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# I may not like Gimp
but I do Linux/Unix now and again.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:19, archived)
# suse7.3 was a big fat bitch on my machine
crashed constantly, and took four installations in a week before i gave up
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:21, archived)
# RedHat is usually my preferred distro
though I have been known to BSD from time to time.
And my Win2K is fully Cywin-ed up.

Tried Opera yesterday - quite nice.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:25, archived)
# what's the point of cywin?
windows has its own GUI, so why use X?
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:28, archived)
# But the
Windows GUI smells
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:31, archived)
# in the end i couldn't be arsed with the whole
it'd make stuff slower, and decided to lump for style xp and make my machine pretty like a mac (but not quite as pretty)
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:34, archived)
# I don't use X - bit slow
but cygwin means I don't have to rewrite stuff I get sent from unix dweebs.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:33, archived)
# I installed Mandrake 8.0
without too much hassle - still had hassle with the soundcard (an old ISA AWE32)
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:30, archived)
# it installed fine
but then kept crashing all the time
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:33, archived)
# Mate of mine swears by Mandrake
He managed to spill a cup of coffee into the guts of it and it didn't even crash.
He attributes this to Mandrake.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:36, archived)
# if i ever have another go
i'll try mandrake then
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:38, archived)
# The difference
between 8.2 and 9.0 is very big!
Please get 9.0! The new graphics are cool, but it also runs like a dream, and that's what we're after? Huh?
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:44, archived)
# No point in trying to
download ISOs on this line.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:48, archived)
# Sorry mate!
Is it totally imposible to get DSL there?
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:50, archived)
# Unless I want to pay around €400 for setup
and €3,000 a month. See www.eircom.ie for charges and www.eircomtribunal.com for the campaign.
It's pretty much monopoly abuse.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:01, archived)
# That's insane!
8(
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:08, archived)
# Tell me about
it - I have considered leaving Ireland on may occasions to follow the interweb...
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:16, archived)
# Seriously?
8O
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:18, archived)
# Yup - sometimes
I hear the UK b3tans talking about the DSL and I think "I could live there..."
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:34, archived)
# haha..
8)
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:39, archived)
# but no tattyshop
and no mspaint!
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:48, archived)
# I'll not be without my windows,
but for me it's important to know what's happening in the world of Linux...
As it is now Linux is more a server-thing than it's a workstation...
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:55, archived)
# yeah
that's what's made me stick with windows for the mo, i don't need a server
(I helped save b3ta! bananaman, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:57, archived)
# Ha ha ha!
I like that.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:44, archived)
# I kid ye not
the tale goes he had the lid off and knocked a cup off the desk straight in!

I'm amazed it didn't short out.
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:55, archived)
# Get a copy of 9.0!
I'm quite sure it'll be a success...
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:35, archived)
# i may not like linux
but i've got a gimp
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:32, archived)
# Is he asleep?
(I helped save b3ta! bigdave, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:34, archived)
# Bring out the gimp!
*tap tap tap tap tap*
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:42, archived)