Re: The great linux saviour "Palm Foleo" - knifed and killed by Palm

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Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:fbs0gj$uas$2@aioe.org...
>> Respondant wrote:
>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>
>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>
>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that arises from
>>> spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which distro best fits
>>> their needs, installing it, and then more hours upon hours attempting to
>>> make it work. :-)
>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates, configure
>> it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>
> So it takes you 58 minutes to install it. What about the new user who does
> the install and wonders what to do next? Where are my icons? How do I set
> up a printer? How can I add a user? It's not that easy when they are new
> to the Linux family. What does .tar mean? Why do I need to type this
> cryptic junk on a command line.
>
> When Ubuntu/Linux is as easy to navigate and find what you're looking for,
> only then will it gain popularity.
>

When I install Ubuntu for folks, I show them how to do that and more.
Speaking of cryptic command lines, have you ever heard of DOS or CMD?

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"Respondant" <Respondant@noemail.invalid> wrote in message
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> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>
>> "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:fbs0gj$uas$2@aioe.org...
>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>>>
>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>
>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>
>> So it takes you 58 minutes to install it. What about the new user
>> who does the install and wonders what to do next? Where are my
>> icons? How do I set up a printer? How can I add a user? It's not
>> that easy when they are new to the Linux family. What does .tar
>> mean? Why do I need to type this cryptic junk on a command line.
>>
>> When Ubuntu/Linux is as easy to navigate and find what you're looking
>> for, only then will it gain popularity.
>
> What cracks me up the most about these so-called Linux "advocates" is that
> they snip any constructive criticism, and go right to the offensive.
>
> If you go back and look at my original post in this thread, I never said
> Linux was "bad". ALL I said (in a nutshell) was that in it's current
> state, Linux is a cluster-****, and opined about how it may be improved.
> THAT is ALL I said.
>
> And any HONEST Linux "advocate" would HAVE to admit that much is true.

I don't think Linux/Ubuntu is bad, I just think that the majority of users
don't want the headache of trying to figure out how to use the product.
Yes, Vista is a pain in the A$$ sometimes, but at least you can find
something if you need to. Even when Vista was new, I could navigate much
easier than trying to navigate around Ubuntu.

Their Open Source Office is a joke. It is primitive compared to MS Office.
With most of the civilized world using Office, most people want to just have
their programs work.


>
>
 
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Alias wrote:

> Respondant wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>
>> You timed it?
>>
>>
>
> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
> when I was done.

Why? ROFL

Did you sit there and watch the progess bar scroll past as it was installing
as well?

Bill
 
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Respondant wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Respondant wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>> You timed it?
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>> when I was done.
>
> Why? ROFL

To see how long it took, of course.

>
> Did you sit there and watch the progess bar scroll past as it was installing
> as well?
>
> Bill

No "progess" bars on any of my computers.


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Alias wrote:

> Respondant wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally
>>>>>>> ill?
>>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>> You timed it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>>> when I was done.
>>
>> Why? ROFL
>
> To see how long it took, of course.

That other dude was right. You ARE anal.

>>
>> Did you sit there and watch the progess bar scroll past as it was
>> installing as well?
>>
>> Bill
>
> No "progess" bars on any of my computers.

Ummm. OK.

You're a *fine* rep for the Linux community. Keep up the excellent work.

Bill
 
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Bill Yanaire wrote:

> "Respondant" <Respondant@noemail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:aKSdnSknWv4kF3zbnZ2dnUVZ_qCgnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>
>>> "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:fbs0gj$uas$2@aioe.org...
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>>>>
>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>
>>> So it takes you 58 minutes to install it. What about the new user
>>> who does the install and wonders what to do next? Where are my
>>> icons? How do I set up a printer? How can I add a user? It's not
>>> that easy when they are new to the Linux family. What does .tar
>>> mean? Why do I need to type this cryptic junk on a command line.
>>>
>>> When Ubuntu/Linux is as easy to navigate and find what you're
>>> looking for, only then will it gain popularity.
>>
>> What cracks me up the most about these so-called Linux "advocates"
>> is that they snip any constructive criticism, and go right to the
>> offensive. If you go back and look at my original post in this thread, I
>> never
>> said Linux was "bad". ALL I said (in a nutshell) was that in it's
>> current state, Linux is a cluster-****, and opined about how it may
>> be improved. THAT is ALL I said.
>>
>> And any HONEST Linux "advocate" would HAVE to admit that much is
>> true.
>
> I don't think Linux/Ubuntu is bad,

NEVER said it (or any other version of Linux) is.

Now try to tell the "advocates" I didn't :-)

> I just think that the majority of
> users don't want the headache of trying to figure out how to use the
> product. Yes, Vista

Not gonna go there. Not for a while anyhow. XP (SP2) is fine just the way
it is.

> is a pain in the A$$ sometimes, but at least you
> can find something if you need to. Even when Vista was new, I could
> navigate much easier than trying to navigate around Ubuntu.
>
> Their Open Source Office is a joke. It is primitive compared to MS
> Office. With most of the civilized world using Office, most people
> want to just have their programs work.

That's why Linux is (so far) just a hobby OS. But the "advocates" don't
"get" that.

And it's not they they CANNOT "get" it .... It's just that they don't seem
to WANT to.

Which brings me back to my, "Linux is a geek dick-swinging contest" theory.

If they REALLY wanted Linux to grab a strong foothold in the OS market, the
"advocates" would get together and MAKE it happen.

But I don't think the Linux world is really into that though, despite these
newsgroups. They all seem more intent on out-geeking each-other, rather
than getting together and collaborating on ONE OS that can compete with
anything MAC or MS puts out which I truly BELIEVE they could do.

Just my Opinion.

Bill
 
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On Sep 7, 12:30 pm, "Respondant" <Respond...@noemail.invalid> wrote:
> Bill Yanaire wrote:
> > "Alias" <iamal...@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:fbs0gj$uas$2@aioe.org...
> >> Respondant wrote:
> >>> dont.pull...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> >>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
> >>>>> nymshifted:
>
> >>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>
> >>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>
> >>> <snip>
>
> >>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
> >>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>
> >>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
> >>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
> >>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
> >>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>
> >> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
> >> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>
> > So it takes you 58 minutes to install it. What about the new user
> > who does the install and wonders what to do next? Where are my
> > icons? How do I set up a printer? How can I add a user? It's not
> > that easy when they are new to the Linux family. What does .tar
> > mean? Why do I need to type this cryptic junk on a command line.
>
> > When Ubuntu/Linux is as easy to navigate and find what you're looking
> > for, only then will it gain popularity.
>
> What cracks me up the most about these so-called Linux "advocates" is that
> they snip any constructive criticism, and go right to the offensive.
>
> If you go back and look at my original post in this thread, I never said
> Linux was "bad". ALL I said (in a nutshell) was that in it's current state,
> Linux is a cluster-****, and opined about how it may be improved. THAT is
> ALL I said.
>
> And any HONEST Linux "advocate" would HAVE to admit that much is true.


Of course they do.
Ever read any of the crap that passes for advocacy over in
comp.os.linux.advocacy?
You'll read all kinds of conspiracy theories, slams against Microsoft,
how Apple is going bankrupt, how Linux is replacing Windows everywhere
etc.

And rarely will see a shred of unbiased facts to back up these points.
One guy opver there posts 1000's of messages and uses blogs as his
*proof*.
It's hysterical.

And when something Linux tanks the advocates immediately ignore
messages saying such so that they don't drive up the google count.

Linux is a decent system, it's the Linux advocates that need help.
 
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Respondant wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Respondant wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally
>>>>>>>> ill?
>>>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>>> You timed it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>>>> when I was done.
>>> Why? ROFL
>> To see how long it took, of course.

First insult:

>
> That other dude was right. You ARE anal.
>
>>> Did you sit there and watch the progess bar scroll past as it was
>>> installing as well?
>>>
>>> Bill
>> No "progess" bars on any of my computers.

Second insult:

>
> Ummm. OK.
>
> You're a *fine* rep for the Linux community. Keep up the excellent work.
>
> Bill

Yawn.
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Alias wrote:

> Respondant wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann
>>>>>>>>> . wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy
>>>>>>>>> Schestowitz. Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out
>>>>>>>>> the mentally ill?
>>>>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out
>>>>>>>> which distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then
>>>>>>>> more hours upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>>>> You timed it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>>>>> when I was done.
>>>> Why? ROFL
>>> To see how long it took, of course.
>
> First insult:

No. You cowardly snecking (without indicating) COLA from the groupline a
few posts back (fixed that for ya) was the FIRST insult.

>> That other dude was right. You ARE anal.
 
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Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Respondant" <Respondant@noemail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:aKSdnSknWv4kF3zbnZ2dnUVZ_qCgnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>
>>> "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:fbs0gj$uas$2@aioe.org...
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>> So it takes you 58 minutes to install it. What about the new user
>>> who does the install and wonders what to do next? Where are my
>>> icons? How do I set up a printer? How can I add a user? It's not
>>> that easy when they are new to the Linux family. What does .tar
>>> mean? Why do I need to type this cryptic junk on a command line.
>>>
>>> When Ubuntu/Linux is as easy to navigate and find what you're looking
>>> for, only then will it gain popularity.
>> What cracks me up the most about these so-called Linux "advocates" is that
>> they snip any constructive criticism, and go right to the offensive.
>>
>> If you go back and look at my original post in this thread, I never said
>> Linux was "bad". ALL I said (in a nutshell) was that in it's current
>> state, Linux is a cluster-****, and opined about how it may be improved.
>> THAT is ALL I said.
>>
>> And any HONEST Linux "advocate" would HAVE to admit that much is true.
>
> I don't think Linux/Ubuntu is bad, I just think that the majority of users
> don't want the headache of trying to figure out how to use the product.
> Yes, Vista is a pain in the A$$ sometimes, but at least you can find
> something if you need to. Even when Vista was new, I could navigate much
> easier than trying to navigate around Ubuntu.

Vista isn't necessarily bad either. I don't actually remember what the
default desktop is on a user installation, but I believe it is the same
as it was on xp, just the recycle bin. If it weren't for the fact that
most oem machines come with vista preinstalled and configured, would a
neophyte user be any better off installing vista from scratch on
whatever machine he might choose for the installation? Would he not
wonder where all his program icons are? Is it possible that without
doing any "homework" that such a person might find himself in the same
situation as someone loading linux/ubuntu for the first time? I would
hazard a guess that your ease (as is mine) of finding one's way around
vista is due in no small part to previous experience with xp, or prior
ms operating systems. The learning curve is greatly reduced.
>
> Their Open Source Office is a joke. It is primitive compared to MS Office.
> With most of the civilized world using Office, most people want to just have
> their programs work.

I don't know that saying that most of the civilized world uses office is
a fair statement. If might be a fair statement for the business world,
but I will not assume that to be true, either. In this very group, the
point has been often made that open source software cannot handle much
of the more esoteric things that office can do. Probably so, but do the
majority of office users, both consumer and business, have the need to
avail themselves of such capabilities? If not, why wouldn't an open
source app then be suitable for the majority of users?
>
>
>>
>
>


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After all

"Respondant" <Respondant@noemail.invalid> wrote in message
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> Alias wrote:
>
>> Respondant wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally
>>>>>>>> ill?
>>>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>>> You timed it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>>>> when I was done.
>>>
>>> Why? ROFL
>>
>> To see how long it took, of course.
>
> That other dude was right. You ARE anal.
>
>>>
>>> Did you sit there and watch the progess bar scroll past as it was
>>> installing as well?
>>>
>>> Bill
>>
>> No "progess" bars on any of my computers.
>
> Ummm. OK.
>
> You're a *fine* rep for the Linux community. Keep up the excellent work.

After all, Alias is the undisputed Marketing Rep for the Marketing
Department of Ubuntu. Remember, it's FREE and Open Source. That is all
Ubuntu could afford !


>
> Bill
>
 
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Respondant wrote:

> Alias wrote:
>
>> Respondant wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
>>>>>> Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
>>>>> distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
>>>>> upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>
>>> You timed it?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>> when I was done.
>
> Why? ROFL
>
> Did you sit there and watch the progess bar scroll past as it was
> installing as well?
>
> Bill


I time such things regularly. I get paid for my time.

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"Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates, configure
> it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.

Have you tried other distros or is your recommendation based on the
experience of one install?
 
Respondant wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Respondant wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>>> Alias wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Respondant wrote:
>>>>>>>>> dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann
>>>>>>>>>> . wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
>>>>>>>>>>> nymshifted:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> < snip flatfish droppings >
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You lately nymshifted to
>>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy
>>>>>>>>>> Schestowitz. Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out
>>>>>>>>>> the mentally ill?
>>>>>>>>> They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
>>>>>>>>> arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out
>>>>>>>>> which distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then
>>>>>>>>> more hours upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>>>>>>>> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
>>>>>>>> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.
>>>>>>> You timed it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I wrote down the time I started and then looked at the clock
>>>>>> when I was done.
>>>>> Why? ROFL
>>>> To see how long it took, of course.
>> First insult:
>
> No. You cowardly snecking (without indicating) COLA from the groupline a
> few posts back (fixed that for ya) was the FIRST insult.

Um, my news server doesn't do COLA and neither do I.

>
>>> That other dude was right. You ARE anal.

Try and get over it.

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<dont.pullout@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1189176625.590630.179430@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
wrote:
> The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish) nymshifted:
>
> < chop >
>
> wylbur.horseman, Yanick Schmuley and zyklon_C.
> Plus many, many, many more.
>
> < chop >

[Headers trimmed]

It's absolutely amazing that after all these years COLA regulars still fuss
over Flatfish's alleged nymshifting. What a waste of time.

Saucy
 
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The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

> What, and ruin perfectly good Windows Vista licenses?

'good' and 'Windows' in the same sentence? Surely not? :)
 
Alias wrote:

> Respondant wrote:
> > dont.pullout@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > > On Sep 7, 10:38 am, Peter Köhlmann .
> > > wrote:
> > > > The racist, liar and software thief Gary Stewart (flatfish)
> > > > nymshifted:
> > > >
> > > > < snip flatfish droppings >
> > > >
> > > > You lately nymshifted to
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > You seem to be an even bigger Linux freak than Roy Schestowitz.
> > > Tell me, what is it about Linux that brings out the mentally ill?
> >
> > They don't start out that way. It's a cumulative effect that
> > arises from spending hours upon hours trying to figure out which
> > distro best fits their needs, installing it, and then more hours
> > upon hours attempting to make it work. :-)
>
> Took me exactly 58 minutes to install Ubuntu, get the updates,
> configure it and load all the programs I wanted. Oops.

Now, go and click on "check for updates" in Firefox to install the
latest version.

Toad

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