If you can't figure out how to download a program and install it (a task infinatly more easy in windows)
Because we all know that emerge mozilla or apt-get install mozilla is soooo much harder than opening up Internet Explorer, going to mozilla.org, downloading the latest version of Mozilla, opening the installer, and clicking 10 times to install it.
Wi-Fi is not a 100 ft. radius. You can use Wi-Fi to play over the net. It uses a different wireless connection to allow people within 100 ft. to play (which supports 16 people).
I seriously doubt it. The two that'll fight will be Nintendo and Sony, and they both know that sending out another handheld in 6 months is going to do nothing but piss people off.
Nintendo (and Sony alike) will be forced to innovate, and also to get great games developed for their handhelds, and the winner will obviously be us, no matter which company succeeds.
It's also $1000+ since you have to buy all new hardware and then you'd have to transfer your data and blah blah, whereas Linux has just as many viruses as a Mac (effectively none) and can run on pretty much any hardware out there (x86, PPC, etc).
I would go as far as saying that Mac users are elitist bastards, but the same thing could be said about Linux users, since some of them are.
Either way, the best virus/trojan protection is common sense and the best worm protection is a half-decent firewall. As for spyware - just google it.
It'd probably be enough to protect you from most attacks on a newly installed system before you have a chance to get anything else installed or Windows updated with all the security patches.
I also couldn't get BSD installed worth a shit either, since it complains about my disk geometry being wrong when it's not (well, at least FreeBSD, haven't attempted an install with the others).
As can I, using 2.6.5. In fact, I'm compiling 2 things right now (updating world and compiling OOo). And look at this, I can post on/. and listen to MP3s at the same time. Can you believe it?;)
Have you ever tried to update a newly installed system? There are like 5 reboots just to get your system half-secure. At least XP has a built in firewall which might help you not get hit with 100 worms while you are trying to update.
Of course you can't convince an average user to use Linux, hell they don't know what Linux is, which is a shame and a blessing all in one. Who'd have thought it?
It's called X Window System, not X Windows. Calling someone an MS fanboy because they point this out is uncalled for.
Speaking of which... there are MS fanboys? Are these people out of their minds?
Since most users don't have a firewall and don't use Windows Update, I wonder how many machines will be infected by Monday? Seriously now, it's getting old now. Good thing I'm using Linux now.
Ok, ok, I'm sorry for that. Why can't advertisers find a way to give ads to people who want them and leave the rest of us the fuck alone. If I make a concious effort to BLOCK your pop-ups, BLOCK your spam, then why would I ever want to buy your product?
I do not try to block small banner ads like the one at the top of this page. I have no problem with those. It's pop-up/under ads, spam, and banner ads that make you scroll down to see jack shit that really piss me off. I mean, make your ads non-intrusive and I'm sure more people who actually need/want what you are offering will click that ad.
What are more annoying are pop-up ads advertising pop-up lockers that cost "only $500!". Wow, what a bargain, Firefox cam at this outrageous price of free. Meh, end rant.
For the record, Winamp3 was not bloated. It was unfinished, rushed, and then crushed. In fact, if it had been given time, Winamp3 could have become better than Winamp 2.x. Wasabi.player (the *new* name for the Winamp3), in my opinion, will someday overtake Winamp as the most popular audio player and, given time, will have Linux (and probably Mac) ports, whereas Winamp will never be ported to Linux. Never.
Winamp 5 loads Wasabi as a plugin when using modern skins. And people say it's faster than Winamp3? True, it is faster than build #488d, which was the official release, but has anyone used #499 (or Wasabi.player #499c)? It is significantly better than the "bloated" official release.
Another thing that pisses me off is when people call Winamp3 bloated. Winamp3 was not bloated. You could remove anything, even the music playing core. And you call that bloated? Just don't expect anything exciting to happen when you press 'Play'. That's pretty much the opposite of bloated. Stop confusing bloated and slow, and the official release was slow. By no means was it fast, but that has changed in recent builds and the speed will continue to improve with new builds of Wasabi.player.
Keeping the Winamp 2.x core is Nullsoft's biggest mistake.
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I guess you haven't looked for third party window managers for Windows, have you?
If you can't figure out how to download a program and install it (a task infinatly more easy in windows)
Because we all know that emerge mozilla or apt-get install mozilla is soooo much harder than opening up Internet Explorer, going to mozilla.org, downloading the latest version of Mozilla, opening the installer, and clicking 10 times to install it.
Amen to that, goddamnit.
Wi-Fi is not a 100 ft. radius. You can use Wi-Fi to play over the net. It uses a different wireless connection to allow people within 100 ft. to play (which supports 16 people).
I seriously doubt it. The two that'll fight will be Nintendo and Sony, and they both know that sending out another handheld in 6 months is going to do nothing but piss people off.
Nintendo (and Sony alike) will be forced to innovate, and also to get great games developed for their handhelds, and the winner will obviously be us, no matter which company succeeds.
Or I could be wrong.
Zelda is an Action RPG. It certainly is an RPG.
It's also $1000+ since you have to buy all new hardware and then you'd have to transfer your data and blah blah, whereas Linux has just as many viruses as a Mac (effectively none) and can run on pretty much any hardware out there (x86, PPC, etc).
I would go as far as saying that Mac users are elitist bastards, but the same thing could be said about Linux users, since some of them are.
Either way, the best virus/trojan protection is common sense and the best worm protection is a half-decent firewall. As for spyware - just google it.
A router is also a good substitute for a firewall.
It'd probably be enough to protect you from most attacks on a newly installed system before you have a chance to get anything else installed or Windows updated with all the security patches.
Those were two seperate statements.
I also couldn't get BSD installed worth a shit either, since it complains about my disk geometry being wrong when it's not (well, at least FreeBSD, haven't attempted an install with the others).
As can I, using 2.6.5. In fact, I'm compiling 2 things right now (updating world and compiling OOo). And look at this, I can post on /. and listen to MP3s at the same time. Can you believe it? ;)
How about "emerge sync && emerge -uD world"? Works for me, and last I heard is more up-to-date than Debian, of course I could be wrong here.
From what I have read, it was actually patched in mid-April with about 19 other vulnerabilites.
Have you ever tried to update a newly installed system? There are like 5 reboots just to get your system half-secure. At least XP has a built in firewall which might help you not get hit with 100 worms while you are trying to update.
Yeah, like Linux. It works for me.
Of course you can't convince an average user to use Linux, hell they don't know what Linux is, which is a shame and a blessing all in one. Who'd have thought it?
Only Wine doesn't work on a whole lot of games, but I agree if the ones you play work flawlessly - use it.
It's called X Window System, not X Windows. Calling someone an MS fanboy because they point this out is uncalled for. Speaking of which... there are MS fanboys? Are these people out of their minds?
I type it up, delete half of it and type something else. Don't make fun of my methods. :(
Hey! I'm not a zealot, I just have this much time on my hands.
Since most users don't have a firewall and don't use Windows Update, I wonder how many machines will be infected by Monday? Seriously now, it's getting old now. Good thing I'm using Linux now.
In Soviet Russia, pop-up ads block you!
Ok, ok, I'm sorry for that. Why can't advertisers find a way to give ads to people who want them and leave the rest of us the fuck alone. If I make a concious effort to BLOCK your pop-ups, BLOCK your spam, then why would I ever want to buy your product?
I do not try to block small banner ads like the one at the top of this page. I have no problem with those. It's pop-up/under ads, spam, and banner ads that make you scroll down to see jack shit that really piss me off. I mean, make your ads non-intrusive and I'm sure more people who actually need/want what you are offering will click that ad.
What are more annoying are pop-up ads advertising pop-up lockers that cost "only $500!". Wow, what a bargain, Firefox cam at this outrageous price of free. Meh, end rant.
For the record, Winamp3 was not bloated. It was unfinished, rushed, and then crushed. In fact, if it had been given time, Winamp3 could have become better than Winamp 2.x. Wasabi.player (the *new* name for the Winamp3), in my opinion, will someday overtake Winamp as the most popular audio player and, given time, will have Linux (and probably Mac) ports, whereas Winamp will never be ported to Linux. Never. Winamp 5 loads Wasabi as a plugin when using modern skins. And people say it's faster than Winamp3? True, it is faster than build #488d, which was the official release, but has anyone used #499 (or Wasabi.player #499c)? It is significantly better than the "bloated" official release. Another thing that pisses me off is when people call Winamp3 bloated. Winamp3 was not bloated. You could remove anything, even the music playing core. And you call that bloated? Just don't expect anything exciting to happen when you press 'Play'. That's pretty much the opposite of bloated. Stop confusing bloated and slow, and the official release was slow. By no means was it fast, but that has changed in recent builds and the speed will continue to improve with new builds of Wasabi.player. Keeping the Winamp 2.x core is Nullsoft's biggest mistake.