Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0 (long)

2003-01-06 Thread Dale Huckeby
On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Jerry wrote: > So, in conclusion, in my opinion, this "review" was poorly written, in > bad taste, and detrimental to GNU/Linux. In expecting more from the > distribution than from his own knowledge, the author is perpetuating the > notion that Linux is hard to learn, hard

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0 (long)

2003-01-06 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 2:50 pm, Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 12:26:02 + > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 12:23 pm, Jerry wrote: > > > My whole outlook on computers is that if you don't know how they work, > > > you shouldn't own one, plain and simple, unt

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0 (long)

2003-01-06 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 12:26:02 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 12:23 pm, Jerry wrote: > > My whole outlook on computers is that if you don't know how they work, you > > shouldn't own one, plain and simple, until you LEARN. > > So do you own a car? Can you pull

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0 (long)

2003-01-06 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 12:23 pm, Jerry wrote: > My whole outlook on computers is that if you don't know how they work, you > shouldn't own one, plain and simple, until you LEARN. So do you own a car? Can you pull it apart to the last screw/rivit and re-build it? Can you diagnose every smallest

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0 (long)

2003-01-06 Thread Jerry
I know where you're coming from Russ. I've been the (unwilling) appointed "Fix my computer, please" guy in the family/circle of friends. Up until about a month ago I ran a dual boot system which (much to my dismay) ended up being used as a Windows machine. Finally, after having my moments of

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0

2003-01-05 Thread David Williams
On Sunday 05 January 2003 12:11 pm, Russ wrote: > I am a definite newbie to the world of Linux. I have tinkered with it in > the past but always had issues that prevented me from fully jumping on > board. > > I have been dealing with Windows since I got into computers in the early > 90's. I am the

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0

2003-01-05 Thread Russ
I am a definite newbie to the world of Linux. I have tinkered with it in the past but always had issues that prevented me from fully jumping on board. I have been dealing with Windows since I got into computers in the early 90's. I am the guy that my friends (and their friends) call when there win

RE: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0

2003-01-05 Thread Brandon Vanderberg
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anne Wilson Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 2:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0 On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 7:54 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > Hate to say, "told y'all so",

Re: [newbie] Interesting article reviewing MDK v9.0

2003-01-05 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 05 Jan 2003 7:54 am, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > Hate to say, "told y'all so", but once again, someone else agrees and > has come to the same conclusion...and they're paid for it... > > > http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=189 I'm getting 'cannot resolve ofb.biz' or 'ofb