Re: Linux: slopware about to chase off millions of users

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On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:22:37 -0000, Rick wrote:


> Or the OS that run the computers in the offices in the City of Largo, FL,
> or the OS that runs many (most?) of the top 500 hundred supercompters.

FWIW the Linux loons have been dragging out the Lardo conversion for years.
For those that don't know, I suggest a little Google work on that place.
>> And a server OS in the back room.
>
> As a desktop OS being used in Hollywood...

To replace high priced SGI and Unix systems that were running highly
vertical applications.

>> Every year since 1997 has been
>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen. Have fun
>> with Linux. Enjoy it. But don¢t assert that it¢s a serious competitor
>> for Vista.
>
> I haven't asserted it is a serious contender for Vista.

Linux is, has been and if it doesn't improve, will always be sitting at
less than 1 percent.

Face the facts Rick, Linux is free and people just don't seem to want to
use it.



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On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:06:43 +0200, Hadron wrote:

> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> writes:
>
>> "Dick Hurtz" <cio@utopoiaplanitia.us> wrote in message
>> news:us6dnTbwQpAArG3anZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick" <none@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:13v09rgf0586p47@news.supernews.com...
>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:21 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will lose
>>>>>>>> me and millions of others."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>>>>>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that now
>>>>>>> it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready and
>>>>>>> waiting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Read the forums.
>>>>
>>>> Read the Windows related forums.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at about
>>>>>>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its userbase
>>>>>> keeps increasing?
>>>>>
>>>>> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years? That's
>>>>> hardly anything to brag about.
>>>>
>>>> That's a pretty big gain when you consider the lack of advertising, and
>>>> the herd mentality and network effects that must be fought.
>>>>
>>>
>>> No, it's a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
>>> geeks. And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has been
>>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen. Have fun
>>> with Linux. Enjoy it. But don't assert that it's a serious competitor for
>>> Vista.
>>
>> Of the top 500 super computers in the world, 380 some odd run Linux.
>> Of
>
> So usage += 380.
>
> Whoopee doo. And how much do they contribute back to the OSS
> repositories I wonder?

Is anyone in this group as dense as NoStop?
The guy seems to be as thick as a brick.
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Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:06:43 +0200, Hadron wrote:
>
>> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> writes:
>>
>>> "Dick Hurtz" <cio@utopoiaplanitia.us> wrote in message
>>> news:us6dnTbwQpAArG3anZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Rick" <none@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:13v09rgf0586p47@news.supernews.com...
>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:21 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will lose
>>>>>>>>> me and millions of others."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>>>>>>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that now
>>>>>>>> it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready and
>>>>>>>> waiting.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Read the forums.
>>>>>
>>>>> Read the Windows related forums.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at about
>>>>>>>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its userbase
>>>>>>> keeps increasing?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years? That's
>>>>>> hardly anything to brag about.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's a pretty big gain when you consider the lack of advertising, and
>>>>> the herd mentality and network effects that must be fought.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, it's a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
>>>> geeks. And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has been
>>>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen. Have fun
>>>> with Linux. Enjoy it. But don't assert that it's a serious competitor for
>>>> Vista.
>>>
>>> Of the top 500 super computers in the world, 380 some odd run Linux.
>>> Of
>>
>> So usage += 380.
>>
>> Whoopee doo. And how much do they contribute back to the OSS
>> repositories I wonder?
>
> Is anyone in this group as dense as NoStop?
> The guy seems to be as thick as a brick.

It's not that he's thick as such - it's that his his hatred for MS and
over zealous love for all things Linux just make him a poor judge and
blind to the reality of Linux's place in the real world at the moment. I
would say Gregory Shearman, HPT and (snigger) wRonG are stupider in
their blind, ill founded assertions. NoStop does at least contribute
back in the Ubuntu forums wheener though he might be .....


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"Christopher Hunter" <chrisehunter@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>
>> Linux will remain a niche desktop system.
>
> Good enough - it's such a "niche" that it commands almost 100% of the
> desktop machines in China. It's such a "niche" that major Government
> agencies are leaving the Windoze Crapware in droves - they want security,
> reliability and a guarantee that the wanky yanks won't have buried yet
> more
> back doors in their "operating system".
>
> Now run along and play with your digital colouring set - after all, that's
> just about the upper limit of Windoze use.
>
> C.
>

Christopher Hunter,

For your information, I have been to China three times in the past two
years, staying for weeks at a time on every trip. The cities I visited and
resided in are Chongqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Dazu, Beijing,
Yongchuan and a few others.
The fact of the matter is that most of the personal computers I saw in
China were running Windows XP SP2, not Linux by any means. Most of the
people in China prefer Windows XP or earlier Windows versions. True, the
Windows operating systems they install may be pirated but nevertheless they
are Windows operating systems. Pirated operating systems don't show up as
verifiable data. The average price paid for a pirated Windows OS is U.S. two
dollars.
You don't know what you are talking about. I suggest that you shut your
mouth before you begin spewing any more lies. You simply don't have a clue.
I can substantiate my statements because I have seen it firsthand with my
own eyes. Can you? If so, let's see the data. Can I provide hard copy data?
No I cannot. I can only relay what I have seen. You can choose to believe it
or not believe it. I don't care one way or the other. I simply know you are
full of sh_t.

C.B.


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Frank wrote:

> NoStop wrote:
>
>>
>> linux is not a competitor to Vista. There is NO competition. linux is a
>> POS. Period. Anything could compete with that toy operating system and
>> win. Even an Etch-A-Sketch.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
> Yeah...I agree!
> Frank

I agree that you are a lo-life who edits others posts.

Cheers and LOL!

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Another US president declared a war on drugs. Drugs won.
This US president declared a war on terror. Terror won.
Next?
 
Dick Hurtz wrote:

> No, it’s a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
> geeks.

Wrong. It's the primary operating system for many major corporations and
governments.

> And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has been
> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen.

Wrong. See above.

> Have fun with Linux. Enjoy it.

I do. So do many millions of others.

> But don’t assert that it’s a serious competitor for Vista.

Of course it is.

"Vista" lasted just over half an hour here - it was compromised during its
initial update routine after installation. "Vista" simply isn't either
good enough for most users (it's insecure, unstable and encumbered with
stupid DRM) and is "unfit for the purpose for which it's sold" - you can
get your money back in this country under the "Sale of Goods Act".

It's actually "Vista" that's trying (and failing) to keep up with current
Linux distros.

C.
 
Moshe Goldfarb wrote:

> The guy seems to be as thick as a brick.

You adequately describe /yourself/ - blind, stupid and prejudiced, Mushy.

C.
 
Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> writes:

> Dick Hurtz wrote:
>
>> No, it’s a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
>> geeks.
>
> Wrong. It's the primary operating system for many major corporations and
> governments.

Many being more than one right Chunt?

>
>> And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has been
>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen.
>
> Wrong. See above.

Sure.. Sure...

>
>> Have fun with Linux. Enjoy it.
>
> I do. So do many millions of others.
>
>> But don’t assert that it’s a serious competitor for Vista.
>
> Of course it is.

You really think so? The adoption rates seem not to agree unfortunately.

>
> "Vista" lasted just over half an hour here - it was compromised during
> its

More lies.

> initial update routine after installation. "Vista" simply isn't either
> good enough for most users (it's insecure, unstable and encumbered with
> stupid DRM) and is "unfit for the purpose for which it's sold" - you can
> get your money back in this country under the "Sale of Goods Act".

"Class Action" boy eh?

>
> It's actually "Vista" that's trying (and failing) to keep up with current
> Linux distros.

You must be either mad or joking. Which is it?

Much as I love Linux it is ridiculous to suggest Linux is deployed on
more machines than Vista.

>
> C.
>

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volunteers, why not run a rinky-dink distro made by a lot of volunteers?
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Hadron wrote:

> Much as I love Linux it is ridiculous to suggest Linux is deployed on
> more machines than Vista.

I said nothing of the sort, you dolt.

You were removed from the bozo-bin here only yesterday. You've lasted 12
hours. Back in the reject pile you go, you moron.

C.
 
NoStop wrote:
> Frank wrote:
>
>
>>NoStop wrote:
>>
>>
>>>linux is not a competitor to Vista. There is NO competition. linux is a
>>>POS. Period. Anything could compete with that toy operating system and
>>>win. Even an Etch-A-Sketch.
>>>
>>>Cheers.
>>>
>>
>>Yeah...I agree!
>>Frank
>
>
> I agree that you are a lo-life who edits others posts.
>
> Cheers and LOL!
>
hehehe...you forgot the rules loser...there are no rules and trolls like
you are fair game...LOL!
Live with it you lying linux POS!
Frank
 
"Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> wrote in message
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> Of the top 500 super computers in the world, 380 some odd run Linux.

Next time I need a supercomputer to run my desktop I will probably buy
linux, until then it has no relevance to any argument about linux's
popularity amongst general users.
In fact the linux on a supercomputer has little to do with the linux most
people want.

> Of those that remain, all but 6 run some form of UNIX. Only 6 run
> Windows. All are at the bottom of the list in performance but near the top
> of the list in performance.


???


> It is a market OWNED by Linux. Power computing is Linux because it has
> the features, the programming tools and clustering. A front that
> Microsoft never even had. The battle is exclusive of Linux and UNIX.

M$ have never sold into that market, so what?
You have to have a product before you can sell it.

>
> That being said, it is the extortion might of Microsoft that holds Linux
> back. But Linux has more staying power and like the turtle in the race
> with the hare, slow but surely, Linux will smack MS hard given nothing but
> time. It is already growing in the I/T data center...go figure.

What hold linux back is a lack of applications people want. There are
thousands.. but not the ones people want.
Even the ones that do exist are available for windows as well as linux so
they are not a driving force, if you have windows running.. just add the OSS
application, why bother with an unnecessary OS install?
If linux had a killer app, someone would just port it to windows, the
problem with linux is that it is open source and that is what holds it back.
Linux isn't sufficiently advanced for a user to write an application that
can't be ported to windows.

>
> Thing about next time you google, the biggest integrated network of
> computers in the world, all running Linux. As is Akami, a Microsoft
> service provider.

So what, I don't run a CDN, neither do most people.
All you are doing is justifying linux as being suitable for large scale
deployments where saving $20 a machine is a lot.
 
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:02:56 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:22:37 -0000, Rick wrote:
>
>
>> Or the OS that run the computers in the offices in the City of Largo,
>> FL, or the OS that runs many (most?) of the top 500 hundred
>> supercompters.
>
> FWIW the Linux loons have been dragging out the Lardo conversion for
> years. For those that don't know, I suggest a little Google work on that
> place.

Yes, you will find some very god reviews.

>>> And a server OS in the back room.
>>
>> As a desktop OS being used in Hollywood...
>
> To replace high priced SGI and Unix systems that were running highly
> vertical applications.

And some Windows machines.

>
>>> Every year since 1997 has been
>>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen. Have
>>> fun with Linux. Enjoy it. But don’t assert that it’s a serious
>>> competitor for Vista.
>>
>> I haven't asserted it is a serious contender for Vista.
>
> Linux is, has been and if it doesn't improve, will always be sitting at
> less than 1 percent.
>
> Face the facts Rick, Linux is free and people just don't seem to want to
> use it.

Face facts. True want has nothing to do with it. Herd mentality and the
network effects of an illegally maintained monopoly do.

--
Rick
 
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:06:43 +0200, Hadron wrote:

> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> writes:
>
>> "Dick Hurtz" <cio@utopoiaplanitia.us> wrote in message
>> news:us6dnTbwQpAArG3anZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick" <none@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:13v09rgf0586p47@news.supernews.com...
>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:21 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will
>>>>>>>> lose me and millions of others."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>>>>>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that
>>>>>>> now it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready
>>>>>>> and waiting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good
>>>>>>> thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Read the forums.
>>>>
>>>> Read the Windows related forums.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at
>>>>>>> about 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its
>>>>>> userbase keeps increasing?
>>>>>
>>>>> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years? That's
>>>>> hardly anything to brag about.
>>>>
>>>> That's a pretty big gain when you consider the lack of advertising,
>>>> and the herd mentality and network effects that must be fought.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> No, it's a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
>>> geeks. And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has
>>> been the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen.
>>> Have fun with Linux. Enjoy it. But don't assert that it's a serious
>>> competitor for Vista.
>>
>> Of the top 500 super computers in the world, 380 some odd run Linux. Of
>
> So usage += 380.
>
> Whoopee doo. And how much do they contribute back to the OSS
> repositories I wonder?

Write and ask, then you don't have to wonder.

--
Rick
 
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:58:50 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:51:12 -0000, Rick wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:21 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will
>>>>>> lose me and millions of others."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>>>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>>>
>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that
>>>>> now it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready
>>>>> and waiting.
>>>>>
>>>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>>>>
>>>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>>>
>>> Read the forums.
>>
>> Read the Windows related forums.
>>
>>
>>>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at
>>>>> about 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>>>
>>>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its
>>>> userbase keeps increasing?
>>>
>>> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years? That's
>>> hardly anything to brag about.
>>
>> That's a pretty big gain when you consider the lack of advertising, and
>> the herd mentality and network effects that must be fought.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Can it go any lower?
>>>>>
>>>>> Someone pull the plug on this fossil already. People are obviously
>>>>> not interested in Linux as a desktop system.
>>>>
>>>> So, you will no longer be using and Linux distros?
>>>
>>> Of course not.
>>> Linux will remain a niche desktop system.
>>
>> Let's make this clear... you are saying will no longer be using any
>> Linux distros?
>
> No.
> I said I will NOT stop using Linux.
> I personally don't care if it's a niche system.

So, why do you continue to use an OS you continually criticize as being
inferior to Windows?

--
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Hadron wrote:
> "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@unixhome.net> writes:
>
>> "Dick Hurtz" <cio@utopoiaplanitia.us> wrote in message
>> news:us6dnTbwQpAArG3anZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>> "Rick" <none@nomail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:13v09rgf0586p47@news.supernews.com...
>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:21 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will lose
>>>>>>>> me and millions of others."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>>>>>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that now
>>>>>>> it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready and
>>>>>>> waiting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>>>>>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>>>>> Read the forums.
>>>> Read the Windows related forums.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at about
>>>>>>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>>>>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its userbase
>>>>>> keeps increasing?
>>>>> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years? That's
>>>>> hardly anything to brag about.
>>>> That's a pretty big gain when you consider the lack of advertising, and
>>>> the herd mentality and network effects that must be fought.
>>>>
>>> No, it's a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
>>> geeks. And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has been
>>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen. Have fun
>>> with Linux. Enjoy it. But don't assert that it's a serious competitor for
>>> Vista.
>> Of the top 500 super computers in the world, 380 some odd run Linux.
>> Of
>
> So usage += 380.
>
> Whoopee doo. And how much do they contribute back to the OSS
> repositories I wonder?

Quite some. A lot (if not all) of the "big iron" code comes from IBM and
others who build these machines. A lot of that code is already used in
medium-sized machines that e.g. can be equipped with hundreds of
gigabytes of main memory or which have several tens of CPU cores.

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: People are obviously not interested in Linux as a desktop system.
:

Lying makes you feel good doesn't it?
 
Canuck57 wrote:

>> No, it's a joke. Linux will never be anything more than a hobby OS for
>> geeks. And a server OS in the back room. Every year since 1997 has been
>> the "year of Linux on the desktop." Its never going to happen. Have fun
>> with Linux. Enjoy it. But don't assert that it's a serious competitor for
>> Vista.
>
> Of the top 500 super computers in the world, 380 some odd run Linux. Of
> those that remain, all but 6 run some form of UNIX. Only 6 run Windows. All
> are at the bottom of the list in performance but near the top of the list in
> performance. It is a market OWNED by Linux. Power computing is Linux
> because it has the features, the programming tools and clustering. A front
> that Microsoft never even had. The battle is exclusive of Linux and UNIX.

Is rewarding such an obvious troll a good idea?
 
"Rick" <none@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will lose me
>>> and millions of others."
>>>
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>
>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>
>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that now
>> it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready and
>> waiting.
>>
>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>
> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?

Because it is just like every other operating system out there.

>
>>
>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at about
>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>
> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its userbase
> keeps increasing?
>

Linux commanded just 0.67 percent of the OS market in January and was
barely leading the iPhone, which came in at 0.13 percent of total market
share

You call that increasing? You need some math classes.


>>
>> Can it go any lower?
>>
>> Someone pull the plug on this fossil already. People are obviously not
>> interested in Linux as a desktop system.
>
> So, you will no longer be using and Linux distros?
>
> --
> Rick
 
"mark" <markh60@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will lose
>>>>> me
>>>>> and millions of others."
>>>>>
>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>>
>>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that now
>>>> it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready and
>>>> waiting.
>>>>
>>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>>
>> Read the forums.
>>
>>
>>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at about
>>>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its userbase
>>> keeps increasing?
>>
>> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years?
>> That's hardly anything to brag about.
>>
>>
>>>> Can it go any lower?
>>>>
>>>> Someone pull the plug on this fossil already. People are obviously not
>>>> interested in Linux as a desktop system.
>>> So, you will no longer be using and Linux distros?
>>
>> Of course not.
>> Linux will remain a niche desktop system.
>>
>>
> So if you don't use linux at all then you really don't need to be involved
> in this ng.


So you are the head newsgroup Nazi here?
 
"Moshe Goldfarb" <brick.n.straw@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:87wsfxcisj84$.6op4ulln9zox$.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:30:02 -0000, Rick wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:17:49 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:50:05 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>>
>>>> "If Ubuntu doesn't solve this problem and solve it fast it will lose me
>>>> and millions of others."
>>>>
>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?
>> t=587905&highlight=freeze&page=46
>>>
>>> It wouldn't surprise me at all.
>>>
>>> The problem with being the most popular Linux distribution is that now
>>> it's time to pony up and deliver because the people are ready and
>>> waiting.
>>>
>>> It looks like Ubuntu is riddled with bugs which is not a good thing.
>>
>> Why does it look like "Ubuntu is riddled with bugs"?
>
> Read the forums.
>
>
>>>
>>> Tell me, Linux desktop is currently hovering on life support at about
>>> 0.6 percent of the desktop market share.
>>
>> "on life support"? How can Linux be "on life support" when its userbase
>> keeps increasing?
>
> From what 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent over at least 10 years?
> That's hardly anything to brag about.
>
>
Linux commanded just 0.67 percent of the OS market in January,
not even close to 8%
 
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