7.10 was not LTS and took forever to boot on my HP lappy and needed config to handle the start-up screen. 8.04 however was a dog for me and by that time I had learned enough debian to make the switch. Ubuntu is the whole set take it or leave it, debian is like lego, build it how you want and any bits you don't like can be removed and replaced with bits you do. I still run ubuntu from time to time (twas my first real working-with-wireless-linux) but Debian is just better once you become an advanced n00b.
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Debian is suspiciously absent from that list...I have windows and Debian and currently there is nothing I can do in windows that I cannot do in Debian but, of course, YMMV as I don't really do anything 'mission critical' with my own computers.
I've never met a Linux user who didn't know windows, but have met many windows users who have never even heard of Linux. Linux users *do* tend to be computer gods to the average knucklehead, simply because they know *more* about computers. Find me a Linuxer who has never heard of windows....
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try debian testing + lxde + totem + all the codecs....very usable and quicker than XP on the mrs 8 year old hp Pavilion ze4315ap
Haha what a cock. Only a truly deluded imbecile would actually believe that freedom of speech exists and that elections are run on fair and democratic grounds...freedom of religion? then why is a christian zealot running the country? It is freedom FROM religion that counts...the freedom to be agnostic or atheistic...freedom of the press? freedom of thought? yeah your free all right...free to do as you're told.
What bullshit. The largest influence on the Earths climate is the Sun! You know? that bright thing in the sky that makes it warmer during the day. I don't know what sort of climatologists you speak to but they are idiots if they say the Earths magnetic field is the largest influence on the climate. It prevents the solar wind being a significant influence so it prevents many other influences but it is NOT an influence in and of itself. Incident EM radiation and the Earths magnetic field are 2 distinct and unrelated phenomena. FYI I am a physicist and your post is almost complete nonsense.
If by consistency you means consistent crashing right after startup then I agree (joking). MS has dumbed-down the computer and made studying it's OS's almopst impossible beyond a superficial level (ooh the registry! I'm really hacking now! bleh)
Why does one require a logical reason to run Linux? For me at the moment, it is an interesting hobby tweaking my OS, breaking it and re-installing. WHen I used to do this with windows, I would get all sorts of questions from the person on the phone when I would have to re-register with a new license code etc and eventually I just got fucked off with bloat, nagware and the shitware (IE especially).
Another side benefit I had not anticipated with Linux is network speed. Using FF3 in Windows and 2Mbps ADSL, i'd be lucky to achieve 300kB/sec. Running Debian, I'm lucky if it drops below that. Windows is just as crappy as people who hate on Linux think Linux is. It is simply different, and while I agree it is not a panacea, there are many more reasons to abandon windows than just what you stated.
Well said. I bet the GP spends plenty of time watching TV. IMO there is not a bigger waste of time on the planet. Even masturbation is more productive.
The people can't complain about being anally gang raped if they're conned into thinking it's a good thing. The most recent administration has been the worst thing for the USA in recent memory.
Yeah exactly. Perhaps if anyone actually cared or liked MicroShitSlutWhoreBagSoft then the parent might have some meaning. Otherwise he just comes off as a whining MS fanboy. MicroSux, MicroCrap, actually M$ describes Bill Gates to a tee, small and soft;o)
While I understand what you're saying and agree with it to a degree...I don't think the current mid-east war for oil is any better than what was happening before. IMO the USA should invest more in protecting their own lands, rather than gallivanting all over the world expending their military in actions that generate more anti-US feeling around the world. I mean, bring the entire US military home and give them the job of protecting the contiguous USA. If this was the case 9/11 would never have happened.
Bill Gates *never* made that quote. It is an urban(e) legend.
If your "blackbox pc" is too boring I suggest running Linux with the latest version of compiz-fusion. It shits over anything MS or Apple have put out...ever.
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The word "devoid" does not mean what you obviously seem to think it does.
Try checking a dictionary before making an asshat of yourself
Yeah, it's called "Vista"
some of us like suprises you insensitive clod!
7.10 was not LTS and took forever to boot on my HP lappy and needed config to handle the start-up screen. 8.04 however was a dog for me and by that time I had learned enough debian to make the switch. Ubuntu is the whole set take it or leave it, debian is like lego, build it how you want and any bits you don't like can be removed and replaced with bits you do. I still run ubuntu from time to time (twas my first real working-with-wireless-linux) but Debian is just better once you become an advanced n00b.
One distro to rule them all... ;o)
Debian is suspiciously absent from that list...I have windows and Debian and currently there is nothing I can do in windows that I cannot do in Debian but, of course, YMMV as I don't really do anything 'mission critical' with my own computers.
More to do with hot poisonous gas being pumped out along with the searing pyroclastic flow...not just the dust, but how it is delivered...
why in god's name dont you people just use Macs?
Something to do with the price maybe?
sounds like a virus.
I've never met a Linux user who didn't know windows, but have met many windows users who have never even heard of Linux. Linux users *do* tend to be computer gods to the average knucklehead, simply because they know *more* about computers. Find me a Linuxer who has never heard of windows....
try debian testing + lxde + totem + all the codecs....very usable and quicker than XP on the mrs 8 year old hp Pavilion ze4315ap
So who's fault is it that YOU bought a POS?
Haha what a cock. Only a truly deluded imbecile would actually believe that freedom of speech exists and that elections are run on fair and democratic grounds...freedom of religion? then why is a christian zealot running the country? It is freedom FROM religion that counts...the freedom to be agnostic or atheistic...freedom of the press? freedom of thought? yeah your free all right...free to do as you're told.
What bullshit. The largest influence on the Earths climate is the Sun! You know? that bright thing in the sky that makes it warmer during the day. I don't know what sort of climatologists you speak to but they are idiots if they say the Earths magnetic field is the largest influence on the climate. It prevents the solar wind being a significant influence so it prevents many other influences but it is NOT an influence in and of itself. Incident EM radiation and the Earths magnetic field are 2 distinct and unrelated phenomena. FYI I am a physicist and your post is almost complete nonsense.
Learn to shut up concerning things you don't understand, fool.
If by consistency you means consistent crashing right after startup then I agree (joking). MS has dumbed-down the computer and made studying it's OS's almopst impossible beyond a superficial level (ooh the registry! I'm really hacking now! bleh)
Why does one require a logical reason to run Linux? For me at the moment, it is an interesting hobby tweaking my OS, breaking it and re-installing. WHen I used to do this with windows, I would get all sorts of questions from the person on the phone when I would have to re-register with a new license code etc and eventually I just got fucked off with bloat, nagware and the shitware (IE especially).
Another side benefit I had not anticipated with Linux is network speed. Using FF3 in Windows and 2Mbps ADSL, i'd be lucky to achieve 300kB/sec. Running Debian, I'm lucky if it drops below that. Windows is just as crappy as people who hate on Linux think Linux is. It is simply different, and while I agree it is not a panacea, there are many more reasons to abandon windows than just what you stated.
Well said. I bet the GP spends plenty of time watching TV. IMO there is not a bigger waste of time on the planet. Even masturbation is more productive.
Where is the public outcry?
The people can't complain about being anally gang raped if they're conned into thinking it's a good thing. The most recent administration has been the worst thing for the USA in recent memory.
More like a large steaming pile of excrement.
Yeah exactly. Perhaps if anyone actually cared or liked MicroShitSlutWhoreBagSoft then the parent might have some meaning. Otherwise he just comes off as a whining MS fanboy. MicroSux, MicroCrap, actually M$ describes Bill Gates to a tee, small and soft ;o)
WTF are you talking about? There is plenty of non-free software in Ubuntu...nVidia drivers are one I am familiar with
While I understand what you're saying and agree with it to a degree...I don't think the current mid-east war for oil is any better than what was happening before. IMO the USA should invest more in protecting their own lands, rather than gallivanting all over the world expending their military in actions that generate more anti-US feeling around the world. I mean, bring the entire US military home and give them the job of protecting the contiguous USA. If this was the case 9/11 would never have happened.
What about in foggy/smokey conditions? Could mean a whole new use for the "smokescreen" on the battlefield.
Slackware is not a good place to start. Try Debian.
Bill Gates *never* made that quote. It is an urban(e) legend.
If your "blackbox pc" is too boring I suggest running Linux with the latest version of compiz-fusion. It shits over anything MS or Apple have put out...ever.