On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:17:41 -0400, flatfish+++ wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:05:44 +0000, ed wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:36:37 +0100
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> It may be time to give Linux another try
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | If you have an old PC lying around (or even a brand new one), this
>>> may be | the time to give Linux another try.
>>> |
>>> | Yes, I know, you expect Linux, the free operating system developed
>>> by | volunteers all over the world, to be nerdy and hard to use.
>>> |
>>> | And, when compared to Windows, it used to be. But several new
>>> | distributions of Linux make it painfully easy to get up and running
>>> on | Linux without spending a dime.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/12964
>>
>> I'm not so convinced that an old Pentium would run anything all that
>> well.
>>
>> What really hurts the linux newbies is when they expect to be able to
>> run things like Firefox on a P75 and it run just like Firefox on a 1gh
>> athlon or something. I agree that there's no problems installing it, and
>> yes it does run etc.
>
>
> No.
>
> What really hurts is when gasbags like kelsey claim they can run all kinds
> of bloated Linux stuff on ancient hardware and then at the same time
> claim how slow the same hardware is with Windows.
>
> I'm not talking about using a P75 as a firewall, router or something, I'm
> talking about running a full fledged modern Linux distro on one complete
> with gui.
>
> Nobody believes these fools and all they do is make Linux look bad because
You are making Linux look bad with your lies.
> when the noob tries to do it and the machine runs like a snail, or not at
> all they get discouraged.
>
> Of course the COLA gang will back these guys to the hilt.
>
> Maybe that's why some people call it LIEnix??
Not some people. You. No one else. Just you.
And you expect to be taken seriously as an advocate?
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Kier
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