Linux-Advocacy Digest #230, Volume #34 Sat, 5 May 01 20:13:05 EDT
Contents:
Re: Linux a Miserable Consumer OS
Re: How to hack with a crash, another Microsoft "feature" (Bob Hauck)
Re: Justice Department LOVES Microsoft! (Rick)
Re: Linux a Miserable Consumer OS (Eugenio Mastroviti)
Re: Why Linux Is no threat to Windows domination of the desktop ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: Another Windows pc gets Linux (Terry Porter)
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux a Miserable Consumer OS
Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 23:36:52 GMT
I think the answer may be more apps for Linux as far as consumer appeal. It
doesn't seem to me that the ave consumer cares much about the OS itself and
would not want to deal with it as far as administrating, etc . . ., but
would want a quality OS that doesn't crash their favorite apps
-Gil
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Linux was/is and will continue to be a miserable failure as a consumer
> desktop OS until it wakes up and starts offering an end result that is
> superior instead of an inferior result based upon theoretical superior
> technologies.
>
> Consumers want instant gratification and Linux is way out in left
> field as far as that is concerned. A consumer can call a 1-800 number
> they saw on TV and order the latest and greatest Pentium 4 system with
> all of the bells and whistles including AOL or MSN for less than 2k.
> They open the box plug it in and it works. Sure the scanner/printer
> and modem are Win* variety, but who cares? It works. They have a
> pre-load with all kinds of games, office suites and so forth. The same
> Office suites that their children are using in school. My daughter
> needed to a Power point presentation for French class the other day
> (she is 15 and in 9th grade). Am I going to give her a Linux version?
> Hell no!!! I want the CD I burn to run on Windows because that is what
> her teacher uses. Why be a martyr?
>
> Linux lusers like to talk about free applications. Well take a look at
> the header page of Freshmeat for today 5/5/2001.
>
> I sure see a lot of great stuff here....NOT
>
>
>
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>
> Linux ethernet bridge rewrite 0.0.9
> by Lennert Buytenhek - Saturday, May 5th 2001 17:08 EST
>
> This is a rewrite of the Linux ethernet bridging code. Improvements
> include support for multiple independent bridges, and functionality
> with ethertap.
>
> Changes: This version is much improved over the previous version
> announced on freshmeat. See the Changelog for more info.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: N/A
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> SimpleCDR 1.60
> by John Tobin - Saturday, May 5th 2001 16:54 EST
>
> SimpleCDR is a console-based, menu-driven front-end for Blade Encode,
> LAME, OGG Encode, CDparanoia, cdda2wav, cdrecord, and CDRDAO. It is
> used to copy data or audio CDs, encode MP3s, rip tracks, and master
> data or audio CDs. Its straight forward, all-in-one design makes it a
> very powerful utility.
>
> Changes: Direct CD to MP3/OGG ripping has been added, eliminating the
> need for an intermediate wav file. Setup has been modified so that not
> all options need to be filled in for the program to work correctly.
> Menus are now all color coded for easier reading.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> ProZilla 1.3.5
> by Kalum Somaratna a.k.a. Grendel - Saturday, May 5th 2001 16:52 EST
>
> ProZilla is a multi-threaded download accelerator for Linux which
> supports both HTTP and FTP protocols. It makes multiple connections to
> the server and downloads the file in portions, thus giving a much
> better speed rate than the conventional download programs which use a
> single connection. Resuming connections is fully supported and
> customisable. The new FTPSearch feature enables retrieving of mirrors,
> and also pings them to select the fastest server available. Both the
> number of mirrors to retrieve and the number of servers to ping at
> once are fully customisable.
>
> Changes: The Referer Tag for HTTP has been added. Periodically (every
> 5 minutes), ProZilla tries to log in to the FTP server, to see whether
> a user has disconnected and whether it can take advantage of this. It
> now checks and warns about free diskspace before rebuilding the file.
> Backup ftpsearch servers have been added, so that if Lycos changes its
> ftpsearch location again, there is a backup ftpsearch server to fall
> back upon. A few typos have been fixed.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> JIGS 1.3.0
> by Nicola Pero - Saturday, May 5th 2001 16:22 EST
>
> JIGS (Java Interface for GnuStep) allows Java programmers to use the
> GNUstep libraries from Java, but it is more than a set of bindings for
> GNUstep from Java: it takes advantage of the fact that Objective-C and
> Java are very similar languages to make it possible to use Objective-C
> classes from Java using exactly the same API (and vice versa).
> Moreover, JIGS can generate automatically wrappers for your own
> Objective-C GNUstep libraries.
>
> Changes: Implementation of morphing Boolean and number objects, and a
> fix for a fatal bug in the selector mapping code.
>
> License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) - Release focus:
> Major feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> XPilot 4.3.2
> by XPilot - Saturday, May 5th 2001 16:21 EST
>
> XPilot is a graphical multi-player maneuvering game with less-exciting
> graphics, but more speed, tactics, and insults. Some people also use
> it for UDP network analysis. Over the past eight years of playing and
> development, tons of features have been added to the game, from basic
> weapons like shotguns and missiles to more recent ones like phasing
> devices, invisibility, or hyperjump.
>
> Changes: Fixes for a nasty bug in saving the configuration and some
> Windows compilation issues.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Smurf Sound Font Editor 0.52.1
> by Josh Green - Saturday, May 5th 2001 16:20 EST
>
> Smurf is a GTK-based sound font editor. Sound font files are a
> collection of audio samples and other data that describe instruments
> for the purpose of composing music. Sound fonts do not describe the
> music itself, but rather the sounds of the instruments. These
> instruments can be composed of any digitally recordable or generated
> sound. This format provides a portable and flexible sound synthesis
> environment that can be supported in hardware or software.
>
> Changes: Workarounds for bugs in ALSA <= 0.5.10b, including problems
> with sample caching (kernel oopses) and bi-directional sequencer
> access.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Cheetah Web Browser 0.05 (Alpha)
> by Garett Spencley - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:31 EST
>
> The Cheetah Web Browser is a project that has been started to create a
> fast, light-weight, bloat-free, open source web browser for Linux and
> other free unix clones that is not dependant on any other browser
> (such as mozilla) and is not bound to a particular desktop (such as
> GNOME and KDE).
>
> Changes: Initial HTML rendering (text and links), GUI support for
> mutliple windows, and lots of bugfixes and code cleanups.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> eboard 0.1.6 (Development)
> by Felipe Bergo - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:31 EST
>
> eboard is a chess board interface for ICS (Internet Chess Servers,
> like FICS) and chess engines (like Crafty) based on the GTK+ toolkit.
> It provides a friendly user interface with input history, locked
> scroll back, and multiple board windows.
>
> Changes: Some bugfixes in the FICS protocol, more customization
> options, and game examination support.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> WLA DX 7.4.1
> by Ville Helin - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:30 EST
>
> WLA DX is yet another macro assembler that can program the GB-Z80,
> Z80, 6502, 6510, and 65816 CPUs. Included in the package there is a
> GB-Z80 disassembler and few converters. WLA DX was initially
> programmed to compile ROM images for Gameboy, but nowadays it can also
> patch existing ROM images with code, and even compile program files
> and ROM files for other CPUs like the NES-6502 and C64-6510.
>
> Changes: A fix for a bug introduced in memory overwrite check
> enhancements that causes WLALINK to screw up FREE/SEMIFREE sections.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> ECLiPt Roaster 2.0.9
> by Martin Preishuber - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:28 EST
>
> ECLiPt Roaster is a GNOME interface to MkIsoFs and CDRecord which can
> be used for writing data & audio CDs and ISO images on the fly.
>
> Changes: Multisession support, much better integration with konqueror
> and nautilus, compatibility with Python 2.x, and many bugfixes.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Ampache 1.07
> by Scott Kveton - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:27 EST
>
> Amache is yet another Web-based MP3 manager. Using mod_mp3 for Apache
> and PHP to render the pages, it allows you to view, edit, and play
> your MP3s via HTTP. It has support for playlists, artist and album
> views, random play streams, etc.
>
> License: Freeware - Release focus: Initial release
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Deity RPG 0.0.3
> by Alexandre BERAUD - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:08 EST
>
> Deity is a 2D role playing game using Gtk+ and Imlib2. Its aim is to
> give complete freedom to the player in an autonomous world. Quests and
> strategical events are randomly generated, depending on the player's
> actions.
>
> Changes: Better character movements, complete objects handling, and an
> enhanced creation window.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Simple Allpurpose New Diarykeeper 0.1.1
> by Per Jonsson - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:07 EST
>
> Sand is a tool for keeping your diary. It handles storing of the diary
> and outputting it in different formats.
>
> Changes: A fix for a bug causing crashes in some situations, and
> support for note titles.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
>
> rute 0.9.1
> by Paul Sheer - Saturday, May 5th 2001 15:01 EST
>
> Rute (Rute Users Tutorial and Exposition) is a book on GNU/Linux that
> aims to be the definitive guide for new users as well as sufficing as
> training course material, covering both the RHCE and LPI requirements.
> It covers essential theory to UNIX as well as giving practical
> tutorials on all fundamental aspects of Unix administration, from
> basic commands, the theory of TCP/IP, the Linux filesystem, through to
> configuration of mail, DNS, and other servers, through hardware
> configuration and package management. It is not Unix-specific but
> tends to give examples suited to Debian and RedHat-like systems. Rute
> comes in HTML, PostScript, and PDF formats.
>
> Changes: Many new chapters and sections.
>
> License: Free To Use But Restricted - Release focus: Major feature
> enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> KLCC 0.3
> by Peter Simonsson - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:58 EST
>
> KLCC is a KDE client for the LineControl server, a program that
> controls your Internet connection.
>
> Changes: New actions in the system tray menu, new options to connect
> to server on startup and to go online on connect, cleanups to
> lineselection, full compliance of LCP3 -> LCP3.2, translation to
> Swedish, and more.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Initial
> release
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> CGINews 1.03
> by Markus Triska - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:53 EST
>
> CGINews allows you to remotely add news entries to a site. It features
> adding, changing, and deleting of entries, multi-user functionality,
> sections, access levels, logs, highly-configurable layout, and more.
> It supports file upload and binary attachments.
>
> Changes: Much-improved security, a fix for preview, and more templates
> (for editing of sent news and file upload).
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> security fixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> GNOME Installation Guide 1.4/B
> by karsten reincke - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:48 EST
>
> The GNOME Installation Guide was written to help unfamiliar users
> install a stable GNOME system that includes more than the default
> applications. It teaches readers how to compile GNOME on their own
> instead of installing precompiled packages. It also covers
> installation of extra GNOME programs, both those hosted by the GNOME
> project and those which are not.
>
> Changes: This release contains the integration of new more or less
> loosely associated GNOME applications, and updating of many already
> integrated GNOME applications.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: N/A
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> SATGUI Beta 1
> by SATiSOFT - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:44 EST
>
> SATGUI is a framework for developing simple GUI client/Unix server
> applications. It uses a simple, easy-to-learn screen layout language
> (SAT/DL). The backend applications can be developed in almost any
> character-based language (shell script/Perl/AWK/C/etc.), and a basic
> interface to MySQL databases (SATMYSQL) is also available.
>
> Changes: This release contains a server administration/monitor/control
> GUI, toolbar support (with balloon help), pop-up action confirmation
> dialog support, new inverse/bold/title/green/yellow options for
> addLabel, new green/yellow options for setMessage, a facility to pass
> a specified column of MultiList as a parameter, and bug fixes.
> Connection failure has been tidied up.
>
> License: Freeware - Release focus: Major feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> fwanalog 0.2.1
> by Balázs Bárány - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:42 EST
>
> fwanalog is a shell script that parses and summarizes firewall
> logfiles. It understands logs from BSD ipf, Linux 2.2 ipchains and 2.4
> iptables. It uses the excellent log analysis program Analog (also free
> software) to create its reports. It does so by converting the firewall
> log into a fake web server log and calling Analog with a modified
> configuration.
>
> Changes: Analog 5.0 compatibility, new Analog functions (pie charts,
> etc.), and an iptables format bugfix.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> OpenACS 3.2.5
> by Ben Adida - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:40 EST
>
> OpenACS is the ArsDigita Community System written for the Oracle
> RDBMS, ported to PostgreSQL. It is an advanced Web toolkit that
> focuses on collaboration, and includes over 40 modules.
>
> Changes: OpenACS 3.2.5 fixes a slew of small and medium bugs in many
> modules, including Intranet, Ecommerce, BITS (Bug and Issue Tracking
> System), and many others. OpenACS 3.2.5 also includes the new Photo DB
> module, which allows users to maintain their photography collection
> online. Read the complete release notes for more information.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> bugfixes
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> xclip 0.04
> by Kim Saunders - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:37 EST
>
> xclip is a command line utility that provides an interface to the X
> selection (the clipboard) from the command line. It can read data from
> standard in or a file and place it in the X selection for pasting into
> other X applications. xclip can also print the X selection to standard
> out, which can be piped to a file or another program.
>
> Changes: The use of getop_long() has been changed to
> XrmParseCommand(), a function in xlib, for portability (apparently
> System V Unix derived machines don't have getopt_long(), but
> XrmParseCommand() is part of xlib, and hence should always be
> available). XrmParseCommand ignores ambiguous options (-ver gets
> ignored, instead of going to -verbose or -version), and doesn't do
> multiple options with one hyphen (-if instead of -i -f). The -out (out
> mode) and -filter (print stdin back to stdout) options have been
> added.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Major
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> fax4CUPS 1.12
> by Sebastiano Vigna - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:36 EST
>
> fax4CUPS is a very simple GPL'd shell script that acts as a CUPS
> backend for a serial faxmodem. Essentially, you print with lpr and the
> fax is sent. The nice thing is that you have CUPS around, and this
> means, for instance, that you can check whether your fax has been sent
> just using your favorite browser (as you would do for any other
> printer), even if the faxmodem is really on a remote server.
>
> Changes: Accessibility from the KDE graphical frontend (you can even
> choose the number to dial).
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> POSIX 1003.1b clock/timer patch 2.4.4
> by Robert H. de Vries - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:32 EST
>
> This is a patch for the Linux kernel's clock/timer code, and it is
> derived from a patch from the University of Kansas. It includes
> modifications for all architectures for the system call numbers and
> other things. The core facilities are architecture independent.
>
> Changes: This release is a port to kernel 2.4.4.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Minor
> feature enhancements
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> NBC-VBI - Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] saver 0.32
> by Marco Kraus - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:31 EST
>
> NBC-VBI is a recording tool for the German Radio.MP3 (operated by
> MusicPlay), which can be received in Germany via NBC Europe (cable
> network) and uses the vertical blanking interval of television signals
> to send the MP3-data. NBC-VBI provides automatic MP3-saver-functions,
> a cover-saver, filter system, dupe-check, and more.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Initial
> release
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Fade Router Administrator 0.55
> by Jon Tungland - Saturday, May 5th 2001 14:31 EST
>
> Faroa (Fade Router Administrator) is a PHP-script to control the
> isdnctrl package. It uses MySQL to store data.
>
> License: GNU General Public License (GPL) - Release focus: Initial
> release
>
>
>
>
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>
> *************************************************************
>
> Most of this stuff might as well be Greek to the average user. Command
> Line CDRW applications? Maybe 10 years ago but now? Get real already!
>
>
> But yet this is what Linux is all about. A collection of disjointed,
> half done applications of dubious quality that virtually nobody is
> using on the desktop.
>
>
> Linux?
>
> Sorry.......Not even close to an option for most users.
>
>
> Flatfish
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
Subject: Re: How to hack with a crash, another Microsoft "feature"
Reply-To: bobh = haucks dot org
Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 23:43:45 GMT
On Fri, 4 May 2001 23:53:38 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> You can only brute force it if you know the decode algorithm. You can
> guess, and analyze and do lots of things, but it could be things like
> XORing the data against a pets name, while rotating 3 bits and
> compressing it using 10 different compression algorithms.
I have only a small understanding of cryptography, but I don't think
this is correct. For one thing, it is difficult to come up with a
sequence of steps that produces a unique result. In the general case
there are many other methods that would produce the same result and the
analyst only needs to find one. Having only a 4-bit key will make this
a lot easier.
But even if you are correct, it is a very bad idea to depend on a
secret algorithm for security. If the algorithm is ever compromised,
all communications using that algorithm will be trivial to solve by
brute force. When that happens (and you have to assume that it will,
eventually) you have to come up with a whole new scheme rather than
merely a new key.
--
-| Bob Hauck
-| To Whom You Are Speaking
-| http://www.haucks.org/
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From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy
Subject: Re: Justice Department LOVES Microsoft!
Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 19:54:33 -0400
Daniel Johnson wrote:
>
> "Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > Daniel Johnson wrote:
> > > Microsoft does not have the strange supernatural
> > > powers you attribute to them.
> >
> > No, they have monopoly power and they abuse it.
>
> Calling them "monopoly powers" does not make
> them any less magical.
>
So "magical" now equals criminal?
> [snip]
> > > No, no, persistance!
> >
> > Yeah, persistant criminal behavior.
>
> I see there's some persistance to admire about you, too! :D
>
> [snip]
> > > > I don't think you're interested in an intelligent conversation. Or
> > > > perhaps you are just incapable of one.
> > >
> > > Of course not! I'm talking to you, aren't I? :D
> >
> > Yup... not capable.
>
> Yeah. You'd think I'd learn, but I never do.
--
Rick
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From: Eugenio Mastroviti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux a Miserable Consumer OS
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 00:49:12 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Linux was/is and will continue to be a miserable failure as a consumer
> desktop OS until it wakes up and starts offering an end result that is
> superior instead of an inferior result based upon theoretical superior
> technologies.
>
> Consumers want instant gratification and Linux is way out in left
> field as far as that is concerned. A consumer can call a 1-800 number
> they saw on TV and order the latest and greatest Pentium 4 system with
> all of the bells and whistles including AOL or MSN for less than 2k.
> They open the box plug it in and it works. Sure the scanner/printer
> and modem are Win* variety, but who cares? It works. They have a
> pre-load with all kinds of games, office suites and so forth. The same
> Office suites that their children are using in school. My daughter
> needed to a Power point presentation for French class the other day
> (she is 15 and in 9th grade). Am I going to give her a Linux version?
> Hell no!!! I want the CD I burn to run on Windows because that is what
> her teacher uses. Why be a martyr?
>
> Linux lusers like to talk about free applications. Well take a look at
> the header page of Freshmeat for today 5/5/2001.
>
> I sure see a lot of great stuff here....NOT :(
Good. Use Windows, same as I do. Sadly, there are no good videogames
running decently on Linux, and thanks to the joint powers of the two
greatest mafia organizations in the world (no, not the Yakuza and the
Triads, but Micro$oft and the MPAA) no decent DVD players.
If you're stupid enough to run critical apps on Windows, fine. Do it. If
you're not with my company, you're competition, and I for one won't
complain if you shoot yourself in both feet.
What I slightly resent is the fact that His Billness and his acolytes use
methods that would shame an Italian politician to take *away* from me the
possibility not to use an alternative.
Is your braincell able to cope with the concept, or was it addled by
staring for too long to BSODs?
Eugenio
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From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: soc.men,soc.singles,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: Why Linux Is no threat to Windows domination of the desktop
Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 19:54:30 -0400
Matt Kennel wrote:
>
> John W. Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :Matt Kennel wrote:
> :>
> :> On Wed, 02 May 2001 12:42:40 -0400, Aaron R. Kulkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :> :
> :> :So, to summarize, you believe that homosexual attraction is genetically
> :> :determined.
> :>
> :> The twin and brother studies seem to indicate that it is
> :>
> :> :In other words, it is a birth defect, just like congenital mental retardation.
> :>
> :> Or being black or lithuanian.
> :>
> :> Its persistence in humans despite an obvious sexual reproductive
> :> advantage implies to me that the most likely genetics is that it is an
> :> unintended consequence of a combination of genes that are otherwise
> :> selected for.
> :
> :Yet another theory:
> :
> :The vast majority of human beings are bisexual, with most of them
> :having a preference for one sex or the other.
If your claim were true, then most bars, at the end of the night,
would be the majority of men who failed to snag a women to hook
up with each other and go home.
Since this doesn't happen, it indicates that the men are NOT
"bisexual, with a preference for [females]" but, in fact, find
the thought of engaging in sex with another man to be repulsive.
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
DNRC Minister of all I survey
ICQ # 3056642
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K: Truth in advertising:
Left Wing Extremists Charles Schumer and Donna Shalala,
Black Seperatist Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan,
Special Interest Sierra Club,
Anarchist Members of the ACLU
Left Wing Corporate Extremist Ted Turner
The Drunken Woman Killer Ted Kennedy
Grass Roots Pro-Gun movement,
J: Other knee_jerk reactionaries: billh, david casey, redc1c4,
The retarded sisters: Raunchy (rauni) and Anencephielle (Enielle),
also known as old hags who've hit the wall....
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
her behavior improves.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (C) above.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Terry Porter)
Subject: Re: Another Windows pc gets Linux
Reply-To: No-Spam
Date: 05 May 2001 23:57:12 GMT
On Sat, 05 May 2001 11:18:20 GMT,
Pete Goodwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
>
>> You've tripped over your own rhetoric: you wanted to say this was a step
>> that Word doesn't need. But you are correct; Word is simply incapable
>> of doing it.
>
> You're grasping at straws.
>
> I wanted to say Word does not need the extra step. Lyx does, and needs a
> filename.
Did you not see my post where I pointed out that Lyx *does not* need
a filename ?
> So what if Word is incapable of doing it?
>
> --
> Pete
--
Kind Regards
Terry
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