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No, I'm saying that perhaps Linux isn't all that you've been making it out to be, either. :biggrin:
 

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No, I'm saying that perhaps Linux isn't all that you've been making it out to be, either. :biggrin:
Hmmm, could you explain to me how saying that windos doesn't make betas available through windows update is the same as saying that linux isn't what I'm making it out to be?
 

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Wish I had learned Unix instead of MS Dos when I was younger. I would love to know how to use linux properly. It is way better than Windows IMHO.

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Yawn. Why bother.
Is that what you say when you're speechless? There obviously can't be too much good about winDos, otherwise you wouldn't be dumbfounded so easily.:naughty:
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Wish I had learned Unix instead of MS Dos when I was younger. I would love to know how to use linux properly. It is way better than Windows IMHO.

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You can still use linux with out knowing unix. :)
 
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Agreed. But it is not as user friendly as Windows. More powerful, yes, but can be difficult for those who dont know it.
 

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Agreed. But it is not as user friendly as Windows. More powerful, yes, but can be difficult for those who dont know it.
Difficult for those who don't know it? No more difficult than winDos is for those who don't know it.
 

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I dispute your claim that Linux is more powerful than Windows... It's something that's thrown in to many discussions, and seemingly always goes unqualified...

Anyway, I'm out down the rifle range in about... now. Something that interests me significantly more than proving you wrong regarding the infinitely debated (on here) Windows vs Linux. Let's just agree that those who want to work ON their computers use Linux, and those who want to work WITH their computers use Windows. Because, let's face it, Linux STILL requires more effort and knowhow to set up than Windows. I *still* have to manually edit xorg.conf to tell X to use my laptops screen by default (instead of the external display).
 
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I dispute your claim that Linux is more powerful than Windows... It's something that's thrown in to many discussions, and seemingly always goes unqualified...

Anyway, I'm out down the rifle range in about... now. Something that interests me significantly more than proving you wrong regarding the infinitely debated (on here) Windows vs Linux. Let's just agree that those who want to work ON their computers use Linux, and those who want to work WITH their computers use Windows. Because, let's face it, Linux STILL requires more effort and knowhow to set up than Windows. I *still* have to manually edit xorg.conf to tell X to use my laptops screen by default (instead of the external display).
You got your analogy wrong. Those who want to work use windos. Those who don't let linux do their work for them! ;)
 

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You got your analogy wrong. Those who want to work use windos. Those who don't let linux do their work for them! ;)

Someone seems to be forgetting how much "work" their victim already put in to trying to get Linux to work, & now it doesn't work at all! ;

http://forums.x10hosting.com/computers-technology/99512-installing-linux-7.html#post566133



Learning to use Linux if you are already used to using Windows = "work"

Saving & backing up all your Windows data = "work"

Uninstalling Windows = "work"

Installing Linux = "work"

Learning how to use Linux = "work"

Trying to get Linux to work properly = "work"

Installing all your Linux hardware drivers = "work"

Earning the money to pay for all the new Linux applications which you will want, to replace all the applications which you already got for Windows = "work"

Installing all these new Linux applications = "work"

Trying to learn how to use all these new Linux applications = "work"

Transferring all you old data to your new installation = "work"

etc.
etc.

Just how much "work" do you want us to do?



My Windows installation already works just fine, thank you!

Ichwar, are you going to pay me for all the new software I will need, to replace my countless Windows applications, & all the time I will need to perform all of the above operations, so that I can have a working Linux installation which replaces my already working Windows application?

If so, please forward me the money, & I will be happy to make a start with Linux.

If not, perhaps you should learn to recognise when you are talking nonsense. :thefinger
 
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You got your analogy wrong. Those who want to work use windos. Those who don't let linux do their work for them! ;)

Ok, let's just agree that I'm right and you're wrong, and go our separate ways. I tried Linux on here. Let's just say that after too long pissing about with Linux trying to get it to work, and then not even 5 minutes learning how to use the Windows recovery console later, I'm exactly where I started. And pretty ok with that.

And no, I didn't get my analogy wrong at all. Please do not wink at me when you are not female or hot. "kthxbai"
 

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Ok, let's just agree that I'm right and you're wrong, and go our separate ways. I tried Linux on here. Let's just say that after too long pissing about with Linux trying to get it to work, and then not even 5 minutes learning how to use the Windows recovery console later, I'm exactly where I started. And pretty ok with that.

And no, I didn't get my analogy wrong at all. Please do not wink at me when you are not female or hot. "kthxbai"

Rofl. :lol:


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Ok, let's just agree that I'm right and you're wrong, and go our separate ways. I tried Linux on here. Let's just say that after too long pissing about with Linux trying to get it to work, and then not even 5 minutes learning how to use the Windows recovery console later, I'm exactly where I started. And pretty ok with that.
As I said, if you're ok with walking your computer, winDoze will do the trick, but I do prefer my computer to run, and so I use Linux to get it to do that.

And no, I didn't get my analogy wrong at all. Please do not wink at me when you are not female or hot. "kthxbai"
Good then, I'll grin at you! :biggrin:
 

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[sarcasm]haha[/sarcasm]

That's not a desktop, just a console.
 

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Desktop's are for newbies, console is were it's at bro.
 

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In that case, the linux console still beats the windos console.

It's not quite so scary, now is it?
 

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Sure, why not. That's the code to install stuff on linux. We don't download .exes or that kind of stuff, we just do apt-get install <package name>!
 

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"We don't"? So you're admitting it's a cult?
Plus, why would you want to emulate the Mac UI? If Linux is all about 'freshness', being unique, etc... why would you try to make it like something else?
I don't understand. I'd rather spend time down the rifle range or up in the sky than farting around trying to get Linux to ... demolecularise a cupcake. Or whatever it is the zen-r thing does. I'm sure our very own forum member 'zen-r' can do that.
 
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