4 Jun
2005
4 Jun
'05
7:59 a.m.
Subject: Metric buttload of OS rants... again...
From: Roger Merchberger <zmerch at 30below.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 09:26:15 -0400
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Rumor has it that Vintage Computer Festival may have mentioned these words:
The only thing I like about the linux/unix tree is that we can
hang Billy G from it. I'm not a unix sort myself but, having
used linux (also Ultrix, Freebsd and Openbsd) I can say it's
solid, compact and latest distributions are fairly complete.
It's biggest feature is it's totally configurable. It's clearly
one of the few OSs out there for PCs that if you don't like a
feature or it's size changing it is not only possible, there's
a good chance someones done it for you. The down side is the
world is so totally PC/wintel centric that you end up running
msWord and Excel virii and all no matter what.
You know it's a curse when you apply to a linix shop and they
want a MSword Resume.. ;-p
Allison
On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
And it doesn't *have* to be a bloated giant; only the prepackaged versions
are. If you want your own, whip out LFS and recompile it *any way you
like.* Yes, there are still versions that can fit on a pair of floppies --
no HD required!
Yes windows today is completely equivalent to the
different OS's I've used
on a variety of systems since I started in the mid 70's. The fact that
Micro$loth has created a bloated giant that self destructs with time is a
side issue. The open source equivalent Linux is also a bloated giant.
Except that it rarely (if ever) self destructs with time. BIG difference.
Yup.
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Speaking of whiny people whining about Closed-Source OSs and whining those
whiny computers/OSs won't open whiny PDFs...
Who has a version of MicroWare's OS-9 68K that'll run on an Atari ST?
;-)
Laterz,
"Merch"
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers
zmerch at 30below.com