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I Have Had it with Microsoft
-= Hawk =- posted this via
web.com: On 23 Aug 2015 11:41:47 GMT, Bucky Breeder scribbled: -= Hawk =- posted this via raweb.com: On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:54:42 -0500, Johnny scribbled: My computer with Windows 8.1 is downloading Windows 10 right now. I had updates set to download the updates but to let me choose which ones to install. So while it's downloading, I checked my update settings, and sure enough, it was still set to only check for updates, not to install them. I am removing Windows 8.1 from that computer, and I'm removing Windows 7 Professional from another computer, and I will only be using Linux Mint from now on. And who's supposed to care? Yer mama, apparently. As an obviously deformed and mentally ill thalidomide baby from the '60s, she didn't abort you, now did she? But that was probably mainly because of the welfare checks and food stamps she would have missed out on to support her crack and heroin habits if she'd just flushed you once and for all back then. Alas, hindsight, ehhh? Do you just cut and past these? YOU damn sure copy and pasted that one from mine back at yours. ("past" = Freudian Slip + knickers and geriatric diapers) Oh, hey, hi AUK! Any of the old crowd around? YOU are "the old crowd"... you and and your geriatric sock-poopette morons. HTH. -- I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; and, It's like Yogi Berra always used to say: "The future ain't what it used to be!" http://tinyurl.com/ocnqvgq |
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I Have Had it with Microsoft
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 05:00:17 +0000 (UTC), Stef wrote:
I've never like Ubuntu since the day it was released, and I tested it for two weeks before uninstalling it. Never tried it again. Although, it seems to be one of the most popular distros, it's too non-standard Linux for me. How is it non-standard? Part of the problem with Linux is that there are no standards. |
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On 8/22/2015 2:54 PM, Johnny wrote:
My computer with Windows 8.1 is downloading Windows 10 right now. I had updates set to download the updates but to let me choose which ones to install. So while it's downloading, I checked my update settings, and sure enough, it was still set to only check for updates, not to install them. I am removing Windows 8.1 from that computer, and I'm removing Windows 7 Professional from another computer, and I will only be using Linux Mint from now on. Sure Linux (how many varieties?) is the answer. That's why the mass movement to adopt it! |
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On 2015-08-24 10:18 AM, mechanic wrote:
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 05:00:17 +0000 (UTC), Stef wrote: I've never like Ubuntu since the day it was released, and I tested it for two weeks before uninstalling it. Never tried it again. Although, it seems to be one of the most popular distros, it's too non-standard Linux for me. How is it non-standard? Part of the problem with Linux is that there are no standards. Hence why it is awful across the board. -- A.M Your pet's opinion on technology is more valid than that of a Linux advocate |
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On 2015-08-24 10:20 AM, Pfsszxt wrote:
On 8/22/2015 2:54 PM, Johnny wrote: My computer with Windows 8.1 is downloading Windows 10 right now. I had updates set to download the updates but to let me choose which ones to install. So while it's downloading, I checked my update settings, and sure enough, it was still set to only check for updates, not to install them. I am removing Windows 8.1 from that computer, and I'm removing Windows 7 Professional from another computer, and I will only be using Linux Mint from now on. Sure Linux (how many varieties?) is the answer. That's why the mass movement to adopt it! FUN FACT: Even in Cuba where it is essentially a criminal offense to use American products, the airports, hotels and regular people use Windows XP rather than the government-sponsored local Linux distribution. These people would rather risk being shot in the head than run Linux. It says a lot. -- A.M Your pet's opinion on technology is more valid than that of a Linux advocate |
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On 8/23/2015 6:25 PM, Johnny wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:46:31 -0700 Steve wrote: On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:36:31 -0500, Johnny wrote: On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:08:02 -0400 "A.M" wrote: On 2015-08-22 3:54 PM, Johnny wrote: My computer with Windows 8.1 is downloading Windows 10 right now. I had updates set to download the updates but to let me choose which ones to install. So while it's downloading, I checked my update settings, and sure enough, it was still set to only check for updates, not to install them. I am removing Windows 8.1 from that computer, and I'm removing Windows 7 Professional from another computer, and I will only be using Linux Mint from now on. While I still consider Linux to be absolute trash, I understand your frustration and desire to check out the competition. You'll be back soon enough though; Linux is just too awful for anyone to stick to it. In November, it will be two years that I have been using Linux Mint full time. Have you ever seen me post here in the last two years using Windows? Just out of curiousity, if you have been running Mint for two years full time, what is this Windows 8.1 machine that you have? You make it sound like you have just recently decided to move to linux. Inquiring minds want to know Last November I bought two computers, one a Dell laptop with Windows 8.1, the other an HP with Windows 7. I installed Linux Mint along side the existing operating system on both computers, and just kept up with the Windows updates. I had been using Linux Mint for about nine months at that time. I never used Windows 8.1, because just looking at it was disgusting. I really liked Windows 7, but Microsoft is going abandon it, and sell Windows as a service, and I can't accept that, and I won't agree to their terms of use. Do tell. I plan on keeping Win7 and don't see how MS abandonment will have any impact. I might be wrong so if I am maybe you could enlighten me. Will MS somehow prevent me from using Win7 somehow? Will they change the EUA sometime in the future? I know I don't need any more of their useless updates for one. I have made restore disks for both computers, if I decided to sell them, or give them away, because I know most people use Windows. What I didn't know at the time, was that I could have bought that Dell with Linux installed. |
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On 8/23/2015 12:50 PM, Dave Cohen wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:08:02 -0400, A.M wrote: On 2015-08-22 3:54 PM, Johnny wrote: My computer with Windows 8.1 is downloading Windows 10 right now. I had updates set to download the updates but to let me choose which ones to install. So while it's downloading, I checked my update settings, and sure enough, it was still set to only check for updates, not to install them. I am removing Windows 8.1 from that computer, and I'm removing Windows 7 Professional from another computer, and I will only be using Linux Mint from now on. While I still consider Linux to be absolute trash, I understand your frustration and desire to check out the competition. You'll be back soon enough though; Linux is just too awful for anyone to stick to it. Well I'm someone and I use Linux Mint alongside Windows 7 Professional. Surely people are free to use whatever they wish without gratuitous insults from people like you and Old Guy. At least you aren't appending a bunch of HTML code at the end of your post. I have Mint on a DVD but every time I boot into Linux I find I have to reset things like my video card configuration so I can use two monitors. Is there a way I can update these settings to the DVD or should I simply devote one system to Linux and install on the SSD? |
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On 2015-08-24, A.M wrote:
Hence why it is awful across the board. Back from the weekend and this crap is still going on... Actually Linux is not "awful across the board" and there are standards. There is certainly a lot of choice, though, which is something people may not be accustomed to. Bottom line is if you are a gamer then Linux is not for you. If you need Microsoft Office and nothing else will do, Linux is not for you. If you have used nothing but Windows for the last 20 years and do not want to learn to do things differently, Linux is not for you. Beyond that it's a judgment call as to what sucks the least for your particular requirements. For all I know, Plan 9 may be the ticket for some users. As I've said before, I've been working in the computer industry for over 40 years and have worked with a large number of different systems. They *all* suck in their own way. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Change "invalid" to "com" for email. Google Groups killfiled.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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On 2015-08-24, A.M wrote:
FUN FACT: Even in Cuba where it is essentially a criminal offense to use American products, the airports, hotels and regular people use Windows XP rather than the government-sponsored local Linux distribution. These people would rather risk being shot in the head than run Linux. It says a lot. It says a lot about people there not wanting to trust their government. I would not use a U.S. government-sponsored distribution for that matter. If that was all that was available, I'd probably be using XP myself. I sure as hell would not touch the NSA's "high security" Linux distribution with a 10-foot pole. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Change "invalid" to "com" for email. Google Groups killfiled.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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On 8/23/2015 9:15 PM, mike wrote:
On 8/23/2015 11:49 AM, Paul wrote: Dave Cohen wrote: On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 11:08:02 -0400, A.M wrote: On 2015-08-22 3:54 PM, Johnny wrote: My computer with Windows 8.1 is downloading Windows 10 right now. I had updates set to download the updates but to let me choose which ones to install. So while it's downloading, I checked my update settings, and sure enough, it was still set to only check for updates, not to install them. I am removing Windows 8.1 from that computer, and I'm removing Windows 7 Professional from another computer, and I will only be using Linux Mint from now on. While I still consider Linux to be absolute trash, I understand your frustration and desire to check out the competition. You'll be back soon enough though; Linux is just too awful for anyone to stick to it. Well I'm someone and I use Linux Mint alongside Windows 7 Professional. Surely people are free to use whatever they wish without gratuitous insults from people like you and Old Guy. At least you aren't appending a bunch of HTML code at the end of your post. I don't mind suggesting to someone Try the LiveCD and see if you like it However, I draw the line at gratuitous suggestions that people should "just install Linux over Windows right away". As then, when they don't like what happened and they want Windows back again, they're totally unprepared and they end up coming back here for help. Of course, nobody is smart enough to do backups. They don't even do backups here, before installing Windows 10 :-( Despite all the friendly advice. As long as you suggest "side effect free" things here, I don't have a problem with it. I do have a problem with juveniles who create destructive recipes for people who don't know any better. And I still see people (even yesterday), planning to test Linux by installing it first. You can boot the LiveCD and test stuff. You can boot a LiveCD in a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) and test it too. I did that just ten minutes ago. There are many (undestructive) options. Paul That's good advice, but not all inclusive. A working live linux is a good start but does not guarantee a working full install. If you have an nvidia card, you'll soon find out. Then there's the issue of the linux onion of frustration. The deeper you go the more stuff you find. At some point, you may decide to give up and spend your time doing something you enjoy. A full image backup that allows you to go back is ESSENTIAL for any newbie attempts at converting to linux. If you have enough ram and disk space, a virtual machine is a great place to get your feet wet with linux. Be aware that the virtual machine presents a hardware configuration that's both limited and fixed. Working in a VM does not guarantee you'll be hassle free when you install it on the bare hardware. Even better is a second linux computer that you can learn without impacting your existing stuff. That's where I want to be. I think I'll have better luck than playing with Win10 and deciding to toss it in the crapper where it belongs. I have several extra systems I can play with rather than sacrifice a Windows Activation procedure with a time limit attached before I have to marry that Win 10 beast. I know I can remove a valid install SSD and shelf it and when I decide I can place it back in the same machine unlike Win10 when show knows what will happen down the road. The same with Linux. That's why I'm thinking doing an install and move on. |
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On 2015-08-24 10:39 AM, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2015-08-24, A.M wrote: FUN FACT: Even in Cuba where it is essentially a criminal offense to use American products, the airports, hotels and regular people use Windows XP rather than the government-sponsored local Linux distribution. These people would rather risk being shot in the head than run Linux. It says a lot. It says a lot about people there not wanting to trust their government. I would not use a U.S. government-sponsored distribution for that matter. If that was all that was available, I'd probably be using XP myself. I sure as hell would not touch the NSA's "high security" Linux distribution with a 10-foot pole. The thing is that the majority of Cubans are indeed convinced that their government is doing everything that it can to make life as blissful as possible for the people. They blame the Americans, not the Communists for their standard of life (and they're not incorrect in doing so). Therefore, things produced by the government are not seen as negatively as they are here and to be honest, it's _sponsored_ by the government, not created by them anyway (it is developed by Havana University). -- A.M Your pet's opinion on technology is more valid than that of a Linux advocate |
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On 2015-08-24, A.M wrote:
The thing is that the majority of Cubans are indeed convinced that their government is doing everything that it can to make life as blissful as possible for the people. I don't know if the rank-and-file Cuban people have really have the wool pulled over their eyes to that extent. (I know that really did not fly in Cold War era Eastern Europe where they had the saying "We pretend to work and they pretend to play us.") XP is a likeable enough system and I would certainly prefer it to anything either developed by or even sponsored by some government entity. What the rationale is in Cuba, well, you'd have to ask the users there. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Change "invalid" to "com" for email. Google Groups killfiled.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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On 2015-08-24, Roger Blake wrote:
wool pulled over their eyes to that extent. (I know that really did not fly in Cold War era Eastern Europe where they had the saying "We pretend to work and they pretend to play us.") Typo, that should have been "We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us." (Quote was provided to me years ago by a musician friend who played in a government-sponsored band in East Germany back in the day. He now uses a Mac.) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Change "invalid" to "com" for email. Google Groups killfiled.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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On 2015-08-24 10:53 AM, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2015-08-24, A.M wrote: The thing is that the majority of Cubans are indeed convinced that their government is doing everything that it can to make life as blissful as possible for the people. I don't know if the rank-and-file Cuban people have really have the wool pulled over their eyes to that extent. Have you been there? I bet not. (I know that really did not fly in Cold War era Eastern Europe where they had the saying "We pretend to work and they pretend to play us.") XP is a likeable enough system and I would certainly prefer it to anything either developed by or even sponsored by some government entity. What the rationale is in Cuba, well, you'd have to ask the users there. I did. -- A.M Your pet's opinion on technology is more valid than that of a Linux advocate |
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On 2015-08-24, A.M wrote:
I did. Perhaps. Like typical users here, their definition of "awful" may well equate to "doesn't run Microsoft Office" or "the computer didn't come with it." My definition of "awful" includes things like "doesn't come with source code so I don't really know what's in there or what it's doing" and "dealing with product activation." -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Change "invalid" to "com" for email. Google Groups killfiled.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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