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Re: Coercive Monopolism vs Wimpyness
I thought it was time someone totally unbiased commented
on this OS war thing!
Blanc writes:
>And, since Windows OS is so pitifully lousy, why do people continue to buy
>it, even without the computer attached; why do they continue to upgrade,
>even if it's so slow and bloated? Don't they realize Unix is better?
>Don't they realize they're just making Billg richer?
We buy computers ordered with blank disks in preference. In fact this
one came with DOS and I wiped it on day 1.
> Want to parse MS Turd documents? Windows 95 and MS Office.
Red Hat's Applixware has had good reviews. Besides I'm happy to return
unreadable messages asking for a different format. If the other guy
refuses try him with DVI or something. It's different if you're being
paid to use Windoze. I'll admit it - I did some Lose95 work today: what
was it ? Trying to get a modem link to stay up. I've done more creative
things, but not usually under Windoze.
> Want to run that program your mother sends you and wants you to run?
Quote her the exec format error you got. Ha ha ha.
> Happened to buy a printer? It won't say "Yes! It works with Ghostscript!"
But you should soon find out from other people.
From: "Brian B. Riley" <[email protected]>
> Windows (who stole its interface from mac who stole it from xerox)
> type GUIs are easier to use than CLIs, it is only since the
> entrenchment of GUIs that they have come forth in the Unix/Linux
> world.
GUI interfaces are only easy for the few things they present
you with, after which they are imnpossible. Unless you can
connect your "find" and "sed" icons in a pipeline ...
In fact I rarely even start X unless it's for the xboard chess game.
speaking of which ...
Is Unix dying--or even dead?
From: "S. M. Halloran" <[email protected]>
From Edupage, 18 December 1997:
<---------->
TACTICAL SHIFT BY WORKSTATION COMPANIES
Silicon Graphics Inc.'s plan to allow SGI graphics software to run on
Microsoft's Windows NT operating system provides new evidence that a
growing number of companies are giving up on Unix and instead
standardizing on Windows NT. SGI hopes to be able to use its
experience in developing high-end graphics software without having to
spend a great deal of time building the underlying technology
represented by an operating system. (Washington Post 17 Dec 97)
<---------->
But SGI never did put any effort into it, which was why their network
programs were built on 'rcp' and needed fixing if you (horrors) set a password.
> turnkey "office suite" and try to give MS a run for its money. There
> is no time like now to get the X-Windows (or GUI-free-from-copyright)
> Complete Office bundled together and have a media gathering to make
> sure that all the important news organizations are informed. You
> should get decent press exposure, since MS-bashing seems to be in
> vogue. The Linux or FreeBSD people should select a mediagenic
> spokesperson from the group--one with fire in the belly--and then do
> the hard work of putting something together that a 25-year old
> free-Unix developer's 72-year old grandmother can install to a x86
> box. In fact, your press conference would have real pinache if, in
> fact, you put someone's 72-year old grandmother before a PC with an
> empty disk drive, run the install, then type a short letter on the
> fancy word processer, addressed to Bill G., with the message "Up
> yours!"
I can think of someone possibly suitable for this last bit.
(R. what do you think ?)
From: SL Baur <[email protected]>
> Unix *is* far better and had the technology decades ago.
> Where can I get a laptop without a pre-installed O/S (or with Linux
> pre-installed) on it?
Try these people. I'm not sure about laptops.
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