Re: [SuSE Linux] What DO you lose with Linux ???

[frankie]

BENJAMIN FARRELL wrote:
> 
> Heres a good point about linux, anyone found a good irc client for x (other
> than Bitchx in a E-Term :) that doesn't crash everytime you click (yagirc
> anyone). I still find for everyday use Win95/NT is better (quaking, ircing,
> browsing, ftping). It seems that linux has quite a good range of
> applications, just a case of find one, and one that works fine.
> 
And its not too difficult to find them -        1) look in your distro
                                                2)    look at sunsite

PS ftp in linux WORKS - it deals with symlinks properly (not like
annoying WS_FTP etc, virtually every linux ftp proggy will CONTINUE
unfinished d/ls if you want)

frankie



> // Ben Farrell (BigBadBen)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Lynn Kreps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> suse-linux-e@suse.com <suse-linux-e@suse.com>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Date: 28 March 1999 21:23
> Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] What DO you lose with Linux ???
> 
> >mmm.... I must be delusional.  I haven't booted my Win95 side in months
> >(When SuSE 6.1 with the 2.2.x kernel comes out I will reclaim that space
> >for Linux) so how am I keeping my checkbook balanced and reconciled?
> >Must be a phantom copy of cbb.  I do my symbolic math with MuPAD 3.4
> >instead of MathCad 7.0 but I must be dilusional there also.  My scanner
> >scans perfectly well using Sane-1.0, which is called out of GIMP-1.0 and
> >my other graphics programs, to say nothing of Blender-1.37 and Varkon,
> >but I must be imagining things. I think I'm enjoying air combat
> >simulation with ACM 5.0, which is much better than M$ Flight Sim.  I'm
> >not into music but I do know there are some fantasic sound and sound
> >analysis programs.
> >To sum up, has this guy done any serious searching?
> >JLK
> >
> >"(Ted Harding)" wrote:
> >>
> >> Apologies for duplicate postings, but I'd like to make sure I sound
> >> a diverse population.
> >>
> >> Today' London "Sunday Times" feature "Innovation" (pp 10-11 of "News
> >> Review", http://www.sunday-times.co.uk ) has an article by David Hewson
> >> (of "Linux, the Program from Hell" fame) entitled "Linux wins backing of
> 
> >> computing giants".
> >>
> >> His attitude to Linux is much more moderate than it was: the article
> >> is basically balanced and fair, including some sound negative comment.
> >>
> >> However, he states:
> ................
> >>
> >> Comments, info, contributions, anyone?
> >>
> >> Best wishes to all,
> >> Ted.
> >>
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> >> E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: 28-Mar-99                                       Time: 12:49:27
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> >
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