MS is catching up245 (8/6/2004 11:08:49 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy microsoft is now copying debian's release philisophy. from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/06/xp_sp2_imminent/ -------8<--------------- Microsoft has repeatedly said that its more interested in getting t... kev
MS will send a team to help1614 (6/23/2004 1:42:02 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/23/telewest_email_probs/ By Tim Richardson Published Wednesday 23rd June 2004 11:34 GMT Telewest has admitted that it's still suffering ongoing email problems. Two weeks ... kevin
besat laugh for weeks - MS is getting REALLY desparate019 (4/23/2004 7:58:30 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy anyone seen the ad around recently from MS comparing linux on a z900 to win2003 on dual xeon. shock horror - well according to the report linux is TEN times more expensive! i've nothing personal against MS ... kevin
now's your chance - grab the macos x of linux437 (4/15/2004 8:48:57 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy lindows has been renamed linspire and they are currently giving away ISO images for free - you can download them from www.linspire.com as a long time debian user i recommend this distro for workstations - ev... kevin
lindows is brilliant - its the macos X of linux245 (4/7/2004 1:35:49 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy no wonder MS are chasing them all through the courts for some stupid name dispute. lindows is far, far better than windows - from the install to the UI to the easy way to get extra software - and it's cheape... kevin
windows code falling apart - it seems to be true!332 (2/19/2004 9:32:17 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35659.html quote -> It was difficult to fix because it affected many interdependent components. Microsoft's penchant for system integration and interdependence is itsel... kevin
XP-lite - something feels funny1216 (2/12/2004 2:31:53 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaynews&newsid=1002 xp-lite? what would that be? just what are they going to remove? surely an os is supposed to be 'lite'? i suppose they could remov... kevin
is windows code falling apart2238 (2/11/2004 10:29:48 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy why did it take MS so long to fix the recently announced flaw? you know how it is with badly written software - any attempt to alter it just causes other problems. now we all know that MS code is a hack on t... kevin
syncback shows MS how its done1433 (2/4/2004 10:39:27 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy finally found something similar to rsync for windows - called syncback from tucows. it's free which is important cos after buying a so-called operating system i refuse to pay extra for something as fundement... kevin
firebird and thunderbird #2535 (1/25/2004 12:35:15 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy the firebird browser and the thunderbird email/newsgroup reader are available from http://www.mozilla.org these two apps show the excellence of software which can be produced by the open source model. most ... kevin
lindows is brilliant - its the macos X of linux245 (4/7/2004 1:35:49 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy no wonder MS are chasing them all through the courts for some stupid name dispute. lindows is far, far better than windows - from the install to the UI to the easy way to get extra software - and it's cheape... deeval_oper(85)
[OT] Mac OS X133 (4/23/2004 8:01:34 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Just got my new dual 2GHz Mac G5 First impressions - nice, very nice... Bit disappointed in the scope of the included apps, but what there is is very polished looking. This I think is due to the rounded edges... IanPegel(405)
Help with Dual Boot2326 (4/23/2004 9:18:08 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy OK, Simple question, a few of my friends are expressing interest in Linux, were all around the ages of 18 so we are all very much still into our gaming, therefore even tho i got them to install Linux on there... glenclark(76)
Linux and Windows filesystem interoperability429 (7/22/2004 3:56:12 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Can someone help me solve what seems to be a big hole in interoperabilty? Looking for a file system for a multimedia system which allows: 1)Stable read and write access from both Windows and Linux on a dual b... mitchd123(7)
MICROSOFT to expand cheap Windows offer733 (7/29/2004 11:16:09 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy InfoWorld - San Mateo,CA,USA By Joris Evers, IDG News Service. REDMOND, WASHINGTON - Aiming to foil the advent of Linux and attack software piracy in emerging markets, Microsoft plans to ... -- A fatal ex... ian1552(184)
Trying To Imitate Microsoft A Dum Idea233 (8/17/2004 3:26:28 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Right now Microsoft is seeing the Office suite concept decay before it's eyes. The failure of Office to carry the company cuts 1/2 the heart out of it. Open Source has something to do with that; but it is ... hbachchan(28)
M$ slammed by UK watchdog over linux claims!1424 (8/25/2004 10:21:33 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy "THE UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a series of public complaints over an advert in a magazine comparing the cost of Linux versus Microsoft Windows." http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18... willpoast(5096)
M$ pays moles to pretend to be Linux users14427 (8/25/2004 8:05:39 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy It's a very simple game that most (if not all) of you are playing. And yet it's hard to detect without careful observation. Microsoft, or some other company, pays you to: 1. You pretend to be "Linux users", o... ziliath(92)