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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by Anon on Thursday 12/Sep/2002, @22:19

You moron, look at how far linux has come in such a short time, give it another year or so and it should become mainstream because of the following reasons

A: It's Free
Even though Microsnot are claiming that you are paying for the service, have you ever tried getting any help from Microsnot.

B: It's open source
Because it is open source it can easily be ported to other systems (eg. It has been ported to the XBox already). If the os doesn't work the way you would like it to work you can make it work that way, and if there is a bug in it you dont have to wait on microsnot to release a new patch, you can fix it your self (if you can program, and if you cant just post the bug somewhere and someone else will fix it).

C: It's very EASY to use and install, and is fast (ie. it will run on a shit box)

D: It's allready used in 90% of servers around the internet

I came from a pure MS background and when I moved to linux I had no problems with it after about an hour of playing. Did you also know that MS NT was origanally written by Novell (a good company, NT originally stood for Novel Technology) and that is the reason for the stability.

As far as I am conserned Microsnot is the biggest bullshit company that ever existed (not for the software, but because they are trying to dominate EVERY market, and people are sick of it)

Did you also know that they didn't write DOS, and that it was originally called QDOS wich stood for "Quick and Dirty Operating System", from day one Microsoft have copied every one elses ideas and got away with it. I say DOWN WITH MICROSNOT.

PS: XP is the most unstable OS I have encountered (I work with it every day as I am a computer serviceman)

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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by paul on Sunday 17/Nov/2002, @12:11

I must agree with this guy... Microsoft has ripped off everyone elses ideas. Just look at some of the changes in Windows XP for example... grouping of windows, tab-completion on the command line, the ipv6 programs... all of it is just like linux has had for years. However, i can't complain. Windows XP is a great operating system (granted that you run it on compatible hardware, configure it correctly, and don't do anything to make it unstable). And yes, linux is very much so a server OS, and a great one at that. But by all means, don't call linux users douchebags and fags, thats just a disrespect to the father of microsoft software. Oh, and about your comment of linux in 1996... it WAS better than DOS.

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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by asf on Sunday 17/Nov/2002, @19:40

> grouping of windows

uh, "linux" didn't have this "for years". OS/2 had something like it. The KDE developers saw a screenshot of a beta of WindowsXP and implemented into KDE (incidently, before windowsxp came out).

> tab-completion on the command line

uh.... "linux" doesn't have this also. shells do.

> the ipv6 programs.

heh, i guess using your logic, linux ripped off bsd and unix's ipv4 support/programs.

come on, ipv6 is a standard that has to be implemented by everyone, heh.

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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by cgDEF on Sunday 25/May/2003, @13:46

Hey dumbass, before you start claming something you should get your facts straightened out. First of all it was Microsoft that was on the development team for OS2 and not the Linus Torvald so in a matter of speaking Microsoft stole something from IBM and not linux. Second of all linux is an evolution/based on the Minix OS and has nothign to do with Windows and third of all the delopment of KDE 3.1 started long before that of Windows XP. So now YOU tell me if someone stole the pressious XP look (which by the way the majority of the IT comunity hated at first). Oh yeah and before you really start jundging which OS is better I really think that you should get some more experience in both Linux and Windows.

Enought of teenage assholes who don't know shit about shit but think that they are great because they just read one of the best articles in their lives.

PS. (Man you must've really pissed me off) And if you really had some experience with KDE 3.1 you would know that KDE is actually ahead of Windows XP at the moment. So good luck and have a nice life SHEEP!

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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by scarnie on Wednesday 19/Feb/2003, @08:06

Actually, I'd suggest you get your facts straight. NT stands for New Technology, and the development team was was originally lead by <B>David Soloman</B>, who was a lead developer for the VAX/VMS operating system. That's why NT is stable.

http://www.webreviews.com/9806/inside_nt.html

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Re: KDE/cygwin replaced my explorer.exe
by scarnie on Wednesday 19/Feb/2003, @08:06

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Wrong! NT = New Technology
by Malc on Monday 10/Mar/2003, @12:14

<I>"Did you also know that MS NT was origanally written by Novell (a good company, NT originally stood for Novel Technology) and that is the reason for the stability."</I>

BZZZT. Wrong. The NT in Windows NT stands for "New Technology". It has far more to do with DEC's VMS than anything from Novell. It think (but could be wrong) that the original team that started developing it back in 1989 (or 1988??) consisted of about six Digital people and one Microsoft person. NT was originally called internally OS/2 NT as it was originally intended to succeed OS/2, Microsoft's replacement OS project with IBM.

Some history: http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?IssueID=97&ArticleID=4494

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Re: Wrong! NT = New Technology
by Tizza on Friday 27/Jul/2007, @03:02

Im pretty certain that when i attended a Microsoft course, out tutor advised us that NT didnt ACTUALLY stand for anything, and although it is implied that NT stands for New Technology, Microsoft are not allowed to define NT as meaning anything, but NT.

Therefore Windows NT doesnt officially stand for New Technology, and same with NTFS just means NT File System..and not New Technology File System.

Can anyone comment on this?

Cheers

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