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Linux is not Cr*p !
« on: 18 July 2009, 22:30:04 »
There youve done it now..you touched a nerve.

Why do you boldly proclaim Linux to be the produce of an arse?

I,ve been using it for  about 8 years,no anti-virus protection and I haven't been bitten once!

It does have some failings I agree,but less so than Windows.  Biggest gripe is on the hardware side because Microsoft stitched things up with the manufacturers--wouldnt be nice if Vauxhall made it so that their cars only ran on Dunlop tyres because the wheels were square and welded on.

Penguins forever,Linux users unite and let us be Revolting. :)

Too be more serious, anyone wants to try Linux then I heartily reccomend Mint.

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Re: Linux is not Cr*p !
« Reply #1 on: 18 July 2009, 22:37:17 »
Oh dear,your going to get him started now! ::) ;D ;D
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« Reply #2 on: 18 July 2009, 22:39:01 »
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Oh dear,your going to get him started now! ::) ;D ;D


Yes, TB will no doubt respond!! :o :o :o :D :D
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Re: Linux is not Cr*p !
« Reply #3 on: 18 July 2009, 22:41:41 »
My last boss used all Microsoft products. They all worked seamlessly (almost ::)) with each other.

Then he for some reason decided to switch all of his servers over to Linux  :-/

For weeks the techs tried to get the things running as smoothly as before. It never happened.

Back to Microsoft we went. Seamlessly  ;) ;)
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Re: Linux is not Cr*p !
« Reply #4 on: 18 July 2009, 22:47:42 »
We could sell tickets for this one.  ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 18 July 2009, 22:49:39 »
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We could sell tickets for this one.  ;D

Yes Turk, this should be really entertaining :D :D ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 18 July 2009, 22:52:24 »
got yellow dog 6 on a ps3(look out...... snigger ;D) i am with TB...linux is shite, and is shite with or without a virus. 50inch plazma and you cant make out the icons they are that small, and thats just the start of it...Shite mate, pure and "very" simple
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Re: Linux is not Cr*p !
« Reply #7 on: 18 July 2009, 23:15:54 »
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There youve done it now..you touched a nerve.

Why do you boldly proclaim Linux to be the produce of an arse?

I,ve been using it for  about 8 years,no anti-virus protection and I haven't been bitten once!

It does have some failings I agree,but less so than Windows.  Biggest gripe is on the hardware side because Microsoft stitched things up with the manufacturers--wouldnt be nice if Vauxhall made it so that their cars only ran on Dunlop tyres because the wheels were square and welded on.

Penguins forever,Linux users unite and let us be Revolting. :)

Too be more serious, anyone wants to try Linux then I heartily reccomend Mint.

eddie
That is a common misconception about Linux or any other non-MS OS. Virii exist for all common OSes.

The advantages *nix have is they strongly encourage you to never run as superuser, thus (OS flaws aside) anything you run in theory cannot cause OS issues.  Microsoft have been pushing the same idea since the release of NT back in 92, but once 9x and NT lines merged with XP, many home users consider it a slur on their penile size to run as anything but Administrator.  Hence the UAC built into Vista and later to overcome this.

Running without AV is an appallingly bad thing to do, and I strongly urge you to install some protection.

Now I work as a 3rd line support techie with several flavours of Unix (and Windows), each with its advantages and disadvantages.  Linux advantages are quick development cycle, and it runs on cheap hardware. Disadvanatges are poor resource management and reliability. In the server arena, cost is another disadvantage.  Linux's biggest advantage, and to be honest probably its saviour, is it will run reasonably well as a virtual server under the 2 most popular enterprise virtualisation systems - VMWare's ESX and Microsoft's Hyper-V


Linux has it's place (somewhere!), but its sure as hell not on a general purpose desktop. Or on most servers.  It has carved out a nice niche for itself on web hosting servers due to low cost hardware, and the power of the Apache web server software.
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« Reply #8 on: 18 July 2009, 23:17:09 »
Told ya. :D ;D ;D
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Re: Linux is not Cr*p !
« Reply #9 on: 18 July 2009, 23:40:23 »
All sorted then, and i didnt understand a word of it.   ::)
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« Reply #10 on: 19 July 2009, 00:27:03 »
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All sorted then, and i didnt understand a word of it.   ::)

So I'm not alone then.  :y
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« Reply #11 on: 19 July 2009, 07:31:42 »
Ah glasshopper, you must follow the way of the Penguin! :-*

Seriously though; I have a little Linux program that runs the Tv-card in my PC (without Windoze being booted): so I might simply use the PC monitor as a Tv......The simple Linux program is compact, stable and quick to load; unlike my M.S O/S. ::)
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« Reply #12 on: 19 July 2009, 09:32:22 »
implementing everything which is ready and already solved before in windows environment as a lonesome cowboy not my cup of taste..

so as a programmer, left unix and its numerous derivates behind many years ago.. and never looked back ..

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« Reply #13 on: 19 July 2009, 19:15:59 »
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Ah glasshopper, you must follow the way of the Penguin! :-*

Seriously though; I have a little Linux program that runs the Tv-card in my PC (without Windoze being booted): so I might simply use the PC monitor as a Tv......The simple Linux program is compact, stable and quick to load; unlike my M.S O/S. ::)

I wonder what makes so many people say the same thing ...  ::)
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Re: Linux is not Cr*p !
« Reply #14 on: 19 July 2009, 21:26:59 »
I knew if I waved my little twig TheLad would come out waving his 6 foot length of 2x4 ;D.

I dont know enough about commercial(server) side of things  but I do know that I have never looked back since dropping MS at home.

I have recently sorted out several (more than one..) Laptops/pc's for work friends,that were completely trashed for one reason or another.  Some have been back for more,but the chap who accepted Linux instead is still happily tapping away and 'surfing' (hate that word). He can even update his iPod and talk to his Mobile phone.
I know all this can be done with MS,but he has less of a threat from virus and trojans,things in his emails dont go bang! etc.



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