Re: FN-FORUM MS takes control

date posted 1st July 2002 15:26

Has anyone noticed, nobody ever says "Easy to use" in the same sentence as
"Linux" without the word "not" included. As long as the Linux heads love
Linux, that is who is going to use it. As long as we have to use this
emulator to do that, and that alternative program to do the other, we'll be
thinking that Windows or MacOS are the preferred choices of people who want
to use a computer productively and not just have a hobby.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "MJ Ray" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM MS takes control


> Ade(funkyfish) [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > I agree about the software, but it won't be too long before alot of
> > these companies make versions that run under linux. Companies like
> > NVidia already release regular sets of drivers for their gfx cards for
> > Linux for instance.
>
> These have crashed the majority of machines that I've seen them on. They
> are also not freely licensed, so it is not possible to fix them. Once
> again, all you can do is wait for NVidia's next sausage and hope it fixes
> your problem. In fact, the NVidia closed drivers were part of the
catalyst
> for adding a "taint detector" to the kernel driver loader. Now, if you
load
> an unfixable driver, your kernel will be marked as such and the
development
> team will prioritise you accordingly. ;-)
>
> > As for OS X, is it just me, or is it very similar to GNOME?
>
> Closer to NeXTStep/OpenStep, isn't it?
>
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