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Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:40:56 -0000

"but in all those examples you have a choice [...]"

Way to miss the point. Additionally, in all these examples you already made a choice and once that choice was made discovered faults that were out of your control. Furthermore, a choice that best fits your needs might not exist. For example, I do not like any of the DVD ripping utilities that I've tried on Linux. Yes, they exist, yes I can use them but I simply do not like them. This is a case of picking the one I hate the least.

"you can correct the programs problems and redistribute it [...]"

Yes, I could do all that just like you, not being satisfied with your airline experience, could launch your own airline and design and build your own jets. It's in the realm of possibility but far from an optimal solution and a very unrealistic expectation. Your expectation for me to invest quite a bit of time and money (all decisions are economic) into implementing my own solution is asinine.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:56:12 -0000

So if your car breaks down it isn't a problem because my car still works? If you buy a motherboard that used faulty capacitors it's not a problem if they blow out because I--using the same mother board--have working capacitors in mine? There was nothing wrong with the first release PS2s because mine kept working despite the numerous other people having faulty lasers in theirs? Those idiots were surely doing something wrong since mine works.

In short, working for you doesn't equate to not being faulty by design and therefore is irrelevant to his problems.

Post Script
Giving back to the community doesn't mean they give back to you; sometimes they tell you to fuck off in one way or another.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:51:06 -0000

Yes.

However, don't you feel a little hypocritical when you essentially call people idiots even though you are using projected numbers in an attempt to debunk claims using real numbers?

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:25:08 -0000

No shit, if it was a problem they wouldn't be "long-time KDE user[s]". You might as well have stated that it isn't a problem for people who don't think it's a problem.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:17:51 -0000

Projecting 5 million units sold is not the same as actually selling 5 million units.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:06:15 -0000

...So you're not a competent admin?

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:42:55 -0000

All you need to do to keep XP running well is to defrag often, run disk cleanup or CCleaner often (all of which can be automated) and not be a complete retard when it comes to installing / uninstalling applications--in example, installing applications using the desktop folder as the destination.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:38:09 -0000

We'll settle this, you need only be in a location that lacks DSL or Cable offerings which, contrary to what some people believe there are still many areas where dial-up or satellite are your only options. I have cable but if I drive twenty miles from my house in any direction then dial-up is the only option. People who live in small towns or a little ways outside of town may not have broadband services.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:24:48 -0000

So you're essentially asking "apart from all the shit that doesn't work and the cluster-fuck user interface, what's wrong with KDE"?

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:19:01 -0000

I seriously don't get this "freedom" thing in Linux. What "freedoms" do you gain? The "freedom" to spend years learning a programming language, then taking the time to learn about a particular piece of software, then modify it for your own use? The "freedom" to choose between various shitty components in your OS--which to some extent can be done in Windows as there are replacements for Explorer, CMD, Regedt, and a few other things? I use Linux and I'm no more "free" on Linux than I am on Windows. Actually, given the abysmal support for anything proprietary in Linux I'd argue that it's more fascist than anything else. So what if I have the source? Big deal, I program and I still have no interest in dicking around with these open source projects.

At least you don't have to pay for Linux? So what? I spent $40 on Windows XP Pro and $20 on Microsoft Office Pro 2003 via a HUP / EPP. My college gives all CSCI students a copy of Windows Vista Business for free. Everything else on my computer was legally obtained at no cost (freeware). $60 dollars spent nearly six years ago is ass-wiping money.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:13:16 -0000

PowerShell 2.0 looks pretty good. But you know what my favorite part about PowerShell is? Passing the output of commands as objects rather than text which makes piping commands together so much easier as you don't have to worry about format. Linux, get on the ball and copy this feature.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:43:44 -0000

If by "using their computers" you actually mean "dicking around with their distro and breaking shit left and right" then I guess that'd be somewhat accurate. Although in my experience most Windows boxes are working, maybe not optimally, but they are working and half the users I see continue working even if there is some problem with their box to which they are usually oblivious to.

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:37:15 -0000

I meant to say "30 Minutes download time isn't that unrealistic"

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:31:32 -0000

You do realize there are some very large updates for Ubuntu and a on a frequent basis as well. 30 Minutes download time isn't that realistic. Your DL speeds are the not the norm for everyone else. It's also not that uncommon for people to take a long time to setup Linux distros... but I guess all those "Help [something] doesn't work!" posts on numerous Linux forums just don't exist. Probably Microsoft employees, right?

Re: Challenged

Crunchinator — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:15:30 -0000

Learn to read because he said it takes ten hours to fix all the broken crap after the install.

Re: Rants and Laughs

Crunchinator — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:36:33 -0000

I thought Linux users were supposed to be smart. If they want to fix the slow performance in Vista why not turn off unneeded services and applications? It's easier than messing with Xorg.conf. Bunch of hypocrites. It's cool to mess with esoteric config files in Linux but not a .msc in Windows.

Re: Rants and Laughs

Crunchinator — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:29:34 -0000

Big fucking deal. Guess how many people really even need to know about the kernel to include application developers? And guess what, I used Windows and I knew about the kernel. If you need to know about the kernel then you will learn about it, you will encounter it. If you go your whole life not knowing what it is then you obviously didn't need to know.

Re: Rants and Laughs

Crunchinator — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:08:32 -0000

In the five things you can't teach Ubuntu article I love how some idiot attempts to disprove that you cannot copy and paste or drag and drop pictures from Firefox into Impress by listing a five step process involving clicking various buttons. Awesome! Way to prove that guy wrong!

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:43:34 -0000

Flash is proprietary evil! No more secret sauce!

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:52:09 -0000

It does "just work" you just have to rewrite the OS from scratch. It's really a trivial matter.

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:30:35 -0000

How does FOSS address the issue of creating software that requires input from people who aren't developers, such as Tax preparation software? You'd need to have people devote time to keeping up with the latest tax laws and who would bear the legal responsibility for a software bug that lead to incorrect tax claims?

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:12:59 -0000

Let's get together sometime.

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:43:15 -0000

My penis has more users than Linux does. My customer satisfaction rate is one-hundred percent. Want a customer review? Ask your girlfriend--a lovely cum dumpster I might add.

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:37:14 -0000

I'm inside your girlfriend and she loves it!

Re: Rants heard 'round the community ver. 10

Crunchinator — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:49:13 -0000

The internets are full of lies and commies.