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Lets try this again.
« on: August 13, 2002, 01:03:21 am »
Ziff-Davis dodged the Chapter 11 bullet.  At least for now.

Some Linux Zealot installs Linux and Win2k.  Of course, to really stress how much better Linux is, he makes sure to use the Sony THREE CD RECOVERY version of Win2k.  So of course he had 8 CD swaps, 8 reboots and a 2.5 hour install.  Anyone that *isn't* trying to bash Win2k knows that if you use the real version, it takes about 20 minutes with no CD swaps and 2 reboots.  Took him 2,000 words to say "M$ sucks, dude."

The makers of PGP - Pretty Good Privacy, arguably the most used encryption software for emails, just got caught with their reply buttons down.

The stoned chick in the Apple commercials has gotten herself some fans...

KFC is 50 years old.

Remember the Starburst commercial with the chick that opens one with her tongue?  This goes a bit further.  Not work safe.

We should all buy Pizza Hut stock.  Domino's is going to charge an extra buck for delivery.  As if the extra you pay, plus TIP isn't enough for a pizza.  How bout those 4 dollar Cokes?



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Re:Lets try this again.
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2002, 01:08:05 pm »
I have not installed Red Hat, but have installed Mandrake 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2 SEVERAL times each, and Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000 and XP countless times.  Let me say, his comparison is flawed, as noted by MyFister, by his OEM CDs.  This would have reduced his reboots, the screen pop-up jumble he complains about, and the default-blank Administrator password (I've never experienced this in _any_ NT version).

For all it's worth, I find both Mandrake and Windows 2000 installations VERY similar.  Mandrake reboots only once, and the updates don't require rebooting.  I would estimate 4 or 5 reboots would get Windows 2000 installed and up to date, and 1 reboot would get Mandrake up to date.

I'll let you know when Mandrake releases 9.0!  I'm gonna do basically the same procedure, a dual-boot install from scratch.

I may also try to review the new OEone front-end (if available for Mandrake by then).  NewsForge took a look at it here.
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Re:Lets try this again.
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2002, 02:18:18 pm »
Cool!  Sounds like an interesting idea.  If you try it, see if there is a way to hook into a home-based server instead of using their service...  I doubt it, but I imagine someone will produce a product for free that would once word gets out...
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2002, 02:21:45 pm »
Yeah, the code is Open Source, so running your own server for their HomeBase Anywhere product is gonna be trivial (for those who can code anyway)!
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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2002, 02:27:09 pm »
That would really kick.  That would give me 280GB of storage.
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