Some linux users really bug me...
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Frankly,we would all be a lot better off if Linux had a marketing team of Microsoft's caliber behind it. Technologically, I'm sure it is on a par with anything MS produces, but as with most of MS's competitors, it has few marketing savy supporters. Technology is only half the equation I care about when deciding what to use. I refuse to use any software which is not produced for the sole purpose of generating revenue for someone. Only a lunatic would do this stuff for fun. I'm not a real reverend, I just play one on CP.
Reverend Stan wrote: I'm not a real reverend, I just play one on CP. I knew something was fishy about you :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
"Well, the guy that's giving you a hard time is a f***in moron, and you can tell him thats straight from another Linux user." - John Simmons on Linux Users
Just do the American thing and shoot him... - Jim Crafton on Linux Users -
Ask anyone here - I'm not a linux "fanatic", and you'd be hard-pressed to even call me an evangelist. On the other hand, you appear to have your head so far up your ass (or more correctly, up Bill Gates' ass), that you fail to see that we're all entitled to our own opinions, no matter how irregular they may seem to you. You're happy with Windows - I'm happy for you. You spring a woody every time someone utters the magic word "Microsoft" - that's fine. Be a pinhead for as long as you want - I'm sure the rest of us will survive. Buh bye... ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
I never once asserted you weren't entitled to your opinion, I was simply countering misinformation you posted. Apparently, if someone defends Microsoft, no matter how valid their argument, they have their head up their ass. I believe that's exactly what the original poster was griping about.
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Hold it. One minute the complaint is that Microsoft isn't giving any options, the next is that Microsoft is giving too much. Go back and read industry trades for the past 20 years and the basic concepts of Passport and Palladium (again, be wary of all you read, there are several articles that are combining several initiatives into Palladium) are talked about over and over. If you don't want Passport or Palladium, when it comes out, don't use them (but don't complain either if you can't get into MSDN because you don't have a Passport.) Vote with your wallet. Microsoft Bob and Microsoft Home both went down in flames despite huge promotional efforts. If I were the only person on earth who wants to see a successful Passport and Palladium, then Microsoft both the dumbest company on earth and is awfully good at their market research.
You're as bad as the classmate described earlier that shouts "Windows sucks" everytime someone invokes the name Microsoft. You're just a shill for MS, and you are so fuckin narrowminded that you wouldn't be able to change your mind, even if someone loosened the screws for you first. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
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Jon Sagara wrote: Without fail, *every* time the prof mentioned Windows, this kid that sat next to me would audibly say, "Windows sucks!" He just had a blind hatred for Microsoft. That's just some punk kid who wants to be seen as "cool" or that has some secret knowledge. He's absolutely wrong about his claim that "windows sucks", because it doesn't (at least not the real OS part of it). Microsoft is a compeletely different thing altogether, and as a company, it does most certainly suck. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
Touche. Yet, somehow I think that in his eyes, Micrsoft == Windows. :) Jon Sagara Help me out here, Spock. I don't speak stupid.
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Microsoft sucks. If you had been paying any attention at all when this linux/windows thing comes up, you would have noticed that I clearly stated that the idea behind windows is sound. I just have objections with one company running the show. As for your other arguments, it's the same bullshit we always hear from Windows zealots. I never once said Linux was better than Windows at anything, yet you feel the need to prove that Windows is better. Virus/worm attacks? I'm surprised it took this long for someone to turn one on the Linux world. As for windows, it happens every freakin day and the attacks aren't simply restricted to servers. On the other hand, worm/virus stuff is not really the fault of either OS, but instead the result of lazy/uninformed admins. "Pathetic hardware support"? I've installed Linux on half a dozen machines (of varying configurations), and on each one, the hardware was correctly detected and drivers were installed, and that includes a brand new Compaq laptop. Please give us all the benefit of your apparently vast knowledge and point out where the hardware support was pathetic. I never once criticized Windows, just the company. Oh yeah, one final point. You don't have to write GPL-compliant code, and I never claimed that I supported the idea that all source should be open, or even that all programs should be free). As a programmer, if I can't sell my services/programs, I don't eat, so Linux as a work platform isn't where I spend my professional time. However, I don't have to pay for what my employer uses, only what I use at home, and I refuse to buy anything from Microsoft ever again. This, in and of itself, forces me to an alternative OS that is compatible with my hardware - since I don't own an Apple, I can choose either FreeBSD or Linux. In the end, I'm not suggesting to anyone that they must/should switch to Linux (and I never have). I think Microsoft sucks, and that's why I switched. If you think Microsoft spews sunshine out of their collective asses, that's your perogative, and nothing I or anyone else can say anything to change your mind. I really have no idea why my opinion would turn you into a raving fuckin lunatic. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: If you think Microsoft spews sunshine out of their collective asses You are the master of rhetoric. I bow in your presence. -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.
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I never once asserted you weren't entitled to your opinion, I was simply countering misinformation you posted. Apparently, if someone defends Microsoft, no matter how valid their argument, they have their head up their ass. I believe that's exactly what the original poster was griping about.
Don't worry about John - his arguments don't need to make sense.:|
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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Your remarks pretty much illustrate what he was talking about. I, and a lot of other people, want Passport and Palladium (which is widely misunderstood, BTW.) The Media intellectual protection issues are still alive and until resolved, the big media outlets aren't going to go for internet distribution. Windows doesn't get more expensive every year. In fact, for bundled versions (how most people get it) it's been the same price for five years. I paid about $90 for my Windows 98SE upgrade, the XP Home upgrade is, wow, $96 on buy.com. Big increase. (I also paid $220 for my Windows 2000 upgrade on a second machine the day it came out. XP Pro upgrade is $185. Hold it, that's a drop!) The EULA controversy is invented. Have you ever actually read it? Have you read the EULA for other software? Microsoft's is industry standard. (Since Linux is so great, how about the great GPL which some developers tweak to require you to open all your source if you use their code.) Security: Windows can be more secure than Linux. In the past, due to criticisms of the popular press, Microsoft made a mistake of favoring ease of use over enabling all the security features. If you examine the actual tracking of security and bug issues, Microsoft usuallly comes out about the same as Solaris and both are way ahead of Linux. In the past month, Linux has been hit by two severe Worms/Virii. The infection was extremely rapid, most likely because lazy-ass administrators fooled themselves into thinking their Linux servers were secure and didn't have to pay attention to them. (Every corporate infection I've personally been affected by was due to the same reason--laziness.) (Look at the publicity surrounding BugBear. It's actually a more benign worm than the Linux issues, yet it has magnitudes more publicity. Makes sense because Windows has over 90% market share.) John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: if you want security, you're gonna have to pay for it Huh? What about the Linux scalability issues? That there are known problems with the kernel under high stress. How about the way Linus okays a minor release because it's just time for one? What makes Linux superior to FreeBSD, Darwin (Mac) and Solaris, amongst other flavors of UNIX? John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I am tired of Microsoft wanting to dictate to me how and when I should use my own hardware and software. Hahahahahahah. That was a funny line. Linux's pathetic support for hardware doesn't ha
Joe Woodbury wrote: Is Steve Balmer visiting your house and beating up your kids? Yes. :-O
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Save a tapestry, eat a cat
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I, and a lot of other people, want Passport and Palladium And these "other" people would be who exactly ? I for one, most certainly do NOT want either Passport or Palladium as they have currently been reported described in articles. Nor do I even remotely trust MS to do a competent job implementing them, based on their current track record. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire!
Jim Crafton wrote: And these "other" people would be who exactly ? Me for one. The concept of Palladium is a brilliant one for all sorts of situations, and Passport has never caused any problems to anyone I know, let alone the vision.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Save a tapestry, eat a cat
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Lighten up. You have real issues, man.
It's taken you 2 years and 3 months to work that out? :laugh:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Save a tapestry, eat a cat
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Joao Vaz wrote: Neither you ... you FreeBSD freak It's FreeBSD daemon to you. :-D -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: It's FreeBSD daemon to you. :rolleyes: Regards, Brian Dela :suss:
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My neighbor is a linux user, now I have nothing against linux users or linux. However when there only reason for linux being better is "Windows sucks" or "Microsoft sucks" it gets really damn annoying. He doesn't really have anything to back up his "Microsoft sucks" argument. I also find it ironic that he seems to have an "infinite knowledge" (or so he thinks) of how Windows works even though he hasn't by his own admission used Windows since the early days of Windows 98. He also tried convincing me that the XP EULA said that gave Microsoft unrestricted access to your computer even on the hardware level :wtf:, which by the way isn't in there. In fact I quoted several sections of the EULA and he didn't recognize any of it and even accuesed me of lying about it. Does anyone else have to put up with this type of people on a regular basis? -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
"You can't seriously believe that you could get away with suing someone over quoting text from a message posted in a public forum, can you?" - John SimmonsAre bear traps illegal there ? *evil grin* Elaine (hunting fluffy tigress) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
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Are bear traps illegal there ? *evil grin* Elaine (hunting fluffy tigress) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
I would really hate to risk his roommate accidently. -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
"Well, the guy that's giving you a hard time is a f***in moron, and you can tell him thats straight from another Linux user." - John Simmons on Linux Users
Just do the American thing and shoot him... - Jim Crafton on Linux Users
