bill gates linux
I am not at totally stupid person.I have written a 60k byte qbasic application program. I have watched with interest over the past few years the development of Linux.I believe it will really never go very far until someone removes the hopelessly complex web of knowledge required to use the system. What is required is in effect a Windows,xx or DOS based SETUP.EXE program that would permanently install Linux on ones hard drive including a Partition to allow dual Windows,XX and Linux to coexist together.
bill gates Linux
The response I got to a simple request for an DOS or Windows based "SETUP.EXE" program which loads Linux onto my hard drive, would lead me to thick I was asking for the combination to Fort Knox. Consider two computers one with Windows and the other with Linux. They only differ in that the machine code written on the respective hard drives is diferent.I am certain that a simple file copying "setup.exe" program can move all code from a CD-rom onto ones hard drive. And the next time the machine is started an option page can allow the user to select either Windows or Linux. The Linux "kernal" can't be so foreign a language that it can be copied ??? All code that the computer uses must come from a bios chip or the hard drive not from outer space. I am trying to avoid the problem which I have of needing a degree in Rocket Science to even see anything on my computer which originates from the blessed Linus "kernal". Who in this world can actually read hexadecimal code anyway.
bill gates Linux
Thank you all for your interesting analysis to "setup.exe" I am sorry to disappoint Craig Im not a Troll. I especially like your answer Santiago. thanks .It sheds quite a bit of light on the problem. and your addition Ben thanks ! I really do wish for Linux to be on the same world scale as Windows.!!... No greater!!! At the risk of getting you guys on my case what if I have a computer with two hard drives c: and d: or apples: and oranges:,one with Windows on it, and one with Linux on it. Or is this such a complex problem you have to have two computers sitting side by side one with Windows and one with Linux running on it and join them together with an USB cable and two can do battle with each other. Gentlemen if you don't e-mail me I promise I will go away. If you do e-mail me I will feel free to talk O.K. Do you have to rewire your house when you want to change a light bulb from 60w to 100w . The only requirment would be that the new bulb has a standard Edison base so it fits and 110 v. Do I need a degree in "c++" to change that lightbulb? Or do they have a "C+++" these days? By now your thinking I probably have a "c-" or a "d". No doubt somewhat justified. thanks again *
bill gates linux
I am going to try one last time on this and then I promise you won't here from me again. GIVEN THE FOLLOWING :- 1/ there are millions of Windows and Dos users out there. 2/ Ideally there should be equally millions of Linux users out there. 3/ many of us millions don't want to give up or find it usefull to keep our Dos and Windows. 4/ many of us millions would very much like to have the option of using both systems on our computer. WE WOULD LIKE THE FOLLOWING:- 1/ we don't want to have to know the technical details of how to get to the step4/ above (in the given table above). 2/we want one of the following:- A/ to be able to insert a floppy disk into our "a" drive , turn on the computer, the computer then loads DOS or whatever and eventually after enough time and floppys have been fead into the drive we see an up and running version of Linux. or:.. B/ turn on the computer with a floppy disk "a" which then prompts for a cd-rom which then loads a version of Linux. or:..c/ option 3 would be to allow Windows to to boot up and click on a cd-rom drive. and then the program on the cd would modify my computer so that Windows and Linux can run on the same machine. either :- 1/ separately 2/ selectably 3/ Windows under Linux or Visa versa 4/ some way the two can interact on the same machine 5/ or some combination of 1/2/3/4 IF you think that this can't be done then fine; but I bet Linus Torvalds could do it. I know bill can't do it he is too busy adding more bells and whistles to Windows4000 . Please don't take my pleadings to be for myself personally. There will come a time when the world wide demand for operating systems will be huge.This will come from third world countrys where literacy is low and computer literacy is even lower. I respectfully place myself in that catagory. TO your greater success!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE GOOD BY.
