Subj : Re: Win4lin
To   : Finnigann
From : Time Warrior
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 07:45 pm

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

  To: Finnigann
  Re: Re: Win4lin
  By: Finnigann to Digital Man on Thu Sep 29 2005 03:05 pm

 > To: Digital Man
 > -=> Digital Man wrote to Time Warrior <=-

 >  DM> Re: Win4lin By: Time Warrior to Digital Man on Thu Sep 29 2005 01:06
 >  DM> am

 >  >  > For what its worth, I think it's a *really* bad idea. If you want to b
 >  >  > familiar with how Synchronet for Linux looks/feels/works, just run sbb
 >  >  > instead of sbbsctrl.exe.

 >  >  > Your challenge will be configuring/using Linux, not Synchronet. Don't
 >  >  > things even tougher on yourself by trying to run a kludged BBS when it
 >  >  > necessary.

 >  > I (and alot of other people) who still don't know much about Linux would
 >  > to be able to learn it without still needing a winblowz machine to run
 >  > Synchronet. For people not flient in linux, trying to use synchronet linu
 >  > while still learning linux itself will be tougher on us than "trying to r
 >  > kludged BBS".

 >  DM> I disagree. I doubt you'll be successful getting Synchronet for Win32
 >  DM> to run under Linux *at all*, but good luck to ya, I guess.

 >  > I respect your input and superior knowledge and skills but please, people
 >  > need to learn how they need to learn, not everyone learns the same way (i
 >  > went on a rant about this the other day). Please just agree to disagree.

 >  > If i'm in for a rough ride, then it's my rough ride to be in for, and i'l
 >  > learn alot from the journey.

 >  DM> Like I said, good luck. You'll need it.

 > Are you taking bets on how long it will be before he realizes what you meant

Bets are uneeded. I know what he is talking about. Why do you think I want to 
try? As i've said, if it was easy, someone would have done it already.

I suppose you only take on tasks that don't pose any challenges? <shrug>

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