Re: [Nolug] Comparative OS Stability

On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 20:53, LinuxLaw wrote:
> Ad Hominem attacks are the last resort of the weak of mind...Bill
> Gates/Microsoftee use them every day...hey Ron, pay close attention:
[snip]

Who the heck was making an ad hominem attack on you??

A) You rail against Windows.
B) You *use* Windows.
C) I ask if you rail against Windows because of personal experience.

That just doesn't look like a personal attack to me...

>
>
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 22:01, LinuxLaw wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Cement is useful if used properely -- for instance, in the manufacture
> >>of concrete; windows is useful if used properly -- for instance, in the
> >>manufacture of a weak and insecure network or a bloated and inefficient
> >>desktop that crashes every few days for no apparent reason. Windows,
> >>like cement, is everywhere -- windows, unlike cement, is everywhere b/c
> >>its producer (Microsoft) has engaged in numerous
> >>illegal/anti-trust/uncompetitive practices and done so while bribing the
> >>"right" public officials in the form of "campaign contributions,"
> >>"donations," "charitable acts," etc.... Cement, on the other hand, is
> >>everywhere because it actually works, unlike Windoze.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Speaking from experience?
> >
> >
> >
> >>User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win 9x 4.90; en-US; rv:1.1)
> >>Gecko/20020826
> >>
> >>
> >
> >And I must say that I've been using Win2k WorkStation for ~ a year and
> >have found it very stable, even under heavy memory loads. Still doesn't
> >hold a candle to Linux, though, because of need for reboots during s/w
> >install, and the separation of the OS from the GUI.
> >
> >This is why I don't understand the desire for DRI/frame buffer. When
> >"regular" X hangs, I Ctrl-Break and restart X, but when using the fb,
> >one must reboot the box.
> >
> >What, then, is the benefit of using the fb?
> >
> >
> >
> >>Ron Johnson wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Sat, 2003-04-19 at 07:06, Joey Kelly wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Windows CE, ME, & NT = CEMENT
> >>>>Built like a rock and just as useful.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I've got some bad news for you Joey:
> >>>
> >>>Look around you: there is cement, concrete & stone *everywhere*.
> >>>Without them, civilization would not be...
> >>>
> >>>Ron
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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