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08-09-2004, 10:02
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bye bye windows (pic)
Ahhh feels good.
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08-09-2004, 13:23
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I'm kinda starting to get into linux. Now that I finally have a spare computer to install it on (as if 4 wasnt enough already ;g)
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08-09-2004, 13:24
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gadash is an interesting username
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08-09-2004, 15:55
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linux sucks, try freebsd! www.freebsd.org
"gadash" is what my friedns son calls me, i duno why.
If you are new, and want to learn, try freebsd(which is what the pic is). If you dont have time to learn but want an alternative, get SuSE Linux or Mandrake Linux.
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08-09-2004, 16:38
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I've been fooling around with Knoppix for the last few years.
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08-09-2004, 16:44
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Originally posted by sandboy6184
linux sucks,
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It does? Strange that I've got a production server set running something that sucks.
It's a bit cute to knock other OSs. I'm not exactly a WIN lover, true. Every system has it's ups and downs.
Want a desktop and don't want to learn computer stuff? WIN
Want a desktop that is stable and don't mind learning something about them? Linux
Want a desktop that is stable and don't mind learning a bit more? BSD
Want a server? Gee, your options are wide open. Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, another BSD, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, TRU-64. Pick your poison.
You want a database that is bulletproof? HP-UX and Oracle.
You would think that I wouldn't use something that sucks. Interesting that it meets all my needs for a desktop. Redhat/Fedora Linux.
DanH
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08-09-2004, 16:54
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Quote:
Originally posted by chevrofreak
I'm kinda starting to get into linux. Now that I finally have a spare computer to install it on (as if 4 wasnt enough already ;g)
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Ditto that. . .I've got a dedicated RedHat server, but no desktop Linux box. I reload everything once every 8 months or so, so maybe I will put Linux on my main machine rather than reinstall XP. . .
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08-09-2004, 16:57
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Quote:
Originally posted by HerrGlock
It does? Strange that I've got a production server set running something that sucks.
It's a bit cute to knock other OSs. I'm not exactly a WIN lover, true. Every system has it's ups and downs.
Want a desktop and don't want to learn computer stuff? WIN
Want a desktop that is stable and don't mind learning something about them? Linux
Want a desktop that is stable and don't mind learning a bit more? BSD
Want a server? Gee, your options are wide open. Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, another BSD, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, TRU-64. Pick your poison.
You want a database that is bulletproof? HP-UX and Oracle.
You would think that I wouldn't use something that sucks. Interesting that it meets all my needs for a desktop. Redhat/Fedora Linux.
DanH
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I was waiting for your reply haha. Let me set my view right, I cant stand most linux users, example. " I run linux im a h4x0r" or "Microsoft must die, they are the enemy, you use windows? hahaha your a lamer" And as for the distros....I didnt mind SuSE, slax and knoppix are great for diagnosing problems.
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08-09-2004, 17:05
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You’re both full of beans! The last real OS was CP/M. ^9
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08-09-2004, 17:11
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Quote:
Originally posted by Tennessee Slim
You’re both full of beans! The last real OS was CP/M. ^9
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OS400, Cray are two that I kinda liked ;f
DanH
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08-09-2004, 17:14
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Quote:
Originally posted by sandboy6184
I was waiting for your reply haha. Let me set my view right, I cant stand most linux users, example. " I run linux im a h4x0r" or "Microsoft must die, they are the enemy, you use windows? hahaha your a lamer" And as for the distros....I didnt mind SuSE, slax and knoppix are great for diagnosing problems.
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Don't worry about it. I was more blowing off the Linux comments as I tend to agree with you that some of the people running it are a bit -er- pretentious. That's okay too. They always end up in conversations out of their depth and realize how much they have to learn. Just as I do.
If it weren't for posers, we wouldn't have as many people even start in computers, then we wouldn't have the broad span of backgrounds brought to the table. They have their place as well. Amusement, if nothing else.
I'm a hacker. I'm actually kinda proud of that. Doesn't mean I'm any good, just that I like to do it.
DanH
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08-09-2004, 18:13
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I've never yet met the operating system I couldn't learn to hate, given enough time. Some are just faster-acting than others. 
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"The principal feature of American liberalism is sanctimoniousness. By loudly denouncing all bad things — war and hunger and date rape — liberals testify to their own terrific goodness. More important, they promote themselves to membership in a self-selecting elite of those who care deeply about such things.... It's a kind of natural aristocracy, and the wonderful thing about this aristocracy is that you don't have to be brave, smart, strong or even lucky to join it, you just have to be liberal."
-- P.J. O'Rourke (1992)
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08-09-2004, 18:21
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Quote:
Originally posted by Tennessee Slim
I've never yet met the operating system I couldn't learn to hate, given enough time. Some are just faster-acting than others.
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Play with trusted Solaris. The better you are with computers, the less time it takes to hate it.
DII Coe takes that cake, though. OH MY GOD do I hate DII COE.
DanH
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08-09-2004, 19:05
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Quote:
Originally posted by HerrGlock
DII Coe takes that cake, though. OH MY GOD do I hate DII COE....
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I’ve not had the pleasure. Is it worse than the Burroughs Twenty on the POS computer they wanted the PACs to use when deployed?
My low water mark -- so far -- is Motorola UNIX.
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It took a Carter to bring us a Reagan
"The principal feature of American liberalism is sanctimoniousness. By loudly denouncing all bad things — war and hunger and date rape — liberals testify to their own terrific goodness. More important, they promote themselves to membership in a self-selecting elite of those who care deeply about such things.... It's a kind of natural aristocracy, and the wonderful thing about this aristocracy is that you don't have to be brave, smart, strong or even lucky to join it, you just have to be liberal."
-- P.J. O'Rourke (1992)
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08-09-2004, 19:09
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I need IRIX for this sgi o2 workstation I got here :/
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08-09-2004, 20:20
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i also like knoppix
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08-09-2004, 20:23
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Here's what I've been playing with at work lately:
http://www.whiteboxlinux.org/
"... this product is forked from the source code for Red Hat's _Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3_ product under the terms and conditions of it's EULA."
Free RHEL...sort of.
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08-09-2004, 20:25
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Oh yeah...and Windows isn't going away until we can play more than Solitaire and Lemonade Stand under Linux...well...you get my point.
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08-10-2004, 10:15
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Quote:
Originally posted by physicsdevil
Oh yeah...and Windows isn't going away until we can play more than Solitaire and Lemonade Stand under Linux...well...you get my point.
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Does warcraft 3 one of the most popular games out ring a bell? What about counter strike?;z
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08-10-2004, 10:19
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Oh yeah?!?! Well I run Linux and FreeBSD Sucks, and so does Suse as well as WindOZE... Hey... Linux has a PENGUIN for God's Sake... that means it's COOL!!!!
Kidding, of course... although I do run my own web server, DNS and email server on a linux box... Red Hat is just as free as BSD, and easier to install for me at least!!
Hey, Unix of any flavor is still Unix... and a good thing!
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08-10-2004, 11:39
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Quote:
Originally posted by sandboy6184
Does warcraft 3 one of the most popular games out ring a bell? What about counter strike?;z
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Yeah...two great examples of bleeding-edge Linux gaming. Warcraft 3 is what? 1 1/2 years old? I don't even want to think about how old Counterstrike is. My point was that Linux lags *FAR* behind Windows in available games. It even lags behind Mac for that matter.
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08-10-2004, 12:46
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Quote:
Originally posted by physicsdevil
Yeah...two great examples of bleeding-edge Linux gaming. Warcraft 3 is what? 1 1/2 years old? I don't even want to think about how old Counterstrike is. My point was that Linux lags *FAR* behind Windows in available games. It even lags behind Mac for that matter.
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how about Neverwinter nights? i play it at higher settings in linux than i can in windows.
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08-10-2004, 19:20
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Quote:
Originally posted by Wicked96SS
Oh yeah?!?! Well I run Linux and FreeBSD Sucks, and so does Suse as well as WindOZE... Hey... Linux has a PENGUIN for God's Sake... that means it's COOL!!!!
Kidding, of course... although I do run my own web server, DNS and email server on a linux box... Red Hat is just as free as BSD, and easier to install for me at least!!
Hey, Unix of any flavor is still Unix... and a good thing!
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BSD license has more freedom than GPL though
GNU IS NOT UNIX....joking
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08-10-2004, 19:53
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Quote:
Originally posted by David_G17
how about Neverwinter nights? i play it at higher settings in linux than i can in windows.
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That's one of my favorite games, but I'm talking about the availability of games. Windows platforms are the de facto standard for PC gaming. NWN was released in June 2002...over 2 years ago. Linux didn't even get it until a year later...and it's still one of the very few mainstream Linux games available. I generally try not to advocate one OS over another unless it is for a specific purpose...*nix just doesn't make the cut as far as gaming goes.
FWIW, on my main laptop I dual boot between WinXP-Pro and Gentoo Linux...plus I use a number of LiveCD Linux distros for various purposes. I do the majority of my gaming on an Xbox.
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08-10-2004, 22:57
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What about Unreal Tournament 2004?
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