Linux Gets Boost From Dell, Oracle

Forbes.com ^ | 06.05.02, 3:00 PM ET | Lisa DiCarlo

[rdb3]

Debian and Slackware are very conservative distributions.

I'll say! And Slack is a pain in the butt to install. It's great once you get it up and running, though. Experienced Linux users even have problems with its installation.

[Bush2000]

Believe it or not, this has been cracked wide open. I'm not talking about using a corporate license which doesn't need activation. I'm talking about C-R-A-C-K-E-D! And used C# to do it on VS .NET! I couldn't believe my eyes. The culprits? Oh, just a couple of worthless "dorm-room-operating-system-using" Linux guys. ;-)

You're proud of this?

[rdb3]

Linux isn't a single distribution, dude.

But the Linux kernel is.

[rdb3]

And, likewise, I wouldn't have any problem defining Linux merely as a kernel if Linux advocates weren't so disingenuous in insisting that IIS, IE, and Office are flaws in Windows.

You mean someone actually said Office is a flaw in Windows? They must have been smoking some good stuff to make that claim.

[rdb3]

ftp://gandalf.neark.org/pub/distributions/OpenBSD/
ftp://ftp5.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/ ftp://ftp.geto.net/OpenBSD/	-->
ftp://ftp3.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://mirror.csit.fsu.edu/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://ftp.src.uchicago.edu/pub/openbsd
ftp://rt.fm/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://archive.progeny.com/OpenBSD
ftp://ftp7.usa.openbsd.org/pub/os/OpenBSD
ftp://mirrors.netnumina.com/openbsd
ftp://ftp.groupbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/OpenBSD
ftp://openbsd.secsup.org/pub/openbsd
ftp://ftp.tux.org/bsd/openbsd
ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/OpenBSD
Have fun!

[Bush2000]

But the Linux kernel is.

rdb, let's not take this out of context. It was part of a larger discussion about OS versus middleware bugs.

[Bush2000]

You mean someone actually said Office is a flaw in Windows? They must have been smoking some good stuff to make that claim.

How many times have we heard about flaws in Outlook being attributed to Windows? I've lost count.

[rdb3]

You're proud of this?

Uhh... Did I say that I was proud of it? There's no reason for me to be proud. I didn't do it.

[rdb3]

How many times have we heard about flaws in Outlook being attributed to Windows? I've lost count.

It makes no sense to say that Outlook's troubles are related directly or indirectly to the Windows OS. Anyone who said this was being either disingenuous, or was/is thoroughly unknowledgeable about software.

[The KG9 Kid]

OpenBeOS, not OpenBSD. :]

[Bush2000]

It makes no sense to say that Outlook's troubles are related directly or indirectly to the Windows OS. Anyone who said this was being either disingenuous, or was/is thoroughly unknowledgeable about software.

These are the same people who use terms such as "M$" and "Windoze"...

[rdb3]

This news is bittersweet to me. While I'm a serious Linux (Redhat 7.3) user, I absolutely deplore Larry Ellison and Sun Microsystems.

At any rate, if this is what's needed to advance in technology to provide more choice, I'll accept it. Still can't stand Ellison, though... X-(

[Bush2000]

Uhh... Did I say that I was proud of it? There's no reason for me to be proud. I didn't do it.

Oh, c'mon, rdb. There was an unmistakable trace of pride in your voice when you said "a couple of worthless "dorm-room-operating-system-using" Linux guys."

[rdb3]

Oh, c'mon, rdb. There was an unmistakable trace of pride in your voice when you said "a couple of worthless "dorm-room-operating-system-using" Linux guys."

In all honesty, B2K, it wasn't pride. I was shocked, and even as I typed this in here I was shocked yet again by what I saw as I remembered it.

Seriously, pride had nothing to do with it. The "Linux guys" statement was submitted just to prove that we who are on this platform are in no way to be taken lightly. Or if you do, you do so at your own peril.

You say how Windows is blamed for this and that. You're correct in how some of it is not true. But take note how the Linux platform is pilloried as well. Hell, they call us communists because it's Open-Source!

It goes both ways. All I try to do is be fair. I mean, come on! We're only talking about software here. I don't take statements against Linux personally.

[dheretic]

You conveniently ignored the point, Mac users do not have to buy a new motherboard.

[dheretic]

OpenBeOS Project

[Bush2000]

You conveniently ignored the point, Mac users do not have to buy a new motherboard.

There are processor limits for the motherboard, however. Is Apple gonna sell you just a motherboard and processor for your next machine?

[Bush2000]

It goes both ways. All I try to do is be fair. I mean, come on! We're only talking about software here. I don't take statements against Linux personally.

I agree. And if people could be fair without resorting to this M$ and Windoze and Linsux and Whinux crap, we'd all get along a lot better...

[rdb3]

My bad!

[chilepepper]

You meant, Mac users CANNOT buy a new (as in faster) motherboard...