When a software company can tell a hardware company how to package their products and go unquestioned, that's a sign that something is incredibly wrong with this world. I hope to god the Justice Department doesn't stand for this.
I am so relieved this is the PC architecure, and thus it is open. Open standards (something Microsoft isn't a fan of) essentially prevent a single entity from controlling a platform. Microsoft may be able to force Windows onto all Dells, but they can't touch whiteboxes. If vendors all go to windows or no computer, I can build my own PC. Bill Gates can't tell me what OS to use.
And correct me if I am wrong... but wasn't there something in one of the antitrust settlement proposals about lightening up on that very same contract agreement? I know none of the settlements are in effect yet but to me it still seems kind of braindead to go against the government in something like that.......
1. No 'best' browser That is very opinionated. In my opinion, Galeon is the best. Followed closely by Mozilla and Opera. But the next person may disagree with me. That's good. Having so many good browsers allows people to use all the competing browsers and decide for themselves which one is better (not what some company decides is better).
2. Prompting for a filesystem scan. Say no if you don't want to do it! Jesus Christ! The situation you describe is ummm... essential. Without it, your files go down the shitter... You're right: it does suck. But you know what sucks even worse? When that happens to Windows XP, and it doesn't allow you to run scandisk, then you are forced to reformat. Joy!
3. Printing needs to be easier to configure. This one I kind of agree with. I like Linux's printing system, but it needs a single standard, easy-to-use frontend. I've always had trouble with printers in Linux.
4. Make it easy for the user to find out how to do things. Linux-Mandrake: Click the menu. Click -> What to do? Look for the option you want to do;-) Or if you use a different distro, golly gee, READ THE F*CKEN MANUAL!
5. Cleaner redraws. Heh? Looks good enough to me....
6. Die stray processes, die! Quite possibly the worst idea I have ever heard. Need to add a user account. Login as root. Your window manager sees that init has no open windows. It kills init. Your system is now in a state of nothing and you have no choice but to reboot. What a grand idea, lets kill syslogd while we're at it. Oh great, now the whole security system is fubar.
7. Easy way of sharing files. Linux-Mandrake: Right-click a folder, click Sharing... Select Shared. Your folder is now shared. Other OS: Learn how to do it yourself. It's not hard. Or just download a third party config tool for this.
8. Sound support. Ummmm... I get better sound quality on my computer in Linux than in Windows.
9. No common editor which supports "soft wrapping." Jesus, use pico -w. vim seems to do it for me. As does gedit. I could think of a million more, but why bother?
10. No easy way to configure X - especially change resolution on the fly. Increase resolution: Ctrl-Alt-+ Decrease resolution: Ctrl-Alt-- A first grader can do that....
You really should have thought this out more before posting... I find Linux easier to use than Windows.
I have a feeling this will do Linux the justice it deserves. Personally, I use Mandrake 8.2 on a whitebox as my main PC and I am loving it.
Even though I am not a big Walmart fan, I have to say they are making a very smart move. So now when people say "Linux? No way, I've heard that's so hard to use only geeks can understand it" I can say "Walmart's PC's come with it preloaded and the computers are made for joe average.".
Perhaps after Walmart has made some money off this deal, they can pay MandrakeSoft to handle their tech support on the software front, which would help MandrakeSoft tremendously with their current financial state.
It's nice to see that with their wisdom, they were able to work out an arrangement that was mutually beneficial, and enabled them to avoid any unpleasant confrontation. *cough* microsoft
I wonder if Microsoft has ever thought of maybe agreeing with Sun on a license to include THEIR version of the JVM and not Microsoft's. Hmm... I suppose Bill Gates would have to give Sun credit for their hark work then wouldn't he? Nah, I guess that wouldn't work...
All the real email virus threats share a few distinguishing characteristics:
They're usually transmitted by email. If you know enough on your own, or you've had a half-hour class in "Email 101", you should be able to avoid executing random files received by email.
Whoa... do you mean to tell me email viruses are transmitted by email????? No! It's a lie! A lie I tell you!
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When a software company can tell a hardware company how to package their products and go unquestioned, that's a sign that something is incredibly wrong with this world. I hope to god the Justice Department doesn't stand for this.
I am so relieved this is the PC architecure, and thus it is open. Open standards (something Microsoft isn't a fan of) essentially prevent a single entity from controlling a platform. Microsoft may be able to force Windows onto all Dells, but they can't touch whiteboxes. If vendors all go to windows or no computer, I can build my own PC. Bill Gates can't tell me what OS to use.
And correct me if I am wrong... but wasn't there something in one of the antitrust settlement proposals about lightening up on that very same contract agreement? I know none of the settlements are in effect yet but to me it still seems kind of braindead to go against the government in something like that.......
1. No 'best' browser
;-) Or if you use a different distro, golly gee, READ THE F*CKEN MANUAL!
That is very opinionated. In my opinion, Galeon is the best. Followed closely by Mozilla and Opera. But the next person may disagree with me. That's good. Having so many good browsers allows people to use all the competing browsers and decide for themselves which one is better (not what some company decides is better).
2. Prompting for a filesystem scan.
Say no if you don't want to do it! Jesus Christ! The situation you describe is ummm... essential. Without it, your files go down the shitter... You're right: it does suck. But you know what sucks even worse? When that happens to Windows XP, and it doesn't allow you to run scandisk, then you are forced to reformat. Joy!
3. Printing needs to be easier to configure.
This one I kind of agree with. I like Linux's printing system, but it needs a single standard, easy-to-use frontend. I've always had trouble with printers in Linux.
4. Make it easy for the user to find out how to do things.
Linux-Mandrake: Click the menu. Click -> What to do? Look for the option you want to do
5. Cleaner redraws.
Heh? Looks good enough to me....
6. Die stray processes, die!
Quite possibly the worst idea I have ever heard. Need to add a user account. Login as root. Your window manager sees that init has no open windows. It kills init. Your system is now in a state of nothing and you have no choice but to reboot. What a grand idea, lets kill syslogd while we're at it. Oh great, now the whole security system is fubar.
7. Easy way of sharing files.
Linux-Mandrake: Right-click a folder, click Sharing... Select Shared. Your folder is now shared.
Other OS: Learn how to do it yourself. It's not hard. Or just download a third party config tool for this.
8. Sound support.
Ummmm... I get better sound quality on my computer in Linux than in Windows.
9. No common editor which supports "soft wrapping."
Jesus, use pico -w. vim seems to do it for me. As does gedit. I could think of a million more, but why bother?
10. No easy way to configure X - especially change resolution on the fly.
Increase resolution:
Ctrl-Alt-+
Decrease resolution:
Ctrl-Alt--
A first grader can do that....
You really should have thought this out more before posting... I find Linux easier to use than Windows.
x86-64 is different from the Itanium's IA64.
x86-64 is an extension to the regular x86 instruction set while the Itanium's instruction set is totally different.
I use www.tcwo.com. I'm actually doing the exact same thing right now. I also used this site to order the parts for my server (running redhat).
They have everything, even operating systems. Although I would never buy an OS from them, but their hardware is cheap and good,
I have a feeling this will do Linux the justice it deserves. Personally, I use Mandrake 8.2 on a whitebox as my main PC and I am loving it.
Even though I am not a big Walmart fan, I have to say they are making a very smart move. So now when people say "Linux? No way, I've heard that's so hard to use only geeks can understand it" I can say "Walmart's PC's come with it preloaded and the computers are made for joe average.".
Perhaps after Walmart has made some money off this deal, they can pay MandrakeSoft to handle their tech support on the software front, which would help MandrakeSoft tremendously with their current financial state.
It's nice to see that with their wisdom, they were able to work out an arrangement that was mutually beneficial, and enabled them to avoid any unpleasant confrontation. *cough* microsoft
I wonder if Microsoft has ever thought of maybe agreeing with Sun on a license to include THEIR version of the JVM and not Microsoft's. Hmm... I suppose Bill Gates would have to give Sun credit for their hark work then wouldn't he? Nah, I guess that wouldn't work...
All the real email virus threats share a few distinguishing characteristics:
They're usually transmitted by email. If you know enough on your own, or you've had a half-hour class in "Email 101", you should be able to avoid executing random files received by email.
Whoa... do you mean to tell me email viruses are transmitted by email????? No! It's a lie! A lie I tell you!