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11-10-2008, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by replica9000
davidx,
In your 13 years of computing experience, is Ubuntu the only distribution of Linux you have tried? I noticed your first post on this forum only dates back about a month, and you have asked quite a few questions within that time. I hope you aren't giving up on Linux so soon after a bad experience with one out of many distributions.
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Hey, replica. No, ubuntu is not the only distro I've tried. And, I've been on this forum for more than a year now. I was on here under another name. I never gave up on ubuntu, rather, ubuntu gave up on me. Trust me, I've tried being patient with ubuntu. But I have my limit. Thanks, man.
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11-10-2008, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by davidx
Hey, replica. No, ubuntu is not the only distro I've tried. And, I've been on this forum for more than a year now. I was on here under another name. I never gave up on ubuntu, rather, ubuntu gave up on me. Trust me, I've tried being patient with ubuntu. But I have my limit. Thanks, man.
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I was pretty sure I recognised you. taurusx5, right? I think you'll get banned for this one.
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11-10-2008, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by i92guboj
If he sees some truth in my arguments he might try another distro .
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I have tried other distros and decided to use XP.
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if this doesn't change his mind nor even a bit, he at least will not have any base to accuse us of being not helpful or disrespectful against him.
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We all know who's the disrespecful one here. You ain't fooling us, buddy!
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I also understand that starting a trollish discussion here against him is pointless, and will do nothing good for any of us.
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Is this guy for real? Fanboy here has spent all his energy and pointless paragraphs in starting an absurd argument against me, which we all see hasn't worked.
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he can at least leave knowing that maybe Ubuntu is not that crappy.
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I dont think ubuntu is crappy. I just think it's crap.
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Last edited by davidx; 11-10-2008 at 10:29 PM.
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11-10-2008, 10:33 PM
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You guys need to settle down. Don't get the troll all worked up. Haven't you guys learned anything from these nerd type forums, if you feed the trolls, they'll have a reason to stick around and tell us how Linux or Ubuntu sucks, along with yelling out fanboy comments and the like.
Stop posting and the thread will get swallowed up, davidx can just talk to himself but will get bored when he realizes that no one cares what he thinks any longer! 
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11-10-2008, 10:33 PM
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Location: London
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Originally Posted by davidx
Looks, like AuroraCA has a fan.
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You do enjoy it, don't you?
Can you please register with some windows forum and spread your words
of wisdom there?
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Originally Posted by Quakeboy02
I was pretty sure I recognised you. taurusx5, right? I think you'll get banned for this one.
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When I noticed davidx's not being able to give up, just for a moment I thought of bashyow. Just for a moment...
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11-10-2008, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sycamorex
When I noticed davidx's not being able to give up, just for a moment I thought of bashyow. Just for a moment...
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But at least bashyow used Slackware.. and his equivalent thread would have started out as "Women S U C K".. 
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11-10-2008, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by trickykid
But at least bashyow used Slackware.. and his equivalent thread would have started out as "Women S U C K".. 
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I'm glad I wasn't drinking milk when I read this! LOL
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11-10-2008, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by trickykid
But at least bashyow used Slackware.. and his equivalent thread would have started out as "Women S U C K".. 
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fair enough 
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11-10-2008, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dragonslayer48dx
Excellent thoughts, indeed.
Quite frankly, I give davidx an A+ for his perseverance and effort. Had Ubuntu, being the #1 distro for so long, misbehaved with me as it did for him, I simply would have laughed and reinstalled Windows. Maybe I would have toyed with it for a day or two, but even that is questionable.
davidx- There are other distros, and not all behave the same. Perhaps you could try the live CDs til you find one that works?
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Wassup, dragonslayer! Thank you for your thoughts upon my thread. In reply to your question, I did try a few distros but was not satisfied. Don't get me wrong. I think ubuntu has potential. But for now, it should just be relegated to a work in progress until it gets up to the level where speed and performance matches windows. This is what the developers' goal should be.
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11-10-2008, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by FredGSanford
When I first started using Linux, around 1995 or so, all the so called easy distros(Redhat, Mandrake, Suse) wouldn't install without a bunch problems. Either they wanted to take over the whole hard drive, which I wanted to dual boot with my Win95, or something screwed up and I had to repartition/reformat about a dozen times.
Finally I decided to try a few of the so called advanced/hard distros, Debian & Slackware. Turns out, these two were the only ones I could install with less hassles, sure I had to tinker around to get some stuff working, such as flash, music etc, but they install out the box with less issues then the so called easy distros. I've been using them since.
It's just a matter deciding if you want to stick with something to make it work and once you get it working your way, you will love it.
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Hey, fred. Thanks for the comments. I do agree with you to the extent only to where the distro will work without the problems that was prevalent on older systems. I wouldn't mind going through the hassle of geting a system to work. But, if problems from the distro exist where such problems were normal 10 or 15 years ago - and they shouldn't be an issue anymore - then it's not worth it and the distro has failed its purpose. It should then take a 'back to the drawing board' approach until the kinks are out of it so much so, that such issues that shouldn't exist - as they don't exist anymore - are completely eliminated.
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11-10-2008, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by davidx
What you just said in itself has no basis (use spellcheck) since you're not me and I’m the one affected by my ubuntu experience. So, I really don’t know what you're talking about.
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Oh, really? Are you sure about that Eintein?
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Spellchecker - huh?
Actually we are affected by your experience since you are going on about it here.
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Hey everyone! Please re-read what this guy said. He admits before our very eyes that win ’95, “runs a lot faster.” I'll retype it out of satisfaction:
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
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OS/2 is even faster than that use it then.
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Based on my experience with linux, I must doubt that statement. If linux’s file system is superior to XP’s, then why do files and directories open speedily on the fly in XP relative to linux? This is an observation based on my experience.
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Pardon my french but thats just BS.You did much better in your first post.
Sorry bout the language but utilizing superior,filesystem and windows in the same context is just ridiculous.
Microsoft is multibillion $$ company with a gazillion employees and is still running a 15 year old filesystem with some modifications.
To make matters even more ridiculuos they couldn't deliver on the promised new filesystem for vista that was developed for 5 years or so and it ain't going to be in windows7 either.
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Personally, I know of 3 people who have dual-booted and lost all their info in the process. And, there are scantless scores of other users who have suffered the same tragedy.
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Dunno what they installed and how but if somebody isn't aware that screwing around with partitions with data on them can lead to loss of the data is just thick.
People like that are in the same league with the malwarecatchers.
I really don't see why you go on with this since you already burned the bridges (insert melodramatic music) and rejoined your old love (insert happy song).
Frankly I'd think somebody would have something better to do than explain to a forum full of Linux nerds how wonderful windows is.
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11-10-2008, 11:56 PM
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Originally posted by ErV
In short - you don't like it - don't use it. Or try another distribution.
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DUHH!!! That’s why I’m using XP.
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This piece has no purpose and is completely useless rant. I've seen several like this one, and I'm fed up with idiots who feel obliged to write another piece of crap about linux without ever giving enough effort to make things work.
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The piece does serve a purpose. And it’s not rant... the proof is your reaction.
I’ve seen angry people like you before who have issues with themselves who resort to hating others because others refuse to follow their beliefs. I've tried to make ubuntu work, but it failed. Is it a crime to write about a system’s failure?
Also, you are soooo angry. Have you tried counseling?
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Flashplayer officially doesn't support opera. Works in firefox just fine. End of story.
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I don’t like firefox. End of story.
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There are many other mp3 players. And - surprise! - I never heard about the one you are referring to.
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If you’ve never heard of banshee or songbird, then you shouldn’t be critiquing me or anyone about something you’ve made obvious that you know NOTHING about.
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Quote: And, I shouldn’t have to lower color depth just to play movies. In this case, I had no choice.
BS. Never had this problem.
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Good for you.
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Quote: Desktop and window manager –
Ubuntu is better than XP when it comes to customizing it the way you want it to look. But, certain themes and icons are not installable - another limit.
Have you tried another desktop? No? Then bye!
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I have... have you tried a psychiatrist? No? then bye!
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You are misinforming people. You won't run into problems after dual boot, if you did it correctly.
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Use the search function and read about the myriads of users who complain about dual-boot. Also, use google. Here, I'll give you the addy to help you: www.google.com.
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Quote: It ain’t XP.
It is really strange that it took you so much time to realize it, because it is quite obvious. Linux never tried to be windows. Read this article.
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It is equally strange that it took so much time to realize that most people prefer windows. Linux is trying to be windows since it has become gui. Read this article: http://lifehacker.com/5029852/launch...indows-version
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Vista won't work on 900mhz machine. Ubuntu will. End of story. And again - if you are really interested in linux os, try another distribution (at least 5 of them). If you aren't - then go away, people will be quite happy without you.
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I installed Vista on my machine. It works. I installed ubuntu in the same machine. It doesn’t work as fast and as well as Vista. End of story.
Oh, sure... I’ll go away right now... let me just say goodbye to your sister first.
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When something breaks, typically the only way to fix it is to reinstall everything. Which is stupid.
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I do agree. Reinstalling ubuntu is stupid.
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FYI - ubuntu isn't trying to compete with Windows. Linux isn't trying to compete with Windows. it doesn't need to.
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Errr! Wrong! Since linux is becoming more windows-like and is offered as an alternative o/s, it’s clear that it’s competing with windows. And you're right... it doesn’t need to. It can never compete with windows.
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Quote: They should be competing with XP, not with other linux distros.
People make this distribution, because they want to do it. If you don't like what they do - it is your problem.
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You’re right. I don’t like what they do... but, it’s not my problem anymore! It’s yours now.... Bye bye!
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11-11-2008, 12:05 AM
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I was pretty sure I recognised you. taurusx5, right? I think you'll get banned for this one.
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That wasn't my name on here, wrong again, as usual. It's strange to see some people so obsessed with me. I can imagine your hardship. Maybe you're stressed? Do you have any activities outside of computers that can help you relax, like, fishing, bowling, camping, a girlfriend, perhaps? I think the constant focus on computers has stressed you. Take a break, and let it all out... you don't have to feel presurred. We hope you feel better soon and can come back to the forum feeling normal again. Counseling can also help alleviate your issues.
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11-11-2008, 12:11 AM
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I have to admit that you have this shtick down to a "t". You should try to make it as an abusive comedian like Don Rickles used to be.
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11-11-2008, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by trickykid
You guys need to settle down. Don't get the troll all worked up. Haven't you guys learned anything from these nerd type forums, if you feed the trolls, they'll have a reason to stick around and tell us how Linux or Ubuntu sucks, along with yelling out fanboy comments and the like.
Stop posting and the thread will get swallowed up, davidx can just talk to himself but will get bored when he realizes that no one cares what he thinks any longer! 
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trickykid, have you ever been banned? Words can get you into trouble, you know. If I were you, I'd stop making ridiculous comments that can get you banned. Your comments go against the rules of the forum to which you agreed.
Please be sure to follow the forum rules and respect others as you would want them to respect you. Be nice and others will be nice to you.
Are you angry that Obama won by any chance? I ask this because the anger since Nov. 4 has been relentless. and I have seen this anger from many who are mad that a brother won. Just curious.
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If you have so much anger towards women, then maybe this is not the forum for you. Women are not bad people. Learn to respect them also and they will appreciate you for that.
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Last edited by davidx; 11-11-2008 at 12:18 AM.
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