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Skriven 2011-03-24 02:48:20 av James Bradley (1:342/77.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Wayne Chirnside
Ärende: up and atom
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-=> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to TOM WALKER <=-

 -=> TOM WALKER wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-
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 WC>Why should I let one lone O.S. dictate limitations of my choices
 WC>in both hardware and software?

 TW> Thati s CALED the Amercain way. IF you want soemtohging different MOVE
 TW> to a different counbtry. But be careful as you cound be jumping from
 TW> the frying pan into the fire.

It's called a monopoly guys, and the US is powerless against them. "Into 
the fire", just move to Europe and try to sniff out the M$ lobby group. 
...
 WC>However one thing has _changed_ from the old DOS days, behind closed
 WC>doors deals have been made with computer hardware manufacturers to bundle
 WC>Windows software to where those manufacturers now employ cheaper Windows
 WC>software driven modems, printers and sound cards.

... And Intel CPUs have been proven to be in a kickback scheme!
...
 WC> I still play with Slackware but were I too decide to go
 WC> for a Windows looking box there's always Knoppix 6.4.4

A fellow has touted Puppy Linux. My first poke at it looked pretty great, 
and most everything I was used to was found right where I was accustomed to 
finding it. I should install it on a machine here when I sell my only 
Ubuntu box.
...
 WC> The trick is discerning the _proper_ hardware, not the most expensive.

As mentioned earlier, "Win"modems, "Win"sound, and don't forget 
"Win"printers are the only three classes of HW to avoid - even if you are 
Windblows addicted - that I am aware of. Now, ATI and Nvidia are a closed 
shop to protect their trade secrets, but they both work well with open 
source 2D drivers. 3D is available for both as executable files with the 
edge going to ATI the last I heard.

Other than that, maybe a flaky SCSI card, or an impotent NIC... Any other 
generalizations? I seem to recall a few versions of bridge chips were 
problematic, but I believe most of the sticky bits (Pun not intended!) are 
addressed with firmware updates or kernel modifications.
 ...
 WC> This machine is a Gateway 2.8 GHz purchased for $20 nearly two years
 WC> ago as a clearance item.
 WC> Uptime, identical to ownership time.
 WC> Zero problems.

<Childish G> 
...
 WC> I found myself faking ignorance and incompetence in order to no longer
 WC> be at the beck and call of several Windows users who were taking
 WC> advantage of my better nature.

 WC> Shhh.

 WC> Don't tell anyone.
 WC> As long as there remain dedicated loyal Windows users
 WC> I remain on easy street :-)

"The last guy cleaned our computer, and by the next day there were forty 
new viruses on it." came from a neighbour that I helped years ago.

I told this "client" about the last time I even *looked* at a Windows 
screen. (A bit of a lie, as almost every machine I consider at auction is 
preloaded with the crap.) Another fellow wanted to buy that Ubuntu machine 
I talked about, but *needed* it loaded with Eight-gigs of RAM, and Six-146G 
SCSI drives so he could squeak that latest and greatest Win-Server OS on 
the pig. "I got away from Windows for *exactly* that reason. I can equip 
you with a bare machine for you to load up, or you can be running Apache 
and an FTP server before sundown with my cast-off parts. Move to a real OS 
and get twice the work done with half the resources."

I haven't heard a peep out of either since. <BWEG>


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