but John do you, or do you not, like Bagpipes? let's get down to brass tacks....
On Tuesday 30 July 2002 10:48 pm, you wrote: > At 11:14 AM 31/07/02, you did spake with authority > > >John Rigby wrote: > > > >Linux is still a ^%$#$%^&*&^^ of a product to install and setup in a > >business-workable format. > >---------------------------------- > > > >John, I am tired of hearing you say this. I have no idea of what problems > >you have (please don't bother telling me). > > > >I have a dual boot machine with Mandrake 8.2 and (sort of) Win 98. > >Mandrake installed without a wrinkle and has remained stable. Win 98 was a > >struggle to get video and modem (external) to work. Furthermore when that > >decorated soldier - Gen Fault - salutes the reboot loses the video driver > >and it is another fight to get it setup properly. > > I *KNOW* what that is - not a big problem under windoze.... any novice help > list will show you how :_) > > Look, frankly who cares what *you* think? > > This was part of a serious offer to help a young fellow in a difficult > circumstance and you whine about something nonsensical ! > > All I can say is: > READ *THIS* LIST! > The complaints by volume and extent here are ferocious, considering most > people here fancy themselves as at least partial geeks - they LIKE playing > with things. > I can't even understand the questions! :-) > > There is no point in continually shooting at the messenger! > LINUX *IS* a &^*%$$%&^ to set up. > READ THIS VERY LIST - and it is only *one* of dozens. > > Even *you* are still running W98!!! > > As for not seeing both sides - I even once used an Apple! > > No, the big money in Linux is in finding the RARE, rare person who is a > geek and can get it all to go - not in MONTHS but a day. > I have never, ever met one myself, but I live in the sunshine............ > If I could have found one hirable person who could demonstrate that they > could get Linux to run in a business situation easily - NOTE: real world > business situation - I would have started a Computer business again this > year - even here in paradise, there is a lot of easy(?) money to be made. > The catch was, the only two competent people I eventually found were > already self-employed and making a motza - often by throwing out MS$ > systems and setting up hybrids - O.S. Linux and decent (and familiar) > programs running under Win4lin or whatsitsname. > > I have recently installed test runs of Linux distros that DO work, several > times, but the problems with useful programs/utilities show it to be long > way off everyday user value to do it without expert assistance, yet. > > Again, people, I am not anti-anything except bigots and fanatics. > > I think Linux is the only hope of stopping Big Bill's juggernaut. Well, > slowing it a little, anyway. :-) > But, the current hope is certainly not the Mandrake approach. > I'm not even sure if anyone else will now be able to catch the > Lindows rabbit. Boy! Those people know how to market! > Boy! They listened to what the market wants/needs! > Did EXACTLY what I've been saying here and elsewhere for > years.................. > > Again, please stop shooting at the messenger - learn to look at things in > an adult way. Don't be afraid of new/different information. THAT is how we > all learn. > Those that do advance, anyway. > > PEACE! > > John Rigby
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