Wow, how off topic can we get? Sure, the Linux kernel itself may be stable, but I've tried various GUIs on it and they have been non-intuitive and buggy. XP (if you don't load a bunch of garbage on it) is a solid platform. Just my 2 cents. Though I'm not interested in futile, ages old OS debates that end in neither party budging opinions.
I apologize in advance that recipients of this email lost a few CPU cycles. :) Erle http://GANNS.com Games, Science, Technology, Humor Tell your friends about GANNS.com or I will cut you in the face. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralph Green, Jr. > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:32 PM > To: The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search list > Subject: Re: [Prime] Re: Prime Digest, Vol 11, Issue 17 > > Thanks, > I needed a good laugh today. I have not directly had any > problems with SP2 because I have enough sense to stay away > from an unreliable OS like Windows XP. When I have a chance > to explain why I call XP unreliable, even Microsoft engineers > have agreed with me. I have certainly read about many people > who have had real problems with XP and had legitimate software. > My advice is to upgrade to a decent OS. Ubuntu Linux is a > good place to start, although there are a number of good > options. A computer is just a tool. I don't get religious > about it. I just try to use good tools instead of bad ones. > Good day, > Ralph Green, Jr. > > On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 19:47 -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > > thats HORRIBLE advice, there's absolutely NOTHING wrong with SP2 if > > your software is legitimate and you're not running some other buggy > > stuff that breaks under SP2. > > > _______________________________________________ > Prime mailing list > [email protected] > http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime > _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
