Hi List!
Very well put! I had my problems with MDK 8.1, but I solved
(*with* an amazing help of this list). I am really really happy with
GNU/Linux/Mandrake.
On Sat, 23 Mar 2002, G�rard Perreault wrote:
> Lots of mail about MDK 8.2 not working well. Don't know why. Maybe those
> people are stressing their hardware to the limit. As for me, 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2
> worked perfectly. I can't say the same for my office computer which is
> Windows 2000. But this is not why I write.
>
> I just found out that the new line of Intel chips may not run Windows 95. I
> found out using VMware that the Pentium 4 no longer supported Windows 95 and
> that you could not expect to install it on a pentium 4. My VMware under Linux
> is configured to use Windows 95 for the sole purpose of using MS-Office Word
> and Excel (which Star Office could have replaced if it wasn't for some
> merging I do between Excel and Word). That means that if I upgrade my
> computer to a pentium 4, I may be forced to buy Windows 98, unless the
> pentium 5 does not support it by that time.
>
> It is obvious to me that Linux and product like VMware are becoming a
> significant torn in M$ side. They will do anything they can to separate and
> slow down the Linux community. If they can get us to cease cooperating on new
> developments, the better for them. If we can start petty little wars amongst
> us, the better for them. If they can slow us down enough, they may have a
> chance to introduce yet another piece of garbage on the market. Something
> like their latest, full of bugs and security cripples.
>
> So my suggestion is:
>
> If someone complains about how bad "Linux this" or "Linux that" is. Don't
> jump in the bandwagon. Always ask for specific error messages and sequences
> of operations. You can't invent those. Lets not waste our time with petty
> frustrations. We have here a great product. M$ can't buy it and bury it
> because there is no one to buy it from. No wonder they feel threatened. Lets
> keep them that way.
>
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Alan Wilter S. da Silva
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Laborat�rio de F�sica Biol�gica
Instituto de Biof�sica Carlos Chagas Filho
Universidade do Brasil/UFRJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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