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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:34 pm
Post subject: Microsoft/LINUX debate.
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Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
I am new to LINUX but installed REDHAT 8 without too much hassles. Getting
the hp5550 printer to work was a bit of a struggle until I plugged it into
the right USB port! I do not think a person learns much about computers
running Microsoft products. I could never figure out how to optimize a NT
machine. I also thought Microsoft inserted delays in the operating system
after awhile, to force the public to buy new hardware and software. This is
a sick greedy practice, and is one of the seven deadly sins.
I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux gives
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:34 pm
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In article <bdpldt$auk$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>, Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
> Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
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> I am new to LINUX but installed REDHAT 8 without too much hassles. Getting
> the hp5550 printer to work was a bit of a struggle until I plugged it into
> the right USB port! I do not think a person learns much about computers
> running Microsoft products. I could never figure out how to optimize a NT
> machine. I also thought Microsoft inserted delays in the operating system
> after awhile, to force the public to buy new hardware and software. This is
> a sick greedy practice, and is one of the seven deadly sins.
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> I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux gives
> me hope for the planet's future.
Because people inherintly enjoy conflict and debate.
Why do you feel a need to bring it up?
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:34 pm
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:34:57 +0200, Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
> Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
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> I am new to LINUX but installed REDHAT 8 without too much hassles. Getting
> the hp5550 printer to work was a bit of a struggle until I plugged it into
> the right USB port! I do not think a person learns much about computers
> running Microsoft products. I could never figure out how to optimize a NT
> machine. I also thought Microsoft inserted delays in the operating system
> after awhile, to force the public to buy new hardware and software. This
> is a sick greedy practice, and is one of the seven deadly sins.
>
> I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux
> gives me hope for the planet's future.
....and let the debate begin (again)...
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:34 pm
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Willem Oosthuizen enlightened us with:
> Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
Because it's fun and because you can keep slinging mud against
M$-lovers, since they won't understand it anyway 
> I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux
> gives me hope for the planet's future.
Same here 
Sybren
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:34 pm
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:34:57 +0200, Willem Oosthuizen <willy.RemoveThis@asic.co.za>
wrote:
> I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux
> gives
> me hope for the planet's future.
I totally agree with you, I'm new to linux, but from what I've seen so far
its better than I could ever dream of.
Only one thing, it IS possible to optimize windows NT, but its kind of
advanced, many registry tweaks, etc.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:12 pm
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Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
> Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
lol, For whatever (not necessirly bad) reasons ; you are doing it yourself.
......
> I also thought Microsoft inserted delays in the operating system
> after awhile, to force the public to buy new hardware and software. This
> is a sick greedy practice, and is one of the seven deadly sins.
> I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux
> gives me hope for the planet's future.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 4:59 pm
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Just started a discussion about this in a Microsoft newsgroup. They are
pretty aggresive when you start to talk about their license policy and
copying their software. I guess it is kind of fun to fool around with those
guys...
"Willem Oosthuizen" <willy.TakeThisOut@asic.co.za> wrote in message
news:bdpldt$auk$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
> Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
>
> I am new to LINUX but installed REDHAT 8 without too much hassles. Getting
> the hp5550 printer to work was a bit of a struggle until I plugged it into
> the right USB port! I do not think a person learns much about computers
> running Microsoft products. I could never figure out how to optimize a NT
> machine. I also thought Microsoft inserted delays in the operating system
> after awhile, to force the public to buy new hardware and software. This
is
> a sick greedy practice, and is one of the seven deadly sins.
>
> I am amazed with the quaity of free software. Eg. GIMP is great! Linux
gives
> me hope for the planet's future.
>
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 4:59 pm
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:59:18 +0000, Arjan Hulshoff wrote:
> Just started a discussion about this in a Microsoft newsgroup.
Now why would you go and do that?
That's why those but-monkeys end up over here clouding the waters.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 2:35 am
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:39:00 -0400, jeff wrote:
> Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
>> Why does people brother having this Microsoft/LINUX mud-slinging thing?
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Because the people that start the mud slinging doesn't care for either
Windows or Linux, they care for the mud.
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> why do some people like apples and others like ice cream? 
>
So why have I never heard about crossposted flames to alt.fruit.apples and
rec.dessert.ice.cream ?
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 2:55 am
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Because they already start calling names at me and stopped using arguments.
For crying out loud I am winning this discussion of Microsoft employees. I
guess they are afraid that they lose the value of their licneses in
Europe...
"Ivan Marsh" <annoyed RemoveThis @you.now> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.06.30.22.05.52.839541@you.now...
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:59:18 +0000, Arjan Hulshoff wrote:
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> > Just started a discussion about this in a Microsoft newsgroup.
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> Now why would you go and do that?
> That's why those but-monkeys end up over here clouding the waters.
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> i.m.
> All views, opinions and alleged facts expressed by this tactless moron are
> protected by the constitution of the United States of America and should
be
> taken as good natured and friendly unless specifically stated otherwise.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 7:29 am
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In article <H7bMa.615$7h.112@afrodite.telenet-ops.be>, Arjan Hulshoff wrote:
> Because they already start calling names at me and stopped using arguments.
> For crying out loud I am winning this discussion of Microsoft employees. I
> guess they are afraid that they lose the value of their licneses in
> Europe...
Yes, that's right. That's the way mature adults handle things.
When the other person resorts to name calling we get on our high
horse and taunt them some more.
Why are you even bothering? Talk about Windows in Windows groups
and Linux in Linux groups and never the twain shall meet.
How hard a concept is this?
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:29 pm
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I believe LINUX people are good hearted people who like to enlighten the
misguided Microsoft folks, trying to rescue them from the dark age of poorly
designed software. Microsoft software is written and supported by people
who are now trapped after being "educated" in Microsoft's career entrapment
program. Bill gates is no doubt a brilliant empire builder, not much unlike
Adolph Hitler.
"Seth H Holmes" <sholmes.RemoveThis@dweezil.NOSPAMFORMEroute-fu.net> wrote in message
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> In article <H7bMa.615$7h.112@afrodite.telenet-ops.be>, Arjan Hulshoff
wrote:
> > Because they already start calling names at me and stopped using
arguments.
> > For crying out loud I am winning this discussion of Microsoft employees.
I
> > guess they are afraid that they lose the value of their licneses in
> > Europe...
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> Yes, that's right. That's the way mature adults handle things.
> When the other person resorts to name calling we get on our high
> horse and taunt them some more.
>
> Why are you even bothering? Talk about Windows in Windows groups
> and Linux in Linux groups and never the twain shall meet.
>
> How hard a concept is this?
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:29 pm
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In article <bds9gj$rko$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>, Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
> I believe LINUX people are good hearted people who like to enlighten the
> misguided Microsoft folks, trying to rescue them from the dark age of poorly
> designed software. Microsoft software is written and supported by people
> who are now trapped after being "educated" in Microsoft's career entrapment
> program. Bill gates is no doubt a brilliant empire builder, not much unlike
> Adolph Hitler.
A) Don't top post.
B) You lose.
See Godwin's Law:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/legends/godwin/
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:29 pm
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 15:38:28 +0000, Seth H Holmes wrote:
> In article <bds9gj$rko$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>, Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
>> I believe LINUX people are good hearted people who like to enlighten the
>> misguided Microsoft folks, trying to rescue them from the dark age of
>> poorly designed software. Microsoft software is written and supported
>> by people who are now trapped after being "educated" in Microsoft's
>> career entrapment program. Bill gates is no doubt a brilliant empire
>> builder, not much unlike Adolph Hitler.
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> A) Don't top post.
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> B) You lose.
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> See Godwin's Law:
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> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/legends/godwin/
It's amazing just how often BG is compared to AH.
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:05 pm
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"Ivan Marsh" <annoyed DeleteThis @you.now> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 15:38:28 +0000, Seth H Holmes wrote:
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> > In article <bds9gj$rko$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>, Willem Oosthuizen wrote:
> >> I believe LINUX people are good hearted people who like to enlighten
the
> >> misguided Microsoft folks, trying to rescue them from the dark age of
> >> poorly designed software. Microsoft software is written and supported
> >> by people who are now trapped after being "educated" in Microsoft's
> >> career entrapment program. Bill gates is no doubt a brilliant empire
> >> builder, not much unlike Adolph Hitler.
> >
> > A) Don't top post.
> >
> > B) You lose.
> >
> > See Godwin's Law:
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> > http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/legends/godwin/
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> It's amazing just how often BG is compared to AH.
>
> --
> i.m.
> All views, opinions and alleged facts expressed by this tactless moron are
> protected by the constitution of the United States of America and should
be
> taken as good natured and friendly unless specifically stated otherwise.
>
Ok how about comparing Bill Gates with George W Bush.
Or some of the communist folks like chairman Mao. Or another sweethearts
like Josef Stalin.
The point is that Adolph received the most publicity. Bill Gates is not a
murderer like to above mentioned, but destroying advance patterns is
also a sin. Bill also created an evil empire, aposing God's wave of
information reaching this plannet at the moment. |
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