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Linux? You're kidding right???????? 100 19 (5/15/2004 11:09:23 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Why on earth would anyone consider using Linux? Linux is so bad it is virtually unusable. Surely there is a reason why: 1. Linux has been around for years 2. Linux is free 3. Linux still has less than 1 pe... tippy_stenstrude

Linux Lino-Whiners crying about lack of Shockwave Support 15 26 (5/9/2004 1:13:13 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy After years of denying that Shockwave doesn't fully work with Linux, the crybabies are now starting a petition to strongarm Macromedia into offering a full version of their Shockwave Player. These Linux nutcas... tippy_stenstrude

Why is Linux so Slow? #3 24 19 (5/7/2004 2:54:18 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I'm using Mandrake 10 and I find that it is very slow on my Dell PIV system. I don't think it is memory because I have 1gigabite of memory. But everything I do is much slower than with Windows. I am using kde b... tippy_stenstrude

I'm starting to think that Linux really sucks.............................................. 30 16 (5/7/2004 2:09:05 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I know I started out all excited by Mandrake Linux, but now that I have been using it for about a week, I am starting to wonder if it really sucks? Most of my hardware doesn't work right with Mandrake Linux. B... tippy_stenstrude

No Shockwave Player for Linux? 5 24 (5/7/2004 1:35:11 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Am I correct in assuming that there is no current Shockwave player for Linux? http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#sp Note: I am not talking about flash player.... Is this true? If so, n... tippy_stenstrude

Minor Problems With Mandrake 10 39 11 (5/6/2004 10:06:03 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I can't get my USB Brocade 128mb storage device to work. I don't really need it that much, but it did work ok under Windows XP. I am also having trouble getting my iConcepts Digital Camera to be understood by ... tippy_stenstrude

Mandrake 10 Linux ROCKS!!!!! 18 20 (5/6/2004 6:08:34 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Mandrake 10 totally rocks! This is my first experience with Linux and I can't believe I've waited this long to free myself from unstable Windows XP. It took about 1 hour to install Mandrake 10 on a Dell PiV sy... tippy_stenstrude

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Linux is great! 21 29 (5/8/2004 6:05:42 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy I finally made the switch to Linux after years of problems with Windows. Why should I buy a new system every year just so I can run bloatware from Microsoft? My Pentium Celeron 300 with 256 meg of mammory is m... linux_roxx (2)