1. multiple refresh rates, and resolutions, while stupid, is possible, Ctrl+Alt+(+/-)
2. binary to run on multiple distros... tar -xvzf binary.tar.gz -C / - you'll still have to meet dependancies, but you would have to do that with windows too (95/98/2000/Me/XP/Vista)
3. Device driver that doesn't require kernel patch... easy, a module
4. copy/pasting multiple data types... easy, each app just has to be able to read the data itself
5. konqueror sucks, don't use it, it's too much like ie... use nautilus/rox/bash
6. Desktop icons suck, but you can click and drag from the (start?) menu iirc
7. true, linux doesn't have the clipboard, but that can be a good thing (clip board gets congested, and confused sometimes)
8. you either don't know what you're talking about, or you refuse to accept it, or maybe you're just one of those Microsoft lover script-kiddies
"I'm French!!! You're all stupid and wrong!!! We're right for the following reasons:...." You might be absolutely right... but the americans don't care. Every word you waste arguing your point simply drives them more to their defensive stance.
There is no way on Earth they will give up this power to control the market.
especially if nobody speaks out against it. I agree that they aren't likely to give up copyright protection, but they just might reconsider their methods if enough people reply to them about this.
I switched to linux about 4 years ago. At the time, I was one of those l337 h4x0rZ all into windoze kind of people, I really didn't have any reason to switch to linux except that a friend recommended it to me. I don't think that the majority of people switch because they hate windows, or even the cost of it. I think it's a whole lot more common that someone hear about it, or something that it can do, or something that it supports, and their curious and try it out. Just my opinion, but that's the way it was for me, and most people who tell me about their 'conversion'.
you can already use the service to read a few pages of text, at print.google.com, but it's still in it's infant stages because of the lawsuits brought against them
even though I'm a staunch linux user, it's good to see that a big company is switching to open source. Nice to see more and more companies doing this. Hopefully it could seriously stimulate the oss community:)
who says that religious groups are going to be in control of what goes on the domain. The switch.xxx would be _volintary_, meaning that, as mentioned previously, pornographic sites could move their site to.xxx in order to be more easily found, or simply out of general courtesy. No one is going to _force_ anybody to use the domain, for opression or otherwise.
maybe I'm missing something... but what's the _one_ thing that you never use in windows.... the CLI. maybe there's some deeper implication here... but I just can't get excited over something that nobody's ever going to use
M$ CRAP
Microsoft and electronics corporations are just the kind that will do _anything_ to get an edge over the competition. Unfortunately, the linux community is left to go up against the big guys.
Of course if you want dvd playback you will need libdvdcss, libdvdread, etc.
actually, I believe that the newest releases of mplayer for windows have all that built in, I've played dvd's with mplayer on a fresh install of windows without installing anything extra
While we're on this subject, I was wondering, since it's possible to encrypt folders in Windows, is it possible to use a biometric device to indirectly encrypt data?
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1. multiple refresh rates, and resolutions, while stupid, is possible, Ctrl+Alt+(+/-) 2. binary to run on multiple distros... tar -xvzf binary.tar.gz -C / - you'll still have to meet dependancies, but you would have to do that with windows too (95/98/2000/Me/XP/Vista) 3. Device driver that doesn't require kernel patch... easy, a module 4. copy/pasting multiple data types... easy, each app just has to be able to read the data itself 5. konqueror sucks, don't use it, it's too much like ie... use nautilus/rox/bash 6. Desktop icons suck, but you can click and drag from the (start?) menu iirc 7. true, linux doesn't have the clipboard, but that can be a good thing (clip board gets congested, and confused sometimes) 8. you either don't know what you're talking about, or you refuse to accept it, or maybe you're just one of those Microsoft lover script-kiddies
"I'm French!!! You're all stupid and wrong!!! We're right for the following reasons:...." You might be absolutely right... but the americans don't care. Every word you waste arguing your point simply drives them more to their defensive stance.
And how is that different from what you're doing?
80Mb's isn't bad, but the amount of memory it uses is outrageous, maybe google can do some good in that, and get it to run faster than MS office
There is no way on Earth they will give up this power to control the market.
especially if nobody speaks out against it. I agree that they aren't likely to give up copyright protection, but they just might reconsider their methods if enough people reply to them about this.
dude... get mplayer
I switched for the games. I can play tetravex for hours (and I do).
wow, that's a new one, most people use _windows_ for the games
though, then again, I love tetravex too...
I switched to linux about 4 years ago. At the time, I was one of those l337 h4x0rZ all into windoze kind of people, I really didn't have any reason to switch to linux except that a friend recommended it to me. I don't think that the majority of people switch because they hate windows, or even the cost of it. I think it's a whole lot more common that someone hear about it, or something that it can do, or something that it supports, and their curious and try it out. Just my opinion, but that's the way it was for me, and most people who tell me about their 'conversion'.
shhhh..... don't give them any ideas... remember... this _is_ MS
let google innovate
you can already use the service to read a few pages of text, at print.google.com, but it's still in it's infant stages because of the lawsuits brought against them
...what does this solve?
even though I'm a staunch linux user, it's good to see that a big company is switching to open source. Nice to see more and more companies doing this. Hopefully it could seriously stimulate the oss community :)
who says that religious groups are going to be in control of what goes on the domain. The switch .xxx would be _volintary_, meaning that, as mentioned previously, pornographic sites could move their site to .xxx in order to be more easily found, or simply out of general courtesy. No one is going to _force_ anybody to use the domain, for opression or otherwise.
maybe I'm missing something... but what's the _one_ thing that you never use in windows.... the CLI. maybe there's some deeper implication here... but I just can't get excited over something that nobody's ever going to use M$ CRAP
Microsoft and electronics corporations are just the kind that will do _anything_ to get an edge over the competition. Unfortunately, the linux community is left to go up against the big guys.
actually, I believe that the newest releases of mplayer for windows have all that built in, I've played dvd's with mplayer on a fresh install of windows without installing anything extra
While we're on this subject, I was wondering, since it's possible to encrypt folders in Windows, is it possible to use a biometric device to indirectly encrypt data?