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Jan 22, 2002, 4:40am

Nah, just basically whatever goes, as long as it's not crap like "F you you
F'ing b*tch"

--Bowen--

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Jan 22, 2002, 12:22pm

That's more because of a crappy uninstall than Windows. If it was done
properly, you wouldn't have to manually delete files after using that Remove
Program thing. Another reason uninstalls sometimes "fail" is because files
get created after install, so the uninstall script doesn't know about them.

-Agent1

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Jan 22, 2002, 1:25pm

> That's more because of a crappy uninstall than Windows. If it was done
> properly, you wouldn't have to manually delete files after using that
Remove
> Program thing. Another reason uninstalls sometimes "fail" is because files
> get created after install, so the uninstall script doesn't know about
them.

It can easily be fixed, just remove the directory if there's new files
there. The point is, is that that crappy uninstal is part of windows. You
can't do it any other way, if you try to manually delete some of the stuff
first you may cause a bunch of errors other places.

--Bowen--

Feb 4, 2002, 9:47pm

I know this is a little late.. but...

>Quietly AOL...is negotiating to buy Red
> Hat (the number one Linux distributor in the world!). What can this
> mean except that AOL intends to offer an alternative to Windows for
> their users? And probably at no extra cost. You read it here first.

*hacks away at his linux machine*

Ahh, there.. no more Red Hat.. Sorry, can't use that anymore.

Why doesn't AOL just grab the source and make their own version? All they'd
have to do is change the Red Hat logos and recompile.


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JTech Web Systems
(www.JTechWebSystems.com -- Coming Soon)
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Feb 5, 2002, 1:53am

[View Quote] > I know this is a little late.. but...
>
>
>
> *hacks away at his linux machine*
>
> Ahh, there.. no more Red Hat.. Sorry, can't use that anymore.
>
> Why doesn't AOL just grab the source and make their own version? All they'd
> have to do is change the Red Hat logos and recompile.
>

At the moment both sides are denying that there is a buy-out in
progress, and maybe there isn't.

The reason why AOL might want to buy Red Hat is that Red Hat is actually
a profit making company, which, for those of you who have never heard of
such a thing, means that they ACTUALLY make more money than they spend.

They have existing deals with IBM and a few other big companies to
support specialized version of Linux. I read today where Linux is now
at 4.5 million lines of code. I suspect that the number of people who
are even generally familiar with how that code operates is fairly small.

So, buying Red Hat would give them an instant development team. (With
the exception of a couple who have said they would quit if such a deal
took place).

I think my point is still valid though... since the breakdown in
negotiations with Microsoft last year AOL has done a number of things to
prepare for head to head combat with Microsoft if necessary.

I'm no big hater of Microsoft (I just don't like their attitude), and
I'm no big fan of AOL, but anything that keeps Microsoft from exploiting
their monopoly position at this point is good for technology, and good
for end users.

Feb 5, 2002, 2:00am

> At the moment both sides are denying that there is a buy-out in
> progress, and maybe there isn't.
>
> The reason why AOL might want to buy Red Hat is that Red Hat is actually
> a profit making company, which, for those of you who have never heard of
> such a thing, means that they ACTUALLY make more money than they spend.
>
> They have existing deals with IBM and a few other big companies to
> support specialized version of Linux. I read today where Linux is now
> at 4.5 million lines of code. I suspect that the number of people who
> are even generally familiar with how that code operates is fairly small.
>
> So, buying Red Hat would give them an instant development team. (With
> the exception of a couple who have said they would quit if such a deal
> took place).
>
> I think my point is still valid though... since the breakdown in
> negotiations with Microsoft last year AOL has done a number of things to
> prepare for head to head combat with Microsoft if necessary.
>
> I'm no big hater of Microsoft (I just don't like their attitude), and
> I'm no big fan of AOL, but anything that keeps Microsoft from exploiting
> their monopoly position at this point is good for technology, and good
> for end users.

Nicely said :)

--Bowen--

Feb 5, 2002, 2:11am

A long time ago, I was tired of being put in the middle to choose one over
the other. I like all the OS's out there. Time to share your sandbox,
guys. There's only one - your customers.

Oh heck with it, what do I know. Back to the BittyBat Cave. : X

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Feb 5, 2002, 11:21pm

yes.. and they will include aol with all their operating systems, just like
microsoft included internet explorer.. and got sued..

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