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From: za kAT on 14 Apr 2010 19:41 On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:39:54 -0400, za kAT wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:26:28 +0000 (UTC), Bear Bottoms wrote: > >> za kAT <zakAT(a)johnstubbings.invalid> wrote in >> news:4bc62421(a)news.X-Privat.org: >> >>> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:11:43 +0100, Phil wrote: >>> >>>> On 11/04/2010 01:30, Bear Bottoms wrote: >>>>> Mark Warner<mhwarner.inhibitions(a)gmail.com> wrote in >>>>> news:82ciq0FbsmU2 @mid.individual.net: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just curious. How many here use desktop Linux on a regular basis? >>>>>> Doesn't need to be your primary platform, but use it enough to >>>>>> consider yourself a "user". >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Oh my god....you are trying a feel good recovery now. You are saying >>>>> "Dudes, help me out here...I'm getting my butt wiped." >>>>> >>>>> The fact is Mark that since 1991, Linux has not even garnered a solid >>>>> 1% of the market share. That is a failure magnificant. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Not really. >>>> Are they going to go broke ? >>>> No. >>> >>> Did you take the entire jar of stupid pills? >> >> Did you think I was going to leave some? > > No John I didn't. Is your name John? -- zakAT(a)pooh.the.cat - www.zakATsKopterChat.com
From: Spamblk on 14 Apr 2010 19:41 Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:82ciq0FbsmU2(a)mid.individual.net: > Just curious. How many here use desktop Linux on a regular basis? > D oesn't need to be your primary platform, but use it enough to consider > yourself a "user". +1 Also with Wine 1.1.42.
From: wasbit on 14 Apr 2010 20:50 "Craig" <netburgher(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message news:hq520m$c52$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 04/14/2010 04:10 AM, wasbit wrote: >> Back to the drawing board with PcLinuxOS KDE 2009.2 (previously had the >> 2007 version). Loaded as a Live Cd OS & then fully installed all within >> 20 minutes. Took me all of 2 minutes to find where to change the home >> page. Even though I don't use Vista & W7 at least I can find out how to >> make simple changes. >> >> There is no noticeable difference in speed between the two Operating >> Systems & for basic tasks this Pc is not much slower than either of my >> other two dual core rigs. > > > Interesting that Kubuntu took so long, especially the install stage. Were you using the Beta > (10.04LTS) perhaps? > Nope. v9.10 with "the cutting edge KDE 4" according to the download page. I took the hour install as being the norm for a slower pc until PcLinuxOS showed how quickly it could be done. I really only posted for any non Linux lurkers. A newbs experience often has more value to other newbs. Regards wasbit
From: Craig on 14 Apr 2010 22:21 On 04/14/2010 12:01 PM, Mark Warner wrote: > And I still get perfectly adequate performance from my PIII-700MHz/512MB > laptop Back in December 2008, I retired my P3M-750/684MB Sony Vaio PCG-R505jlk, bought in late 2001. It ran gOS 3.1 (ubuntu 8.04LTS) and was productive long after 3 or 4 other, younger lappies had bitten the dust. Satisfying to say the least. -- -Craig
From: »Q« on 17 Apr 2010 18:58
In <news:Xns9D5DB1967374Ebearbottoms1gmaicom(a)69.16.185.247>, Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com> wrote: > the way most of the responders to this thread experiment with Linux > for the fun of it. It is more fun, isn't it? |