i personally have given up on an unbiased article on/. (i haven't seen one... in a year or more), and i've gotten my fair share of bashing BECAUSE of my more unbiased view on windows/linux.
you've got a good point, namely that *what* system people use is irrelevant, as long as they get things done, and they find it fun.
people feel like using windows? fine. it obviously suits them better. people feel like using linux? fine. that means *that* solution is better for *them*. it's just like a car. some people like a glitzy car, some like a ferrari, some like a dodge viper etc.
i personally use both. win2k as a desktop os (win2k *is* better suited for that task, IMO), whereas linux is more a server/gateway/toy.
i *do* plan on trying out linux as a desktop os again in a few months (need to get a few pieces of hardware...), so i might re-evaluate things then. it's going to be fun seeing what differences there are from the last time i tried it (6 months ago or so).
anyone with their heads on the outside of their ass has backups stuffed away somewhere physically separate from the servers, preferably on 2 or more locations.
The only incompatibilities i've ever seen in win2k, have been related to direct-to-hardware programming (drivers, old dos games, dos4gw-apps etc). everything else works JUST fine here, so what are you whining about?
I've overcome that issue by shoving the taskbar on the left side of the screen.
it may not solve the entire problem, but it certainly alleviates most issues when i have 30+ windows open (i'm weird, heh). it's also way better than not having a taskbar:)
sure they could. i mean, people can sue other people (and win) for having a *tree* in their own garden that's "blocking [their] view", so why not something as serious as security?
there's one difference here... apache and other linux software is more like "okay, they got hacked, and it was a configuration error that enabled the hacker to gain root access.", whereas anything windows-related is like "okay, it was hacked. it doesn't matter HOW, it was hacked, so it's insecure. M$ sux!".
personally, i would've been running openbsd if i had something really important to protect, not linux or windows.
Hmm. Let's see here... sendmail... one of the most popular mail-servers out there, cracked time and time again. nobody says shit. slashdot got cracked due to admin mistakes, nobody make a BIG deal out of it. a *glimmer* of a microsoft mistake, and people lunge at it. yeah. that sounds unbiased.
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set your monitor to a 85htz refresh rates, and you're PAST that!
(if you don't catch the meaning of that joke, well... then you didn't catch the initial joke, either)
because he's got enough karma? duh?
Monty Python NOT FUNNY? wtf?
you go to hell! you go to hell and you die!
oh my GOD that was an evil link, man. evil evil evil.
agreed. that is almost the only drawback to IE that i know of. i can't for the *life* of me figure out *why* ... but i can live with it.
:)
on the stability side, i've actually had IE5.5 die 3 times this month. that's 2 more than i usually get in a month. shock, horror
yeah, well, your mother smells of elderberries. wA! :)
i personally have given up on an unbiased article on /. (i haven't seen one ... in a year or more), and i've gotten my fair share of bashing BECAUSE of my more unbiased view on windows/linux.
:)
you've got a good point, namely that *what* system people use is irrelevant, as long as they get things done, and they find it fun.
people feel like using windows? fine. it obviously suits them better. people feel like using linux? fine. that means *that* solution is better for *them*. it's just like a car. some people like a glitzy car, some like a ferrari, some like a dodge viper etc.
i personally use both. win2k as a desktop os (win2k *is* better suited for that task, IMO), whereas linux is more a server/gateway/toy.
i *do* plan on trying out linux as a desktop os again in a few months (need to get a few pieces of hardware...), so i might re-evaluate things then. it's going to be fun seeing what differences there are from the last time i tried it (6 months ago or so).
i can't wait for the anti-ms replies either
if you think mac users'll get problems with the extra button, just imagine a mac user trying a MS IME for the first time :)
and you haven't felt the wrath of the spanish inquisition yet!
ignore the ignorant heatens, for they know not what treasure they're offending.
instead, do what you can to repair the damage heathens like this cause.
Well, i'll assume "my boyfriend" should be all the clues you'd need (or there are other factors i'm currently not privvy to)... :)
if we're talking about drivers, let's mention SB Live and *cough*SMP*cough* :)
anyone with their heads on the outside of their ass has backups stuffed away somewhere physically separate from the servers, preferably on 2 or more locations.
The only incompatibilities i've ever seen in win2k, have been related to direct-to-hardware programming (drivers, old dos games, dos4gw-apps etc). everything else works JUST fine here, so what are you whining about?
I've overcome that issue by shoving the taskbar on the left side of the screen.
:)
it may not solve the entire problem, but it certainly alleviates most issues when i have 30+ windows open (i'm weird, heh). it's also way better than not having a taskbar
can someone please tell me how this guy got "insightful" and "interesting"? hi? it's none of the above.
jeez, have a cup of humour. his post was NOT a troll, it was a case of tongue-in-cheek humour.
I find that funny, someone asking me (anonymously, mind you) to back up something. I at least backed it up more than you did.
thank you for proving that not EVERYBODY on here are zealots.
and what are you doing?
breaking news! microsoft hires monty python to write the killer joke and embed it in the source code. avoid at all costs, it WILL kill you!
sure they could. i mean, people can sue other people (and win) for having a *tree* in their own garden that's "blocking [their] view", so why not something as serious as security?
i downloaded head linus of internet, and programmed kernel 2.6.
there's one difference here... apache and other linux software is more like "okay, they got hacked, and it was a configuration error that enabled the hacker to gain root access.", whereas anything windows-related is like "okay, it was hacked. it doesn't matter HOW, it was hacked, so it's insecure. M$ sux!".
personally, i would've been running openbsd if i had something really important to protect, not linux or windows.
Hmm. Let's see here... sendmail... one of the most popular mail-servers out there, cracked time and time again. nobody says shit. slashdot got cracked due to admin mistakes, nobody make a BIG deal out of it. a *glimmer* of a microsoft mistake, and people lunge at it. yeah. that sounds unbiased.