Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-15 Thread Joel Hammer
Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 08:52:37PM +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote: Actually, I have to say that in certain cases, it *is* cheaper and even more stable to run Microsoft than Linux or Solaris, or any kind of UNIX. It's generally easier to find a Sys Admin who is familiar with Windows than someone

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-15 Thread Herb DeLong
what is politions Bob - Original Message - From: Bob Hemus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:08 PM Subject: Re: A contented linux user Bill Campbell wrote: On Sat, Sep 13, 2003, joel wrote: There was a lot of correspondence generated

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Bill Campbell
On Sat, Sep 13, 2003, joel wrote: There was a lot of correspondence generated by that essay. It would be nice if all linux advocates bothered to learn to use correct English grammar and spelling, but, such is life. No worse than many teachers in the U.S. Government schools. Of more interest was

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Chong Yu Meng
Actually, I have to say that in certain cases, it *is* cheaper and even more stable to run Microsoft than Linux or Solaris, or any kind of UNIX. It's generally easier to find a Sys Admin who is familiar with Windows than someone who is familiar with UNIX. You can't swing a dead cat in a

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Joel Hammer
On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 08:52:37PM +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote: Actually, I have to say that in certain cases, it *is* cheaper and even more stable to run Microsoft than Linux or Solaris, or any kind of UNIX. It's generally easier to find a Sys Admin who is familiar with Windows than someone

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Collins Richey
[ snips ] On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:50:49 -0400 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OT_RANTI can't help but compare this situation to the drug industry. We Americans pay more for pharmaceuticals because we respect copyright laws ... This can't go on, and already

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Keith Antoine
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 02:34 am, Collins Richey wrote: [ snips ] On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:50:49 -0400 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OT_RANTI can't help but compare this situation to the drug industry. We Americans pay more for pharmaceuticals because we respect

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Terence McCarthy
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 06:56:39 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And the said drug companies will/do dump those drugs that are declared unsafe in the US on other unsuspecting countries. There are some great examples in Oz at the moment I am informed. But I hope are not taking!

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Bob Hemus
Bill Campbell wrote: On Sat, Sep 13, 2003, joel wrote: There was a lot of correspondence generated by that essay. It would be nice if all linux advocates bothered to learn to use correct English grammar and spelling, but, such is life. No worse than many teachers in the U.S. Government

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-14 Thread Alma J Wetzker
Collins Richey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:34:04 -0600 [ snips ] On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:50:49 -0400 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OT_RANTI can't help but compare this situation to the drug industry. We Americans pay more for pharmaceuticals because we respect

A contented linux user

2003-09-13 Thread Collins Richey
Even though entitled with the eggregious GNU/linux moniker, this is a really great article: http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/12/1733209 What makes it even better, is the article is squeezed between Microsoft ads chuckle. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with

Re: A contented linux user

2003-09-13 Thread joel
There was a lot of correspondence generated by that essay. It would be nice if all linux advocates bothered to learn to use correct English grammar and spelling, but, such is life. Of more interest was the claim by one fellow that their switch to linux worked great until a couple of guys left