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Moddy
12-01-2003, 02:38 PM
http://images.lindows.com/closed/LindowsRock.html

LOL!
enervate
12-01-2003, 03:08 PM
.... song sucks Intarweb cock.
atsui
12-01-2003, 03:12 PM
wow... i'm in shock. pardon me.
Moddy
12-01-2003, 03:49 PM
I was whistling along like a good litte n00b :)
atsui
12-01-2003, 07:29 PM
Originally posted by MyKuL
I was whistling along like a good litte n00b :)
one can only imagine.. :ROFL:
Anasazi
12-01-2003, 07:49 PM
Originally posted by MyKuL
I was whistling along like a good litte n00b :)


I have to agree with you...Catchy.
:ROFL:
FAngel
12-01-2003, 08:58 PM
How low can they go.... Do the Lindows rock....
Catchy... Time for a FLG theme song...
:scared:
fishmonger
12-01-2003, 10:00 PM
MyKul, maybe this is a version of Leenooks that doesn't hate you!
Bullfrog
12-02-2003, 04:54 AM
Originally posted by fishmonger
MyKul, maybe this is a version of Leenooks that doesn't hate you!

NNOOOO...say it ain't so!
Moddy
12-02-2003, 06:24 AM
Naw, I've tried it. Lindows hates me too. In fact, it wouldn't run on my PC here at work - apparently the vid card wasn't supported, so the native 1024x768 res would bork and take me to a command line. I was able to figure out how to change the resolution, and it only took me 3 fucking hours. Yeah, Linux is free - if your time isn't worth anything.
xwred1
12-02-2003, 10:00 AM
Yeah, Linux is free - if your time isn't worth anything.

It doesn't take a long time to do anything if you know what you are doing.


Yea, Windows is easy - if you know what you are doing.
Moddy
12-02-2003, 11:44 AM
Originally posted by xwred1
It doesn't take a long time to do anything if you know what you are doing.


Yea, Windows is easy - if you know what you are doing.

1. Thanks for the new sig.
2. I dont' even know where to begin taking your statement apart. That has got to be the most asinine thing I have ever heard in my life. Of COURSE stuff gets easier once you know what you're doing - however, the learning curve of *nix vs. Windows is not the same no matter which way you slice it.

I will say that I would be more inclined to learn *nix if it was able to support more games.
xwred1
12-02-2003, 01:06 PM
Sure there is a learning curve, I won't contest that.

I think someone who doesn't know computers would be equally lost in either if you just sat them down in front of a working computer.

I just think that cliche is a little misleading and it annoys me.
fishmonger
12-02-2003, 01:24 PM
It's more than a chiche'. Linux, right now, is a hodgepodge of stuff. At least Windows has a consistent visual feel and cues - you can figure out where to look for stuff, at least, with a minimal amount of training.

Linux? No way. It's definitely getting better, but it's not there yet. You still have to drop to a command line to do certain things. No new user is going to able to correctly configure and compile a new kernel to get their <insert new hardware here> working.

It's just not as easy, any way you slice it. It's getting there, but it's not there yet.
Moddy
12-02-2003, 01:24 PM
eh - not gonna debate it with yah - it's a dead horse. Personal annoyances aside, I will agree with you that if you put an illeterate in front of a PC, they will be completely lost. No doubt about it.
Moddy
12-02-2003, 01:39 PM
I think I should clarify some points I made in my previous post.

Linux might someday be the mainstream OS, but right now Windows owns the market. There is a reason for this - it's because Windows has matured over the years. Microsoft (though very hated) was the first to do something quite well - flood the market with their OS, and make it easy enough for anyone to learn.

Windows is GUI - Linux is command line based. What is easier? So they throw a GUI on Linux - it's still 'clunky' IMO. Even with a GUI, can you plug in hardware and have it ask you to put in the disk to install the drivers? No. You have to recompile the kernel. Put 2 illeterates in front of a linux box and a windows box - where would they start? The big 'foot' or the button that says "START"? LOL
xwred1
12-02-2003, 01:43 PM
When I put hardware in my Linux box it just works. I find that easier than stepping through wizards or going to vendors' websites.

I think that if you can get into the KISS mentality it ends up being easier. Not to mention there is plenty of stuff in Windows there is no gui for - every time you are changing a registry key to toggle some feature, you are having to do that because there is no gui for it.

For casual users though, I think the best thing would be to provide control panels/utilities for configuring all the remotely common things like your nic or your video card. Redhat and others do this now, apparently.
Moddy
12-02-2003, 01:53 PM
I think that *nix is a 'niche' OS. Not a bad thing - but just not ready for the mainstream public yet. There are far more idiots in the world than there are power users. That will never change. And until *nix community sets some standards, Windows will continue to dominate the market.
xwred1
12-02-2003, 03:01 PM
Personally, I'd be happy if a consumer-type distro came out that would present things easily enough for people without a *nix understanding, and do it well enough that people actually convert. I don't care how many people convert - I'm fine with Microsoft being dominant, I'd be happy as long as the marketshare was large enough to get me commercial apps, *good* hardware support from vendors (as opposed to none), and kept Microsoft or anything else from doing incredibly bad things like getting drm into everything.
fishmonger
12-02-2003, 03:25 PM
Originally posted by xwred1
Personally, I'd be happy if a consumer-type distro came out that would present things easily enough for people without a *nix understanding, and do it well enough that people actually convert.

I agree with you. It needs to have a consistent interface, be easy to configure without a command line, and should have a wealth of programs available for it with no compiling (by this, I mean *one* good program of each sort that adheres to their consistent interface). Do that, and I think it'll have a shot.
xwred1
12-02-2003, 04:18 PM
Yes, the consumer one should.

You can already accomplish that with Fedora I think. Just put alot more stuff into the package repositories. Throw in a good yum gui (or is there one?).

Even then you have trouble with the cursed people like Mykul that have trouble even getting it to boot. I know other people like that also... they probably have to complete some quest before the curse is lifted.
Moddy
12-02-2003, 04:28 PM
Originally posted by xwred1

Even then you have trouble with the cursed people like Mykul that have trouble even getting it to boot. I know other people like that also... they probably have to complete some quest before the curse is lifted.

Yeha, fuckin Linux has hated me since I started fuckin w/ PC's - I have all but given up on it. Someday I'm sure I'll get UBER bored with Windows - and have another go-round. Hell, I fucked w/ BeOS until they went belly up.
Chronoglass
12-02-2003, 04:32 PM
I managed to get lindows working properly twice

but then it would crash everytime i tried that stupid click and run thing


linux it's self... i've only begun messing with and generally prefer not learning when i can avoid it