Hello John, Am 13:43 18.05.2001 -0400 haben John geschrieben: > > >> I do not give a rat's *** (Edited Vulgarity) about the flaming GUI. >> DOS, WITH JUST COMMAND.COM, IS EASIER TO USE THAN ANY CONCEIVABLE (MUCH >> less actual) GUI UNDER LINUX! > >As far as your success with linux, if the last version you experienced was >RH 5.0 I suggest you try 6.2 before making anymore comments on linux since >it has grown immensly since then. I am sorry if you can not figure out how >to use linux but the sad thing is DOS that you are so fond of in this >message is a hock off of the Unix prompt in many ways... Linux is easy to >use, my 11 year old cousin uses it with little or no problems and I pitty Thats nice, because for some Month I have selled a AMD K6/200 as Server and 8 Am486dx2/66 to a Kindergarden and ALL with Debian/GNU-Linux 2.1r3. The Childern love the Computer and it is the first touch with it. It was a private Kindergarden and they have not enough money for the Big Blown MS-Crap for around 14.000 US$ (30.000 DM). I have a fvwm95 at startup and installed around 80 Linux-Games, a Graphic Program and a easy to use Wordprocessor. The Childern don't care about the english language in the Windows becaus they know how to klick ;-)) >stable. The only areas linux lacks at this time is web browser, NS and >Opera available, I prefer IE so Im not happy there, and it has some graphics I sugest you to try Communicator 6.0 ;-)) >least weekly where as unix web server can run with out problems for years on >end. Not only UNIX-Servers because I know some LINUX-Server which have an uptime of more then 700 days already... >Lets make one more comparison, if today you looked at Windows 1.0 or 2.0 >what would you think of it? your impression would not be that good >especially if at the time there was another GUI system much better such as >linux... You can not base your opinion on RH 5.0, you need to at least look >at RH 6.2 first because it has turned into a whole new wonderful world.... 100% right ! >-John- >(Agrees with Brian... Alan needs a MAC) Have a nice Weekend Michelle To unsubscribe, send a message to listar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe calmira_tips" in the body. OR visit http://freelists.dhs.org