Excellent article about Linux
A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the
mainstream. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/a-tour-of-elementary-os-perhaps-the-linux-worlds-best-hope-for-the-mainstream/ |
Excellent article about Linux
A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the mainstream. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/a-tour-of-elementary-os-perhaps-the-linux-worlds-best-hope-for-the-mainstream/ It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote:
It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! Although I dislike systemd, I'll take it over Microsoft's activation hell, which I am currently embroiled in on a friend's computer that needed to be reloaded. MS's promise that the Windows 10 "digital license" would be honored if the OS needed to be reinstalled turns out to be just another Big Lie. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Posts from Google Groups killfiled due to excess spam.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com Don't talk to cops! -- http://www.DontTalkToCops.com Badges don't grant extra rights -- http://www.CopBlock.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote: It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! Although I dislike systemd, I'll take it over Microsoft's activation hell, which I am currently embroiled in on a friend's computer that needed to be reloaded. MS's promise that the Windows 10 "digital license" would be honored if the OS needed to be reinstalled turns out to be just another Big Lie. If you've ever used Office 365 you'll see a good license routine. If they could do that with Windows they'd have a winner. Adobe has a method where if you install their suite and you already have it activated elsewhere, you can tell the current install to de-activate older installs and have the newer take the place of the older. It's evolving for the better but the pace of this evolution is slow. A huge advantage for Linux is you're free to install it and distribute it. A corporate dream come true. -- Peter Kozlov |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote:
It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! Although I dislike systemd, I'll take it over Microsoft's activation hell, which I am currently embroiled in on a friend's computer that needed to be reloaded. MS's promise that the Windows 10 "digital license" would be honored if the OS needed to be reinstalled turns out to be just another Big Lie. Use Removewat 2.2.9 http://windowsactivatorloader.com/removewat-2-2-9/ |
Excellent article about Linux
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Roger Blake wrote: On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote: It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! Although I dislike systemd, I'll take it over Microsoft's activation hell, which I am currently embroiled in on a friend's computer that needed to be reloaded. MS's promise that the Windows 10 "digital license" would be honored if the OS needed to be reinstalled turns out to be just another Big Lie. I don't know what your friend's problem is, but I've done it several times on multiple machines and it worked just fine. |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Nomen Nescio wrote:
Use Removewat 2.2.9 http://windowsactivatorloader.com/removewat-2-2-9/ Looks interesting, but I'm leery of using a "crack" program which Microsoft may work around at some point. (I explained to my friend who is elderly and doesn't really understand any of this that he needs permission from Microsoft to use his computer.) I just spent a fruitless hour or so with Microsoft "Support" which was about as useful and painless as dropping the computer on my toe. This is an old computer so I'll probably just put it back to its original Windows 7, there's still about a year of support left in that puppy and by that time the PC may be replaced. Unfortunately the owner uses some Windows-based programs and I don't want him (or me supporting him) having to deal with Wine or virtual machines, so Linux is not an option in his case. I guess that's the only reason people put up with this kind of crap. You wouldn't put up with such an inconvenience for a damned $20 toaster, but people have to deal with it on their much more expensive PCs. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Posts from Google Groups killfiled due to excess spam.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com Don't talk to cops! -- http://www.DontTalkToCops.com Badges don't grant extra rights -- http://www.CopBlock.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Nomen Nescio wrote:
Use Removewat 2.2.9 http://windowsactivatorloader.com/removewat-2-2-9/ Looks interesting, but I'm leery of using a "crack" program which Microsoft may work around at some point. (I explained to my friend who is elderly and doesn't really understand any of this that he needs permission from Microsoft to use his computer.) I just spent a fruitless hour or so with Microsoft "Support" which was about as useful and painless as dropping the computer on my toe. This is an old computer so I'll probably just put it back to its original Windows 7, there's still about a year of support left in that puppy and by that time the PC may be replaced. Unfortunately the owner uses some Windows-based programs and I don't want him (or me supporting him) having to deal with Wine or virtual machines, so Linux is not an option in his case. I guess that's the only reason people put up with this kind of crap. You wouldn't put up with such an inconvenience for a damned $20 toaster, but people have to deal with it on their much more expensive PCs. I will not go beyond Windows 7. Any higher is known to be spying on you. I value my privacy, even to the point of using a Cotse ssh VPNthingy and an external pfSense firewall. No one should ever upgrade to Windows 8 or 10. I have not upgraded my W7 for years now also. I would not be caught up in the Microsoft update crises mania or afraid of not being able to run future programs without a system upgrade. Only games and other childish nonsense requires that. A good x64 Windows 7 machine is all one needs in my opinion. Microsoft is not making that many system changes, but they are actually trying to convert people to running a Microsoft service, something that is only going to lock people into a continuous cost system. I will go to Linux before getting sucked into that. The only reason I haven't gone to Linux already is because of the software I am using and written. |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote:
I don't know what your friend's problem is, but I've done it several times on multiple machines and it worked just fine. After a lengthy remote tech session with Microsoft, they don't know what the problem is either. (Generally I'd say it's just another buggy, unreliable Microsoft malfeature.) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Posts from Google Groups killfiled due to excess spam.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com Don't talk to cops! -- http://www.DontTalkToCops.com Badges don't grant extra rights -- http://www.CopBlock.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Excellent article about Linux
On 2018-12-28, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote: I don't know what your friend's problem is, but I've done it several times on multiple machines and it worked just fine. After a lengthy remote tech session with Microsoft, they don't know what the problem is either. (Generally I'd say it's just another buggy, unreliable Microsoft malfeature.) Sometimes the request is made to a server which doesn't reply properly and you get this problem. And even if you call them to do it over the phone, they themselves have the same issue. It tends to resolve itself later. Still a hassle. They need a system more like the one they use for 365 apps. -- Peter Kozlov |
Excellent article about Linux
On 12/28/18 10:56 AM, Anonymous wrote:
A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the mainstream. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/a-tour-of-elementary-os-perhaps-the-linux-worlds-best-hope-for-the-mainstream/ It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! I had the same reaction when I went from Scientific Linux (RHEL clone) to Fedora. Guess what? Once you learn it and get past the cussing phase, you will adore it. So cowboy up! :-) |
Excellent article about Linux
On 28/12/2018 22:31, Nomen Nescio wrote:
.... *I will not go beyond Windows 7.* .... Unfortunately, some organizations seem to think they don't need to support anything else. Two come instantly to mind that cause me some grief. Supply your own company names :-) Car GPS unit updates require windows - they don't even support vista now. Fortunately I have an old laptop that sits in the cupboard, but its time is running out. Music score electronic downloads. (Linux? Tough! That was the attitude when I complained). The first I could sort-of understand. The second, just laziness or maybe management ignorance. I strongly suspect there's a breed of programmer that's too lazy (or just too incompetent) to abstract out the OS interface from their code. But there seems nothing the user can do -- there are no alternatives to those suppliers. -- Mike Scott Harlow, England |
Excellent article about Linux
On Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:40:58 -0000 (UTC), Roger Blake wrote:
On 2018-12-28, Anonymous wrote: It's systemd. VOMIT!!! DRY HEAVES!!! Although I dislike systemd, I'll take it over Microsoft's activation hell, which I am currently embroiled in on a friend's computer that needed to be reloaded. MS's promise that the Windows 10 "digital license" would be honored if the OS needed to be reinstalled turns out to be just another Big Lie. Nonsense. According to a later post of yours, the computer in question has a Win7 licence. Thus installing win10 and expecting it to be activated is fruitless. (f/u set) |
Excellent article about Linux
On Fri, 28 Dec 2018 10:39:10 -0600, "Nomen Nescio"
wrote: A tour of elementary OS, perhaps the Linux world’s best hope for the mainstream. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/a-tour-of-elementary-os-perhaps-the-linux-worlds-best-hope-for-the-mainstream/ But who does need another desktop operating system? Most people use Android and Windows. So today the natural successor to Windows on the desktop seems to be Chrome OS (also supports Android-Apps on many new Chrome OS-devices now), for older PCs Cloudready (a Chrome OS-clone for PC). I was thinking of replacing Quicken (Windows only) by GnuCash (Windows, Linux, Mac etc.), but data transfer would be an ordeal, so I stopped. But GnuCash it`s already available as a cloud solution for Chrome OS: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...dhlfnnmaioanjl And a Linux shell for Chrome OS is already in the beta phase (so later GnuCash should run within Chrome OS), I played with it a bit on the Acer Chromebox cxi3 (around 245 Euro) of our daughter. Btw, Kodi for Android works well on this little box. Regards M. |
Excellent article about Linux
On 29/12/2018 09.20, Mike Scott wrote:
On 28/12/2018 22:31, Nomen Nescio wrote: ... **I will not go beyond Windows 7.* .... Unfortunately, some organizations seem to think they don't need to support anything else. Two come instantly to mind that cause me some grief. Supply your own company names :-) Car GPS unit updates require windows - they don't even support vista now. Fortunately I have an old laptop that sits in the cupboard, but its time is running out. My old TomTom device refuses to connect to the computer now. I replaced the battery this year, did a map update, but now it doesn't connect at all to the computer, it does not put up the USB interface. I guess they intentionally bricked it remotely to force people purchase new units. I considered getting another brand, but they didn't convince me either. So the new TomTom I got gets updates via WiFi instead, without needing a computer. And has maps free for life, where life=5 years. That's probably acceptable, seems cheaper than the previous state. Its USB is seen by Linux, it is recognized. So maybe in Windows it can be used for something, but doing updates via WiFI will allow me not to boot Windows for that. Improvement :-) -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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