Re: [News] Cost vs. Worth of Ubuntu Linux

[Moshe Goldfarb.]

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

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> The Value of Free

It depends upon what your time is worth.

For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.

For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.

The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.


--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
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[Ian Thompson-Bell]

Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> The Value of Free
>
> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>
> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>
> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>
> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>
>

An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.
every time I go to my local doctor's their patient screens have the blue
screen of death. Must cost them a fortune in time and money to keep
getting them fixed.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Moshe Goldfarb.]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:39:41 +0100, Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:

> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
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>>> The Value of Free
>>
>> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>>
>> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
>> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>>
>> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>>
>> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>>
>>
>
> An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.
> every time I go to my local doctor's their patient screens have the blue
> screen of death. Must cost them a fortune in time and money to keep
> getting them fixed.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian

I haven't seen a BSOD since my Windows 2000 days and a dodgy audio driver
which would get sick once in a while.

Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.

--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

 

[Ian Thompson-Bell]

Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:39:41 +0100, Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
>
>> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
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>>>> The Value of Free
>>> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>>>
>>> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
>>> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>>>
>>> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>>>
>>> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>>>
>>>
>> An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.
>> every time I go to my local doctor's their patient screens have the blue
>> screen of death. Must cost them a fortune in time and money to keep
>> getting them fixed.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ian
>
> I haven't seen a BSOD since my Windows 2000 days and a dodgy audio driver
> which would get sick once in a while.
>
> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>

Well no one would call you a significant sample. I come across XP users
with blue screens of death almost every day.

Cheers

Ian

 

[harvey]

Re: Cost vs. Worth of Ubuntu Linux

On Jul 16, 11:16 am, "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_st...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:39:41 +0100, Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
> > Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
> >> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
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> >>> The Value of Free
>
> >> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>
> >> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
> >> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>
> >> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>
> >> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>
> > An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.
> > every time I go to my local doctor's their patient screens have the blue
> > screen of death. Must cost them a fortune in time and money to keep
> > getting them fixed.
>
> > Cheers
>
> > Ian
>
> I haven't seen a BSOD since my Windows 2000 days and a dodgy audio driver
> which would get sick once in a while.
>
> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>
> --
> Moshe Goldfarb
> Collector of soaps from around the globe.
> Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

-But Ubuntu 7.10 is also rock solid

- Free too!

I am recommending it to people who are sick and tired of the crap
Microsoft is shipping ( Vista )

Having been a User of Ubuntu for about three months, using it heavily
every day I feel it is the best OS to come down the pike in a Long
Time

 

[Ben]

Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> The Value of Free
>
> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>
> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>
> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>
> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>
>

Linux is just learning something new. Yes, you will use time looking for
solutions to problems until you've learned how to use the OS. And then
you're set.

If you can't be bothered to learn this "new thing", then you're lazy,
and Linux isn't an OS for you. If you're open minded to learning new
ways of doing things, Linux may be a good OS for you to try out.

 

[chrisv]

Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:

>An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.

The time installing the dozen or so utilities and programs required to
make Windows actually useful for doing anything is not worth it.

 

[thufir]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:26 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:


> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.



Throw statistics out the window, now that we have this stunning anecdotal
evidence proving...whatever.


-Thufir

 

[Roy Schestowitz]

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> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
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>>> The Value of Free
>>
>> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>>
>> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
>> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>>
>> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>>
>> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>>
>>
>
> Linux is just learning something new. Yes, you will use time looking for
> solutions to problems until you've learned how to use the OS. And then
> you're set.
>
> If you can't be bothered to learn this "new thing", then you're lazy,
> and Linux isn't an OS for you. If you're open minded to learning new
> ways of doing things, Linux may be a good OS for you to try out.

Gary M "Flatfish" Stewart (fake name "Moshe Goldfarb") is a troll and Microsoft
Munchkins. Criminals like him needn't be convinced they need to be convicted.
And thrown to jail, not Linux advocacy newsgroups.

- --
~~ Best of wishes

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existence of monopoly means a limitation on voluntary exchange through a
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of monopoly raises the issue of “social responsibilityâ€, as it has come to be
called, of the monopolist."
--Milton Friedman
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[measekite]

Ben wrote:
> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
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>>> The Value of Free
>>
>> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>>
>> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
>> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>>
>> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>>
>> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>>
>>
>
> Linux is just learning something new. Yes, you will use time looking
> for solutions to problems until you've learned how to use the OS. And
> then you're set.
>
> If you can't be bothered to learn this "new thing", then you're lazy,

While I like and use Ubuntu I would not agree they are lazy. They are
just not interested enough and prefer to put up with copy protection,
registry issues, poor security, crappy antivirus, bloated software and
Windows Genuine Disadvantage.
> and Linux isn't an OS for you. If you're open minded to learning new
> ways of doing things, Linux may be a good OS for you to try out.

 

[Ezekiel]

"thufir" <hawat.thufir@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:KTqfk.7824$nD.5348@pd7urf1no...
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:26 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>
>
>> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>
>
>
> Throw statistics out the window, now that we have this stunning anecdotal
> evidence proving...whatever.

But when statistics show that linux is at 0.6% of the desktop people are
expected to throw those statistics out the window and believe some anonymous
poster that linux marketshare is "much higher" because the person has a
"hunch" that it is.

And precisely what "statistics" do you have proving that XP is not rock
solid?

>
> -Thufir


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[Ian Thompson-Bell]

Ezekiel wrote:
> "thufir" <hawat.thufir@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:KTqfk.7824$nD.5348@pd7urf1no...
>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:26 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>>
>>
>> Throw statistics out the window, now that we have this stunning anecdotal
>> evidence proving...whatever.
>
> But when statistics show that linux is at 0.6% of the desktop people are
> expected to throw those statistics out the window and believe some anonymous
> poster that linux marketshare is "much higher" because the person has a
> "hunch" that it is.
>

They are NOT statistics, they are limited market research. Not the same
thing at all.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Ben]

Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
> Ezekiel wrote:
>> "thufir" <hawat.thufir@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:KTqfk.7824$nD.5348@pd7urf1no...
>>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:26 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Throw statistics out the window, now that we have this stunning
>>> anecdotal
>>> evidence proving...whatever.
>>
>> But when statistics show that linux is at 0.6% of the desktop people
>> are expected to throw those statistics out the window and believe some
>> anonymous poster that linux marketshare is "much higher" because the
>> person has a "hunch" that it is.
>>
>
> They are NOT statistics, they are limited market research. Not the same
> thing at all.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian

Not to mention that these statistics are quickly invalidated as the
market develops. Just 2-3 years and the market share can look totally
different. We know that Linux is getting more and more popular, and
maybe the next time they perform research like that on a large scale,
they'll find that Linux's market share has risen considerably, which I
believe it has, but I won't claim it as fact so don't try to quote me as
having said it's a definite fact.

 

[WhøKñèw]

"Ian Thompson-Bell" <ruffrecords@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>
> An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either. every
> time I go to my local doctor's their patient screens have the blue screen
> of death. Must cost them a fortune in time and money to keep getting them
> fixed.
>
What blue screen of death? When was the last time you used Windows on an up
to date machine. No, not your 386 wit 4meg of ram.

 

[WhøKñèw]

"Ian Thompson-Bell" <ruffrecords@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:39:41 +0100, Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
>>
>>> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> The Value of Free
>>>> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>>>>
>>>> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students,
>>>> ala
>>>> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>>>>
>>>> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of
>>>> resources.
>>>>
>>>> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.
>>> every time I go to my local doctor's their patient screens have the blue
>>> screen of death. Must cost them a fortune in time and money to keep
>>> getting them fixed.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Ian
>>
>> I haven't seen a BSOD since my Windows 2000 days and a dodgy audio driver
>> which would get sick once in a while.
>>
>> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>>
>
> Well no one would call you a significant sample. I come across XP users
> with blue screens of death almost every day.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian

And you are a liar. Is your name Alias?

 

[WhøKñèw]

"Ben" <beno1990@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Linux is just learning something new. Yes, you will use time looking for
> solutions to problems until you've learned how to use the OS. And then
> you're set.
>
> If you can't be bothered to learn this "new thing", then you're lazy, and
> Linux isn't an OS for you. If you're open minded to learning new ways of
> doing things, Linux may be a good OS for you to try out.

The way of Linsux is not new. Using linus is like going back in time 20
years.

 

[WhøKñèw]

"chrisv" <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:ucbs74l4sje2k3d1j5o5nc6nfef4c0156l@4ax.com...
> Ian Thompson-Bell wrote:
>
>>An time sorting out the blue screen of death is not worth it either.
>
> The time installing the dozen or so utilities and programs required to
> make Windows actually useful for doing anything is not worth it.
>

And you spend time installing software for Linsux so that is a totally
assinine statement you Linturd

 

[WhøKñèw]

"thufir" <hawat.thufir@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:KTqfk.7824$nD.5348@pd7urf1no...
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:26 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>
>
>> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>
>
>
> Throw statistics out the window, now that we have this stunning anecdotal
> evidence proving...whatever.
>
>
> -Thufir
You better throw your stats out if your going to try and make any
comparisons to Windows. Market share says it all a**hole. .61% for Linsux.
That's point 6 1 dummy

 

[WhøKñèw]

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> ____/ Ben on Wednesday 16 July 2008 16:22 : \____
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>> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:23 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
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>>>>
>>>> The Value of Free
>>>
>>> It depends upon what your time is worth.
>>>
>>> For people like you Roy Sdchestowitz, who are professional students, ala
>>> Van Wilder, Linux may be just the thing.
>>>
>>> For people whose time is expensive, Linux is a total waste of resources.
>>>
>>> The time googling to make Linux work is just not worth it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Linux is just learning something new. Yes, you will use time looking for
>> solutions to problems until you've learned how to use the OS. And then
>> you're set.
>>
>> If you can't be bothered to learn this "new thing", then you're lazy,
>> and Linux isn't an OS for you. If you're open minded to learning new
>> ways of doing things, Linux may be a good OS for you to try out.
>
> Gary M "Flatfish" Stewart (fake name "Moshe Goldfarb") is a troll and
> Microsoft
> Munchkins. Criminals like him needn't be convinced they need to be
> convicted.
> And thrown to jail, not Linux advocacy newsgroups.
>
Does your mommy ever let you out of the basement?

 

[WhøKñèw]

"Ezekiel" <y@r.com> wrote in message
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>
> "thufir" <hawat.thufir@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:KTqfk.7824$nD.5348@pd7urf1no...
>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:16:26 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Windows XP is rock solid on all of my systems that run it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Throw statistics out the window, now that we have this stunning anecdotal
>> evidence proving...whatever.
>
> But when statistics show that linux is at 0.6% of the desktop people are
> expected to throw those statistics out the window and believe some
> anonymous poster that linux marketshare is "much higher" because the
> person has a "hunch" that it is.

There you go. Someone with a brain and not some lying Linturd.

>
> And precisely what "statistics" do you have proving that XP is not rock
> solid?
>
>>
>> -Thufir
>
>
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