16:14 -0400
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 17:23 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-09 23:49 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-09 19:35 -0500
          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 05:30 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-10 14:27 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-05-09 22:13 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-10 16:50 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 17:19 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-15 16:27 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-15 16:34 +0000
              Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 17:46 +0100
                Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-15 18:15 +0000
                  Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 19:32 +0100
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2013-05-15 14:52 -0400
                    Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-15 21:11 +0000
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-15 13:54 -0500
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 01:01 -0400
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-16 10:52 +0200
                      Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 08:25 -0400
                        Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-16 18:56 +0000
                          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 20:33 +0100
                            Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-16 19:35 +0000
                              Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 20:43 +0100
                            Re: Wish to try Linux bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) - 2013-05-19 23:33 +0000
                          Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 16:16 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 17:44 +0100
              Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-15 13:44 -0500
                Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 20:37 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 13:51 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-14 21:16 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 17:49 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 00:02 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-09 15:03 -0500
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 14:09 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-05-23 14:38 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 16:33 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-05-23 10:55 -0500
              Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 19:00 +0100
                Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-01 11:43 +0200
                  Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-01 11:37 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Balwinder S Dheeman <bsd.SANSPAM@anu.homelinux.net> - 2013-06-01 21:59 +0530
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-01 19:14 +0200
                      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-01 17:43 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-01 19:33 -0400
                      Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-02 02:37 +0200
                        Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-01 23:05 -0400
                          Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-02 09:33 +0100
                            Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-02 07:02 -0400
                              Re: Wish to try Linux David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-06-02 13:26 +0200
                                Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-02 15:47 +0100
                                  Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-02 14:52 -0400
                        Re: Wish to try Linux David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-06-02 13:32 +0200
            Re: Wish to try Linux Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2013-05-23 17:09 +0000
              Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 19:06 +0100
              Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2013-05-24 04:48 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2013-05-09 20:03 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-05-09 20:19 +0000
      Re: Wish to try Linux bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2013-05-09 20:27 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-05-10 15:30 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2013-05-10 03:05 +0000
      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-10 14:35 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2013-05-10 16:44 +0000
          Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-10 16:57 +0000
            Re: Wish to try Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2013-05-11 03:59 +0000
              Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-05-11 00:27 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-11 12:49 +0000
                  Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-11 12:56 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-11 15:20 +0200
                      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-11 14:14 +0000
                        Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-11 10:30 -0400
                          Re: Wish to try Linux  OOps Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-11 10:38 -0400
                            Re: Wish to try Linux  OOps Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2013-05-12 04:37 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-05-11 13:47 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-10 16:58 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 06:53 +0200
      Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 07:26 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 09:18 +0200
          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 10:20 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 11:40 +0200
        Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 07:44 -0400
          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 13:00 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 08:47 -0400
              Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 15:50 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 18:44 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-21 19:53 +0200
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 18:55 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-21 20:05 +0200
        Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-21 19:17 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 19:56 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 19:59 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Antti Talsta <atalsta@gmail.com> - 2013-06-21 21:04 +0300
        Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-21 17:51 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2013-06-22 01:48 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2013-06-24 16:48 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2013-06-24 16:56 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux DenverD <DenverD@invalid.dk> - 2013-05-10 09:17 +0200
    Re: Wish to try Linux lichtblitz <nospam@lichtblitz.invalid> - 2013-05-10 13:49 +0000
      Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 15:48 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-10 11:21 -0500
          Re: Wish to try Linux lichtblitz <nospam@lichtblitz.invalid> - 2013-05-10 18:20 +0000
            Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-05-10 19:54 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-10 14:55 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-11 05:40 +0200
              Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-11 07:55 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-10 16:07 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux lichtblitz <nospam@lichtblitz.invalid> - 2013-05-10 18:29 +0000
          Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-10 19:48 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux David Hough <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2013-05-10 18:13 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Dirk Weber <dma-weber@globe.lu> - 2013-05-10 19:09 +0200
    Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-14 19:01 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-23 22:55 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-24 00:34 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-06-23 19:23 -0500
            Re: Wish to try Linux David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-06-25 18:50 +0200
        Re: Wish to try Linux bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) - 2013-06-23 22:53 +0000
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-25 12:24 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-25 12:28 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) - 2013-06-25 23:11 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-06-23 19:30 -0500
          Re: Wish to try Linux Ross Maloney <rmatycorp@iinet.net.au> - 2013-06-24 11:07 +0800
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-25 12:52 +0100

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#8165

FromJohn Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Date2013-05-16 09:27 -0500
Message-ID<87li7fc84n.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org>
In reply to#8164
Aragorn writes:
> A cow orker is someone who turns cows into orks.  Or orkses, depending
> on whether you're talking to Gollem.

I thought it was someone who orks cows.
-- 
John "We won't go into just what 'orking' might be" Hasler 
jhasler@newsguy.com
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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#8171

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-16 10:53 -0400
Message-ID<8g8f6a-me9.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8165
On Thu, 16 May 2013 09:27:36 -0500, John Hasler wrote:

> Aragorn writes:
>> A cow orker is someone who turns cows into orks.  Or orkses, depending
>> on whether you're talking to Gollem.
> 
> I thought it was someone who orks cows.

That sounds perverted.

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#8167

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-16 15:30 +0100
Message-ID<kn2qii$n0l$4@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8164
On 16/05/13 15:03, Aragorn wrote:
> On Thursday 16 May 2013 15:32, Octothorpe conveyed the following to
> comp.os.linux.misc...
>
>> On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:
>>
>>> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>>> Are the two related?
>>> Ask a cow orker.
>> I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address
>> it?
> A cow orker is someone who turns cows into orks.  Or orkses, depending
> on whether you're talking to Gollem.
>
Or even Gollum.


-- 
Ineptocracy

(in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

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#8170

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-16 10:52 -0400
Message-ID<se8f6a-me9.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8164
On Thu, 16 May 2013 16:03:12 +0200, Aragorn wrote:

> On Thursday 16 May 2013 15:32, Octothorpe conveyed the following to
> comp.os.linux.misc...
> 
>> On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:
>> 
>>> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>>> Are the two related?
>>> Ask a cow orker.
>> 
>> I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address
>> it?
> 
> A cow orker is someone who turns cows into orks.  Or orkses, depending
> on whether you're talking to Gollem.

So your saying all this is Blizzards doing?

I wondered where Blizzard got all those orks, but why did they arm them?

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#8166

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-16 15:30 +0100
Message-ID<kn2qhj$n0l$3@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8163
On 16/05/13 14:32, Octothorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:
>
>> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>> install
>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>> Are the two related?
>> Ask a cow orker.
> I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address it?
same as one adresses a ram chip

-- 
Ineptocracy

(in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

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#8176

FromJean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>
Date2013-05-16 16:14 -0400
Message-ID<kn3emt02g76@news6.newsguy.com>
In reply to#8163
On 05/16/2013 09:32 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:
>
>> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>> install
>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>> Are the two related?
>> Ask a cow orker.
> I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address it?
Orking a cow is a recently discovered obscene act and may be punishable
by law.
Don't to it.

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#8178

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-16 17:23 -0400
Message-ID<vbvf6a-fp9.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8176
On Thu, 16 May 2013 16:14:21 -0400, Jean-David Beyer wrote:

> On 05/16/2013 09:32 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:
>>
>>> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>>> Are the two related?
>>> Ask a cow orker.
>> I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address
>> it?
> Orking a cow is a recently discovered obscene act and may be punishable
> by law.
> Don't to it.

Pk I'll take your advise

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#8062

Fromnotbob <notbob@nothome.com>
Date2013-05-09 23:49 +0000
Message-ID<slrnkoodgk.60n.notbob@nbleet.hcc.net>
In reply to#8053
On 2013-05-09, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> need a GB of RAM.

How good can it be?  I ran full Slackware install on less than .5G
RAM.  Only upgraded to a smokin' 3/4G RAM, recently.  ;)

nb

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#8064

FromRobert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>
Date2013-05-09 19:35 -0500
Message-ID<IoWdnYKqpbIh3RHMnZ2dnUVZ_rGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#8062
At 9 May 2013 23:49:53 GMT notbob <notbob@nothome.com> wrote:

> 
> On 2013-05-09, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
> > need a GB of RAM.
> 
> How good can it be?  I ran full Slackware install on less than .5G
> RAM.  Only upgraded to a smokin' 3/4G RAM, recently.  ;)

Mint has a 'fancy' GUI.

> 
> nb
>                                    

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#8067

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-10 05:30 +0100
Message-ID<kmht5s$j9t$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8064
On 10/05/13 01:35, Robert Heller wrote:
> At 9 May 2013 23:49:53 GMT notbob <notbob@nothome.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2013-05-09, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> need a GB of RAM.
>> How good can it be?  I ran full Slackware install on less than .5G
>> RAM.  Only upgraded to a smokin' 3/4G RAM, recently.  ;)
> Mint has a 'fancy' GUI.

its less that than the fact it takes an age to do anything run any programs without 1GB


Yes, it installed OK on 512Mbye or RAM. i could even load and run 
firefox. But that was it. Any other program beyond firefox was swapping. 
Worse the disk caching was non-existent.

I.e. the OS and GUI weren't the problem: the apps were.


> .


>> nb
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#8083

Fromnotbob <notbob@nothome.com>
Date2013-05-10 14:27 +0000
Message-ID<slrnkoq0ue.60n.notbob@nbleet.hcc.net>
In reply to#8067
On 2013-05-10, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Yes, it installed OK on 512Mbye or RAM. i could even load and run 
> firefox. But that was it. Any other program beyond firefox was swapping. 
> Worse the disk caching was non-existent.
>
> I.e. the OS and GUI weren't the problem: the apps were.

Well, let's see.  I have two users logged in. Both with a session of
libreoffice open, both surfing via seamonkey or firefox, multiple tabs
of konsole and one okular session.  No problem.  This on a 1.4 P4 box.
Perhaps cuz I'm running fluxbox WM and not kde/xfce or some other
bloatfest.  Oh, I do have full kde installed, I jes don't run its
crappy DE, thereby killing stingy, ohsonasty, and neopuke, resource
hogs in the first degree.  Nothing takes "an age" except perhaps
dwnlding via my not-so-wide band DSL. 

Beats the crap outta spending an extra thousand dollars jes to save a
few seconds.  ;)

nb

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#8065

FromMichael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Date2013-05-09 22:13 -0400
Message-ID<alpine.LNX.2.02.1305092211020.9943@darkstar.example.org>
In reply to#8062
On Thu, 9 May 2013, notbob wrote:

> On 2013-05-09, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> need a GB of RAM.
>
> How good can it be?  I ran full Slackware install on less than .5G
> RAM.  Only upgraded to a smokin' 3/4G RAM, recently.  ;)
>
At one point, some of the slicker distributions required quite a bit of 
RAM to install.  They'd say it flat out "needs XX megs to install, but can 
run with YY ram".  Then if you were lucky, there was fine print saying 
that you actually could install the slick distribution, so long as you 
went with the text installer.

I suppose that's still the case, though the usual amount of RAM has 
increased that it affects fewer people.

   Michael

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#8089

FromPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
Date2013-05-10 16:50 +0100
Message-ID<kmj4u8$3oo$2@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8053
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know nothing
>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>> to download will be gratefully received.
> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look

That's one thing against it then!

> and feel but you
> need a GB of RAM.
>
> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so install
> it. It wont mash windows in the process..
>

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#8092

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-10 17:19 +0100
Message-ID<kmj6n3$7un$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8089
On 10/05/13 16:50, Peter Percival wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know nothing
>>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>>> to download will be gratefully received.
>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look
>
> That's one thing against it then!
>

OK, there's a data point. What don't you like about XP that you hope a 
linux system will solve?

Remember all the distros are  a similar core, similar if not  the same 
apps, with really just a different level of utilities and most 
importantly a window manager /desktop environment that defines the GUI 
look and feel.

If you dont look under the hood the most important thing will be 
installation ease and look and feel. If you DO look under the hood these 
things are almost irrelevant, because you can in principle change them 
with greater or less pain.


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#8143

FromPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
Date2013-05-15 16:27 +0100
Message-ID<kn09ia$t5s$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8092
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 10/05/13 16:50, Peter Percival wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>>> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>>>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know nothing
>>>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>>>> to download will be gratefully received.
>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look
>>
>> That's one thing against it then!
>>
>
> OK, there's a data point. What don't you like about XP that you hope a
> linux system will solve?

Actually, I misspoke: it's XP (and most things MS Windows) that I don't 
like, rather than the _look_ of XP.  What I don't like about MS Windows 
is that it has its own way of doing things (that's ok) and that it makes 
it very difficult for the user (who, after all, has paid for the blasted 
thing) to do things as he wishes (which is far from ok).

> Remember all the distros are  a similar core, similar if not  the same
> apps, with really just a different level of utilities and most
> importantly a window manager /desktop environment that defines the GUI
> look and feel.
>
> If you dont look under the hood the most important thing will be
> installation ease and look and feel. If you DO look under the hood these
> things are almost irrelevant, because you can in principle change them
> with greater or less pain.

I expect to look.

>

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#8144

FromJ G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Date2013-05-15 16:34 +0000
Message-ID<kn0de4$plq$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#8143
On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, at 16:27:47h +0100, Peter Percival explained:

> What I don't like about MS Windows is that it has its own way of doing
> things (that's ok) and that it makes it very difficult for the user
> (who, after all, has paid for the blasted thing) to do things as he
> wishes (which is far from ok).

Not forgetting the DRM (Digital Restrictions Management)
added to the software ...

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#8146

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-15 17:46 +0100
Message-ID<kn0e5f$7pb$2@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8144
On 15/05/13 17:34, J G Miller wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, at 16:27:47h +0100, Peter Percival explained:
>
>> What I don't like about MS Windows is that it has its own way of doing
>> things (that's ok) and that it makes it very difficult for the user
>> (who, after all, has paid for the blasted thing) to do things as he
>> wishes (which is far from ok).
> Not forgetting the DRM (Digital Restrictions Management)
> added to the software ...
exactly so.

In the end the nice thing about modern linux is that it odes usually 
load and install  into a perfectly workable windows like environment, 
albeit one that doesn't blue screen or crash - BUT that's a starting 
point for adjusting it further, which is all possible. Unlikewindows.


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#8147

FromJ G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Date2013-05-15 18:15 +0000
Message-ID<kn0jbh$u1b$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#8146
On Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> In the end the nice thing about modern linux is that it odes usually 
> load and install  into a perfectly workable windows like environment, 
> albeit one that doesn't blue screen or crash 

I would beg to differ about that "doesn't crash" assertion.

It used to be with slow stable development with xfree86 that the
X11 server was rock solid, but nowadays with Xorg rapid "let the
user do the beta testing", just scrolling the mouse in Firefox can
cause the whole system to lock up.

            EQ overflowing ...

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#8148

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-15 19:32 +0100
Message-ID<kn0kcp$kls$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8147
On 15/05/13 19:15, J G Miller wrote:
> On Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> In the end the nice thing about modern linux is that it odes usually
>> load and install  into a perfectly workable windows like environment,
>> albeit one that doesn't blue screen or crash
> I would beg to differ about that "doesn't crash" assertion.
>
> It used to be with slow stable development with xfree86 that the
> X11 server was rock solid, but nowadays with Xorg rapid "let the
> user do the beta testing", just scrolling the mouse in Firefox can
> cause the whole system to lock up.

well you should install a decent stable distro :)

>
>              EQ overflowing ...


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#8150

FromDan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
Date2013-05-15 14:52 -0400
Message-ID<icehd8qdn0.fsf@home.home>
In reply to#8147
J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> writes:

> On Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> In the end the nice thing about modern linux is that it odes usually 
>> load and install  into a perfectly workable windows like environment, 
>> albeit one that doesn't blue screen or crash 
>
> I would beg to differ about that "doesn't crash" assertion.
>
> It used to be with slow stable development with xfree86 that the
> X11 server was rock solid, but nowadays with Xorg rapid "let the
> user do the beta testing", just scrolling the mouse in Firefox can
> cause the whole system to lock up.

Must be true of only certain distros.  There are distros designed to
be very stable, and leading edge distros.  I always thought Fedora
was leading edge, but I haven't experienced any stability issues after
many years.

Maybe if I was updating from development repositories.

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Dan Espen

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