Hey if I was wrong that all Chinese supercomputers run Red Flag Linux, I apologize for the mistake. It was an easy honest mistake to make, since the free copies of Red Hat the Chinese rename to Red Flag are the official operating system of the chinese government, at least according to sources like Linux Journal.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5116
My basic point remains - Chicomm supercomputers do run Linux, including the improvements they get for free from the US.
But newbi3's lies aren't honest mistakes, nor does he hardly if ever retract or ever admit them. It's just a constant stream, of ridiculous BS, like his coninual claim that Microsoft is no longer releasing security patches for Windows 2000, or that their server share is below 50%. Those are absurd lies he's never retracted or admitted, nor will he probably ever. BIG difference, they aren't mistakes, they're known lies when he spouts them.
If anyone wants to see how credable GE is check this out
New poster on the board. Have to catch them up on what's been going on...
Golden Eagle is a pathological liar and hypocrite. Here are examples:
Here, he complains that Cedega's not free: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1591595/posts?page=115#115
and then, mocks another user for suggesting that Cedega be free: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1591595/posts?page=134#134
then complains that Linux is free: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530486/posts?page=40#40
and here he is, recommending free Solaris: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1490554/posts?page=21#21
Here he is, criticizing Linux because it doesn't run Windows apps: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1591595/posts?q=1&&page=101#115
and copping out when challenged about Windows inability to run Linux apps: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1591595/posts?page=118#118
Here he is, recommending Solaris, which doesn't run Windows apps: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1490554/posts?page=21#21
...and Apple, which doesn't either: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1573697/posts?page=9#9
Here, he's criticizing others for namecalling: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1584107/posts?page=29#29
And here he is, namecalling: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1583531/posts?page=61#61
Here's where he refers to Dell "systems": http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1585665/posts?page=35#35
Then denies his own words: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1585665/posts?page=137#137
then blames me for it all, saying I should have reminded him of his own words: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1585665/posts?page=165#165
Then, here's where he makes more false accusations of ME: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1592292/posts?page=90#90
and here's where I ask him to prove I said the things he accused me of: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1592292/posts?page=92#92
And refuses to provide a link to MY posts (he just linked to my history instead): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1592292/posts?page=95#95
And fails again to prove what he says: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1592292/posts?page=99#99
And yet again, repeating the accusations, but failing to provide proof: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1592292/posts?page=122#122
And now, where his "proof" is something I didn't even post: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=125#125
and where he has the nerve to ask another poster to back up what they say with specific examples, despite the fact that he refused to do so for me: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=255#255
and here is where he demands that yet someone ELSE provide a link to prove what THEY said: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1568848/posts?page=68#68
and here is where he claims he will admit mistakes, despite the fact that he hasn't admitted this one: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592494/posts?page=43#43
Here he is claiming that Red Hat has a couple of hundred Linux kernel developers: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1527263/posts?page=49#49
And here he is claiming no one knows how many kernel developers work for Red Hat: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1527263/posts?page=77#77
and yet, he denies that he said hundreds, yet again (21st paragraph): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=131#131
And here he is getting nailed for it yet again:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=132#132
and again: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=137#137
and claiming that I never proved that he was wrong about the number of kernel developers at Red Hat: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=134#134
Here's where he hijacked the Open Source Ping List, and the ensuing discussion: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571222/posts?page=8#8
Here he is ridiculing another poster for using bold fonts to make a point: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1493462/posts?page=130#130
And here he is using bold fonts to make a point: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=106#106
Here he is defending Microsoft's contributions to Planned Parenthood: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1492595/posts?page=22#22
And here he is defending Planned Parenthood itself: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1601565/posts?page=35#33
and again: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1601565/posts?page=40#40
Here is a Linux thread with only one post by GE (notice how pleasant and peaceful): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1500664/posts?q=1&&page=1
Here is a Linux thread where GE stayed and trolled (well beyond 280 posts, totally off the topic. No insults before he showed up, as with many of his threads. He has stated multiple times that he was leaving, yet he keeps posting, because he's a last word freak): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1592292/posts?q=1&&page=1#1
Here's where GE says Stallman is a whacko leftist: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1601565/posts?page=24#24
Here's where I agree: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1601565/posts?page=30#30
And here's where he disagrees that I agree: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1601565/posts?page=30#31
Here he is saying that he's leaving the thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?page=127#127
and here he is, many days and over 100 posts later, still posting: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1592292/posts?q=1&&page=281#284
Wow, I'm impressed. Now we can start working on the three instances of libel.
It was an easy honest mistake to make
Not if you bother to look it up before posting, or just have the general knowledge that Red Flag isn't designed for supercomputing. But you are right, they do mostly run Linux, although their fastest one is running AIX and they have HP/UX too (but that's okay because they paid for it, right?).
It's just a constant stream, of ridiculous BS, like his coninual claim that Microsoft is no longer releasing security patches for Windows 2000, or that their server share is below 50%.
The first may also have been confusion, as Microsoft ended mainstream support for 2K last year. That sounds like support ended, but security patches will continue for a while, and that's it (unless you paid for an extended hotfix agreement last year). I think Microsoft has a pretty good lifecycle support policy.
As far as the statistics, they mean nothing unless everything is narrowly defined and everybody agrees on the definitions. And even then the sources will differ.
For example, for definitions, I think virtual machines should count, since the point is how many instances of the OS are out there doing work. That won't just help Linux, since where I work we have multiple instances of W2K3 running on each of several boxes.
OTOH, my hosting service is using virtualized Linux, quite a lot on each server.