Subj : Re: Win4lin
To   : Finnigann
From : Ralph Smole
Date : Sat Oct 08 2005 11:11 pm

  Re: Re: Win4lin
  By: Finnigann to Ralph Smole on Sat Oct 08 2005 11:43 pm

 > -=> Ralph Smole wrote to Angus McLeod <=-
 > 
 >  RS>   Re: Re: Win4lin
 >  RS>   By: Angus McLeod to Ralph Smole on Sat Oct 08 2005 05:07 am
 > 
 >  >   Re: Re: Win4lin
 >  >   By: Ralph Smole to All on Tue Oct 04 2005 11:22:00
 >  >
 >  >  > Mark my words: We will NOT see Linux become the preferred OS over Wind
 >  >  > our lifetime. I'll take bets on it!
 >  >  > Not until there is a unified Linux distro, and one that offers a TRULY
 >  >  > user-friendly interface. The general public doesn't want to mess with
 >  >  > dependencies,etc.. Not to mention crap like Lindows.
 >  >
 >  > You know, Ralph, I sacrifice poultry every day, in the hope that it will
 >  > prevent Linux from EVER becoming sufficiently Windows-like, to be
 >  > considered as the 'preferred OS over Windows' by the huge number of idiot
 >  > that are Windows user-base today.
 >  >
 >  > But returning to your post:  Does this mean that you've borked another
 >  > another Mandrake install because you couldn't find the 'Any' key?
 >  >
 >  >
 >  RS> No. I've ran both Mandrake and RH in the past. But since the wife AND
 >  RS> kids discovered the joys of the internet and computing in general, had
 >  RS> to ditch 'em for WINXP. Main reason was that NEITHER distro of Linux
 >  RS> supported WinModems. We only have dialup here and my last hardware
 >  RS> modem died years ago. If I could find a distro that supported
 >  RS> WinModems, I might switch back again. I even downloaded and installed
 >  RS> ReactOS on this box using QEMU. Very intriguing. Believe me, I have
 >  RS> experimented with TONS of alternative OS's over the years and welcome
 >  RS> ANY open-source OS that is compatible with the hardware on this DELL
 >  RS> Dimension 3000 box.
 > 
 > Try this...
 > http://tinyurl.com/acgqu
 > 
 > 
 > Or if you can say GWB is a poopy-pants. I'll send you an old one for
 > free.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
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 >   ³ "We live in a society exquisitely
 >   ³   dependent on science and technology,
 >   ³    in which hardly anyone knows anything
 >   ³      about science and technology."
 >   ³                         - Carl Sagan
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ... Found God? If nobody claims Him in 30 days, He's YOURS!

Believe me, lately I've been thinking about changing my allegiance to the
independent party. I'm fed up with BOTH major parties. 
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