Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-04-01 Thread Ben Russo
Gary Stainburn wrote: On Tuesday 01 Apr 2003 12:58 am, David Busby wrote: The real one: http://uptime.netcraft.net/up/today/top.avg.html The downer from that page is that there's not one Linux box listed but there is 1 Win2K Yeah, but that win2K is almost certainly an artifact in the d

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-04-01 Thread Louis Sabet
- Original Message - From: "Ben Russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 15:45 Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows > Louis Sabet wrote: > > Quite. The proof is in the pudding as they say... > > Find me a windows box th

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-04-01 Thread Gary Stainburn
MAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 15:45 > Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows > > > Louis Sabet wrote: > > > Quite. The proof is in the pudding as they say... > > > Find me a windows box that'll do this: > > >

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-31 Thread Cliff Wells
On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 15:45, Ben Russo wrote: > Louis Sabet wrote: > > > Quite. The proof is in the pudding as they say... > > Find me a windows box that'll do this: > > 3:22pm up 306 days, 2:18, 0 users, load average: 0.05, 0.09, 0.08 > > > > This is an apache/mod_ssl machine running a ton of per

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-31 Thread David Busby
The real one: http://uptime.netcraft.net/up/today/top.avg.html - Original Message - From: "Ben Russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 15:45 Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows > Louis Sabet wrote: > > > Quite. The p

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-31 Thread David Busby
The domains listed don't do any real work... - Original Message - From: "Ben Russo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 15:45 Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows > Louis Sabet wrote: > > > Quite. The proof is in t

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-31 Thread Ben Russo
Louis Sabet wrote: Quite. The proof is in the pudding as they say... Find me a windows box that'll do this: 3:22pm up 306 days, 2:18, 0 users, load average: 0.05, 0.09, 0.08 This is an apache/mod_ssl machine running a ton of perl, and a bunch of log analysis stuff. The day I see a publicly visibl

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-31 Thread Louis Sabet
boots for almost every "Windows Update" Today's 331953 Security Update made me reboot a server :( /B - Original Message - From: "Neumann, Shannon M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 08:03 Subject: RE: Linux vs Win

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-28 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 09:52, Cliff Wells wrote: > [snip serious comments] > > The site is totally tongue-in-cheek: > > I'm a Micorsoft user and I play space-cadet! If yoo like linus get off > my site! I'll sue you! > > Pretty funny, but let's not fall into the trap of taking it at face > valu

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-28 Thread Cliff Wells
On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 15:31, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 07:36, Paul Greene wrote: > > Let me guess; you're the author of this website right? > > > > http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com/ > > > > brent nicholls wrote: > > > > > Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I inst

Re: Linux vs Windows (Ext2 & Ext3)

2003-03-27 Thread David Busby
Journaling!? - Original Message - From: Josef Oduwo To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 16:24 Subject: RE: Linux vs Windows (Ext2 & Ext3) "linus was funded by the communists and the drug lords and also the satanists who hope

RE: Linux vs Windows (Ext2 & Ext3)

2003-03-27 Thread Josef Oduwo
have that now can we so buy windows instead." (http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com/LinusSucks.html) Unbelievable *websight* More than 330,000 security updates to date, "Major" service Paks every 2 weeks, sudden, unexplained reboots, thousands of $$$ for Windoze - the issue of Linux vs

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread David Busby
- Original Message - From: "Michael Fratoni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 15:33 Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thursday 27 March 2003 06:13 pm, J

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 07:36, Paul Greene wrote: > Let me guess; you're the author of this website right? > > http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com/ > > brent nicholls wrote: > > > Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I installed windows > > and i only had to reboot once, and you dont ha

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Michael Fratoni
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 27 March 2003 06:13 pm, Jack Bowling wrote: > ** Reply to message from David Busby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 27 Mar > 2003 13:17:50 -0800 > > > Word to business sense > > Cheers to Linux stability: > > 2:17pm up 189 days, 14:42, 1 user,

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Jack Bowling
** Reply to message from David Busby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:17:50 -0800 > Word to business sense > Cheers to Linux stability: > 2:17pm up 189 days, 14:42, 1 user, load average: 0.31, 0.23, 0.21 > Jeers to Windows reboots for almost every "Windows Update" > Today's 331953 Sec

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread ABrady
On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:42:08 -0500 "brent nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I installed windows > and i only had to reboot once, and you dont have to reboot after > changing your screen rez you newb you set it up so it applys the > settings with

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread rhema
No way Windows is easier to install than Linux. I run a network with about 100 W2k boxes. If it wasn't for cloning software and sysprep it would take me forever to do rollouts. About an 2 hours to install base OS, SP3, hotfixes, and then secure box; a few minutes to get the nic configured to go

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread David Busby
t;Neumann, Shannon M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 08:03 Subject: RE: Linux vs Windows > Oh, my... Flame war here we come. My question is that if you are such > an "advit" (do you mean avid) Windows user, then what ar

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Richard Humphrey
That site is hilarious! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Greene Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 2:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows Let me guess; you're the author of this website right?

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Me
Humm, in Windows XP, if you change your computer name, you have to reboot. I must admit, XP does a lot better with the reboot thing. You don't have to reboot nearly as much as you did with previous versions. You still have to do it on occasion. You give Windows too much credit. I plugged in my

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Paul Greene
Let me guess; you're the author of this website right? http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com/ brent nicholls wrote: Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I installed windows and i only had to reboot once, and you dont have to reboot after changing your screen rez you newb you set it up

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Gene Yoo
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Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Molnar Peter
1. Ever wondered about what does a hard-core M$ Windows user doing on the RedHat list? 2. Nobody wanted to hurt your feelings. Calm down. 3. We are too strict to Windows. We tell jokes on Windows constantly. And we are lovin' it. If you cant live with that, try to find a Windows-related official ma

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Ric Tibbetts
windows is because it is the domoninat > >operating system and you just cant afford it. So take your no job ass > >and go and download Linux and go on a fake windows box... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread John Nichel
download Linux and go on a fake windows box... From: Me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 01:38:42 -0500 (EST) Ever try installing Windows XP on a computer that is not bottable from CD? You

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Jim Wilferling
On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 07:42, brent nicholls wrote: > Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I installed windows and i > only had to reboot once, and you dont have to reboot after changing your > screen rez you newb you set it up so it applys the settings with out > rebooting, if you don

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Jim Wilferling
o take your no job ass and go > and download Linux and go on a fake windows box... > >Then go flame on your own os's support list. And learn to spell. > > > > > >From: Me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL P

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Burke, Thomas G.
kes a great HW development platform :) - -Original Message- From: Tim Willis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows Wow. I'm convinced. Gotta go get me a windows machine now. Anyone else? On Thu, 2003-03

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Reuben D. Budiardja
ROTFLOL. one of the best and most hillarious (considering the context) ascii art I've seen.. -RDB On Thursday 27 March 2003 11:10 am, T. Ribbrock wrote: > > ___ > /| /| | | > >

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Ric Tibbetts
t; > > > > >From: Me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows > >Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 01:38:42 -0500 (EST) > > > >Ever try installing Windows XP on a computer

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Joe Giles
ninat > operating system and you just cant afford it. So take your no job ass and go > and download Linux and go on a fake windows box... > > > > > > > >From: Me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread T. Ribbrock
On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 10:42:08AM -0500, brent nicholls wrote: [...] ___ /| /| | | ||__|| | Please do | / O O\__ NOT |

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Neumann, Shannon M
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I installed windows and i only had to reboot once, and you dont have to reboot after changing your screen rez you newb you set it up so it ap

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Tim Willis
Wow. I'm convinced. Gotta go get me a windows machine now. Anyone else? On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 09:42, brent nicholls wrote: > Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with windows!! I installed windows and i > only had to reboot once, and you dont have to reboot after changing your > screen rez you ne

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread Burke, Thomas G.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tring to start a war? I decline, thanks. - -Original Message- From: brent nicholls [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows Ovi you are doing somthing wrong with

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-27 Thread brent nicholls
TED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 01:38:42 -0500 (EST) Ever try installing Windows XP on a computer that is not bottable from CD? You need no less than 6 floppies. AND, Windows doesn't check to see if your sys

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Me
Ever try installing Windows XP on a computer that is not bottable from CD? You need no less than 6 floppies. AND, Windows doesn't check to see if your system meets minimum specs until the last floppy. AND, I couldn't find the program to make the floppies anywhere on the CD. I had to go out to M

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Molnar Peter
Just remember to reboot after your last clean reboot to make sure everything is working fine... :D MP On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 20:57, Gordon Messmer wrote: > Reuben D. Budiardja wrote: > > >My last experience installing Windows is just a frustrating attempt. Try to > >count how many times a Win ma

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Eric Brophy
>The last time I installed Windows, without any applications, it took >four hours. It took me eight to do the install for a friend... This is >why things like "ghost" are widely used in the Windows world. Yes this is true but a newbie can install without having to know a ton about what is going

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Gordon Messmer
Reuben D. Budiardja wrote: My last experience installing Windows is just a frustrating attempt. Try to count how many times a Win machine has to reboot after install before you can use it... "found a new hardware.. video card" -- reboot after installing driver before win can use it "found a new

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Reuben D. Budiardja
On Wednesday 26 March 2003 02:03 pm, Cliff Wells wrote: > On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 06:20, Weekley, Arnold (C)(STP) wrote: > > > Original body cut out to preserve space > > > > While you're right about RH not including mp3 and video apps out of the > > box turning off many new users, I disagree with ot

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Cliff Wells
On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 06:20, Weekley, Arnold (C)(STP) wrote: > > Original body cut out to preserve space > > While you're right about RH not including mp3 and video apps out of the box > turning off many new users, I disagree with other observations. (BTW, I converted > all my music to ogg-vorbis

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Emmanuel Seyman
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 08:46:49AM +0100, T. Ribbrock wrote: [ about MSIE ] > and has a horrible security history. As for CSS, I'm no expert, but I > *have* heard the same story the other way round as well. Problem for > me is to figure out which one is true. IE is the one screwing things up. Wh

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Weekley, Arnold (C)(STP)
> Original body cut out to preserve space While you're right about RH not including mp3 and video apps out of the box turning off many new users, I disagree with other observations. (BTW, I converted all my music to ogg-vorbis format which gives me better quality and uses less disk so I no longer

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-26 Thread Mark Bradbury
On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 17:16, T. Ribbrock wrote: > > > types, a web browser that does really support css and xslt/xml stuff > > properly > > and has a horrible security history. As for CSS, I'm no expert, but I > *have* heard the same story the other way round as well. Problem for > me is to figu

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-25 Thread T. Ribbrock
Mathew, could you please set you mail program to wrap lines at about 72 chars? That would make reading a lot easier! Thanks! On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 02:01:10PM +1000, Mirabella, Mathew J wrote: [...] > Windows and redhat might cost similar regarding the enterprise > edition of redhat vs windows x

Re: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-25 Thread Jon Haugsand
* Mathew J. Mirabella > However, there is another side to the story. Windows does come with > full mp3 support, media players that support a wide range of media > types, a web browser that does really support css and xslt/xml stuff > properly (netscape and mozilla have a long way to go with css >

RE: Linux vs Windows

2003-03-25 Thread Larry Brown
1:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; redhat-list list Subject: Linux vs Windows This may not be a very structured and organised piece of prose on this issue, but it includes all of what i essentially think on the topic. Please correct me if i am wrong on any particular technical issue. Windows and re

Linux vs Windows

2003-03-25 Thread Mirabella, Mathew J
This may not be a very structured and organised piece of prose on this issue, but it includes all of what i essentially think on the topic. Please correct me if i am wrong on any particular technical issue. Windows and redhat might cost similar regarding the enterprise edition of redhat vs win