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Forum: General 08-15-2013, 06:48 AM
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Posted By foodown
The problem is that your argument rests on the...

The problem is that your argument rests on the premise that the "consumer" is somehow required to purchase the software in question. They are not. You can choose not to get into a business...
Forum: General 08-13-2013, 01:16 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
If (really, it should be 'iff') you're making...

If (really, it should be 'iff') you're making this statement as a kind of vindication of software piracy, then you're creating a false equivalency in order to build an empty moral high ground for...
Forum: General 06-28-2013, 06:07 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
It depends on how much work the admin is willing...

It depends on how much work the admin is willing to put into it. "Almost impossible" is really the reality of ten years ago.



Outlook runs great under WINE. MS Lync can be completely replaced...
Forum: General 06-27-2013, 09:57 AM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
... Or, those who don't want an alternative. ...

... Or, those who don't want an alternative.

You raise a good point, though ... How often is someone who doesn't use IE as the default going to use it at all? The fact that it isn't set as default...
Forum: General 06-03-2013, 11:54 AM
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Posted By foodown
Dude, it's impossible to take you seriously with...

Dude, it's impossible to take you seriously with that username. You may want to consider a different one.
Forum: General 06-01-2013, 10:48 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Really? How many years of experience do you have...

Really? How many years of experience do you have with Linux? With Windows/DOS?

I can't say that I've felt the need to wipe and reload a Linux system within the last ten years. In my admittedly...
Forum: General 05-31-2013, 04:49 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Not open source == less QA. (The opposite...

Not open source == less QA.

(The opposite used to be true ...)
Forum: General 05-09-2013, 04:56 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Yeah, almost all of them do, and it's no surprise...

Yeah, almost all of them do, and it's no surprise ... Gotta love the price, right?
Forum: General 02-04-2013, 12:12 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Indeed, but even in light of this, I think that...

Indeed, but even in light of this, I think that TobiSGD makes a valid point, and tiredofbilkyyaforallican is way out of line, especially in his response to TobiSGD.

Trash talk is one thing, but...
Forum: General 01-31-2013, 08:22 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
I think the "microslop windoze" type of Linux...

I think the "microslop windoze" type of Linux zealot is, most likely, someone who wants to be a Linux-only user, but still has to use Windows a lot, either because they are forced to, or because they...
Forum: General 01-29-2013, 03:04 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ...

BOO-ya!!!

Schlap!
Forum: General 01-24-2013, 04:01 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
What does this have to do with anything? ...

What does this have to do with anything?



Well, I'm sure that on windowsquestions.org, you'd see a bit of the same bias in reverse.
Forum: General 01-16-2013, 09:23 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Ten years ago, everyone in my family and all of...

Ten years ago, everyone in my family and all of my friends would come to me for technical support all of the time.

Then, Windows Vista came out. When they'd ask me for help, I'd stumble around...
Forum: General 12-25-2012, 09:22 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
When an ISP says that they do not "support"...

When an ISP says that they do not "support" Linux, they mean that they will not help you with it.

Every single ISP will work with Linux, MacOS, NetBSD, or an operating system that you wrote from...
Forum: General 12-18-2012, 11:06 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
They all are with no network card, modem, I/O...

They all are with no network card, modem, I/O port, keyboard, or mouse attached.
Forum: General 12-16-2012, 11:48 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Industrial servers are a LOT more difficult to...

Industrial servers are a LOT more difficult to compromise, regardless of operating system. Generally, you need a specific method to exploit each individual server or group of servers. You can't just...
Forum: General 12-14-2012, 03:37 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Trojan and virus authors seek the path of least...

Trojan and virus authors seek the path of least resistance to as large a number of infections as possible. That path does not go through Linux machines.

If 100% of the machines in the world ran...
Forum: General 12-13-2012, 02:32 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
future_computer, the best-fed troll on LQ,...

future_computer, the best-fed troll on LQ, strikes again.

Kudos, little buddy.
Forum: General 10-18-2012, 03:15 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Yeah, but there's nothing like seeing it run...

Yeah, but there's nothing like seeing it run native, loading to icons before your enter key fully rebounds from being pressed to issue the 'win' command.
Forum: General 10-17-2012, 12:51 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Yes, but DOS couldn't boot on its own; I had to...

Yes, but DOS couldn't boot on its own; I had to use LILO.

Windows 3.11 is wicked crazy fast on a new machine. I only gave it one 256MB DIMM for memory; I don't know if it could have used more, but...
Forum: General 10-16-2012, 12:55 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
One super cool thing about Windows: My trusty XP...

One super cool thing about Windows: My trusty XP CD.

Because Windows Vista, 7, and soon to be 8, are so undesirable, and therefore not adopted like Microsoft may have hoped, the Windows XP CD...
Forum: General 10-16-2012, 12:53 PM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Mine, too!!

Mine, too!!
Forum: General 10-11-2012, 11:01 AM
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Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Looking at metro ... er ... whatever they call it...

Looking at metro ... er ... whatever they call it now, I am flabbergasted.

It's like they had a few guys in the room during the design process who would shout out things like:

"Too intuitive!"...
Forum: General 10-11-2012, 10:36 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
I want to know if they have put a good version of...

I want to know if they have put a good version of bash into this one.

It sure is weird that, for the first (and hopefully last?) time ever, a PC user interface seems to have taken the approach of,...
Forum: General 01-13-2012, 07:06 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Ah-ha! I think we have come upon the motivation...

Ah-ha! I think we have come upon the motivation for this thread ...

That's quite a bit different from ...




Ease of use has just about nothing to do with hardware support.

Linux is an...
Forum: General 01-13-2012, 02:13 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Unfortunately, the very paradigm of Linux...

Unfortunately, the very paradigm of Linux development and distribution defies your premise. Linux isn't developed by a centralized entity for a unified distribution. Its development and distribution...
Forum: General 01-13-2012, 01:23 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,059
Posted By foodown
Ubuntu assumes that the user is a total dolt. ...

Ubuntu assumes that the user is a total dolt.

Gentoo assumes that the user is a paranoid know-it-all who wants to watch everything compile.

Debian assumes to some extent that the user is...
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