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Hme linux machine to work VPN 4 57 (8/11/2004 3:13:12 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Is it possible to connect my home Linux box to a work windows VPN? If so can anyone explain how to do it or point me to some docs or a HowTo? any and all help appreciated. -- Rick ... Rick

Will someone explain to DFS ... 196 19 (7/14/2004 10:48:37 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Will someone explain to DFS that a text editor is not integral to an OS? -- Rick ... Rick

OpenOffice is a workable and flexible alternative to Microsoft Office 7 32 (7/4/2004 2:54:14 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Interesting article. -- Rick ... Rick

Linux users are spoiled 22 24 (7/4/2004 2:44:51 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy " A friend got a new laptop with Windows XP pre-installed. "Does this come with an IRC program?" he asked. No, it doesn't. There are plenty of IRC programs for Windows, but you need to download and install th... Rick

U.S. Steers Consumers Away From IE 1 46 (7/2/2004 4:25:03 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I wonder if Ashcroft and company wished you could remove IE now? -- Rick ... Rick

Mozilla Feeds on Rival's Woes 0 53 (7/2/2004 4:23:59 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Looks like Mozilla's numbers will be going up somewhat. -- Rick ... Rick

An OSS explanation for DFS ... 1 41 (7/2/2004 5:45:18 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy "They basically help other people (perhaps even competitors) fix bugs or get going with the Open Source solution. Doing so actually helps us to find new customers and extend our business reach using Open Source... Rick

Are the Browser Wars Back? 3 47 (7/2/2004 5:42:14 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy "Are the Browser Wars Back? How Mozilla's Firefox trumps Internet Explorer." .... and notice the msn in the url... -- Rick ... Rick

Microsoft: "Drug-Dealing Methods" 3 31 (7/2/2004 5:36:12 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy "Interview with S�rgio Amadeu da Silveira, the Brazilian government member Microsoft wanted to sue." -- Rick ... Rick

Another 'for profit' company promotes OSS 0 43 (7/2/2004 5:25:58 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Fujitsu foots the bill for new PostgreSQL database features -- Rick ... Rick

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Zire PalmOS user NOT satisfied 15 25 (8/17/2004 11:45:48 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy At first I thought it was great -- I plug in my Palm Zire 21 and the Kpilot daemon starts and pumps in the data to Linux. Then I discover that only some of the file types are there, and others are not ( calen... palmone (81)

Here's a bug I find in Graffiti 2 3 30 (8/18/2004 6:57:05 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Here's a bug I find in Graffiti 2: Zire 21 Expenses. Enter an expense. Select "Details" Go to the Vendor field. Say a new vendor begins with "T". Assume there is a vendor in there aready that begins wit... palmone (81)

Whats a .sit file ? 2 35 (8/18/2004 6:49:26 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Whats a .sit file ? -- Texeme Corporation http://home.earthlink.net/~jabailo/texeme/ incognito, updated 8/17/2004 http://kentpsychedelic.blogspot.com ... Artolemew.Breckenridge (35)

Arms around the world. 5 41 (8/23/2004 5:34:35 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Now playing: Tryin' to Throw Your Arms, by U2, Album: Achtung Baby, 1991, > ... Jeff

Java Makes Converting To Linux ***IMPOSSIBLE*** 88 28 (8/24/2004 6:21:36 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Look around you, programmers... It's a 50 percent java world. From small embedded programs, to PalmOS emus, to phones, to gaming systems, to Yahoo, to advanced desktops such as Looking Glass, to the applicat... bush.is (55)

Lack of Composite Upgrades *Doom* Linux 34 19 (8/24/2004 6:33:37 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy The success of SP2 can be felt by all. A /free/ composite upgrade which turns the already feature laden XP into a veritable *fortress* of security. SP2 locks down and /hardens/ Windows like its never been ha... bush.is (55)

Microsoft Sucks and AOL is just as bad... 59 27 (9/1/2004 11:20:19 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Longhorn is losing features by the day to make a 2006 release date. First it was the TCPA, now it's the WinFS. So, what's next? Your mamma's tit? The Winfucktards here, DFS, Mike Cox, Simon Cooke, that tran... COLA-CC (30)

Total cost of Linux? EXPENSIVE 98 12 (9/4/2004 6:54:19 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy - Linux proponents seem to forget that training costs are one of the largest factors in the cost of computer ownership. Training for Linux is far greater than it is even for XP, much less OS X. Those who comm... ping899 (1)

Apple Macs: Look great... just in someone else's office 39 13 (9/10/2004 7:22:05 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39123868,00.htm Apple's new-look G5 has attracted plaudits for its aesthetic appeal and much 'must get one' fervour among Mac devotees, but it appears t... sinister2419 (3164)

Suse 9.1 should be recalled! 74 22 (9/24/2004 2:37:48 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Suse Linux should be recalled from the shelves because it is a total disaster. Let us discuss what does not work. Samba is broken. Kaffeine and xine are broken. K3b is broken. The install program destroys Windo... qaul_india_ousrource99988 (10)