Re: To: Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER

From: Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER (peter_at_langstoeger.at)
Date: 09/29/05

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    Date: 29 Sep 2005 10:36:45 -0200

    In article <tRL_e.91$z26.71@edtnps84>, "GM" <logquality@hotmail.com> writes:
    >>From GM

    I see.

    >I dl'd a copy of gentoo linux and made a floppy of some milo stuff. It
    >actually flashed and squeaked and sputtered and after 15 minutes I got a...
    >#
    >
    >some kinda command line ***.

    And your point is ?

    Command Line is not "***" it is the best way to an opsys (says the sysadmin)
    A GUI is only the cream on the cake (for the user).

    >No desktop, no nothin.

    Don't ask me about Linux (or MILO).
    And don't expect a GUI solves all your problems (it is the other way round)...

    >I'd luv to install freeBSD but after downloading it ....the genius who says
    >*copy these image files to a floppy
    >
    >well ........HOW... they are .flp images

    Don't ask me about *BSD either. I'm a VMS guy (with a dUNIX experience).
    But I'd assume one does it with a "dd" on another U**X system...

    >The problem with Linux is.... people who build it....don't know just how
    >DUMB us wintel morons are.

    No, the problem with Linux is, most assume that you install it on a PC
    hardware. And for all other hardware options you are on your own.

    >No wonder M$ is winning........you Gotta have a freakin degree just to
    >install these so called FREE OS's.

    Try to install M$ on anything other than a PC hardware and you're also SOL.
    I did it on a Digital Personal Workstation (Alpha) once and was frustrated.

    >Is there any........any..........OS that I can download and burn.........An
    >ISO.........and put it in the CD-rom in the Alpha server........and
    >......and........it works.........

    If you want OpenVMS, no problem (except that your Alpha may have an old
    SCSI CD-ROM not capable of reading self burned media - only original ones)
    If you want something different, ask other guys ;-) 

    -- 
Peter "EPLAN" LANGSTOEGER
Network and OpenVMS system specialist
E-mail  peter@langstoeger.at
A-1030 VIENNA  AUSTRIA              I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist
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