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I have set up a elderly family members computer and have xp and mint installed, but told them to use mint for everything. They called me and demanded to remove linux next time I was over because they saw on 20/20 or 60 minutes or one of those shows that "There computer will get hacked into by ...

marc.a.bishop wrote:"You need windows server to use a server."
LMFAO!!!
thats nice, because a lot of servers are run by linux

Ahem, language. Never underestimate how bad a situation humans are in.

Ah, the famous helios. Welcome.

An item of controversy of recent (OK, I admit I'm slow), and I'm sure you've all heard about it, nonetheless I shall post the link: http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-stop-holding-our-kids-back.html Yeah, I think they talked about that on one of the MintCast episodes. http://answers.yahoo....

An item of controversy of recent (OK, I admit I'm slow), and I'm sure you've all heard about it, nonetheless I shall post the link:
http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/l ... -back.html

Just been trying it using Mint4win and I've got to say, being a usual GNOME user, Fluxbox is actually a very nice desktop environment.

FedoraRefugee wrote:

viking777 wrote:I thought when you reached an event horizon you toppled into a black hole

heh heh, yeah!

Linux has been ready, it is all the state of mind of the user.

And M$ preys on it... Where did that Bill Gates guy go? I found him rather funny.

clem wrote:"Linux doesn't come with a paperclip assistant so it's really hard to do anything."

It should be programmed after 10 minutes to say:
It looks like you're writing a suicide note. Would you like some help?

I heard one today, as a matter of fact. It was in a Waffle House restaurant, of all places. A guy, who supposedly worked on computers at a local Best-Buy store, told me it was illegal to use Linux. According to him, Linux is a "hackers" tool that can be used on notebooks to break into sys...

graeme wrote:My favourite is:

"you have to compile apps"

particularly because it is continually repeated in the press as well as in forums.

Let's see, last time I compiled an app was...
Never! I never had to!

nitehawk wrote:..."oh,..linux is just a lot of HOME-MADE stuff,....not professional like Windows!"......

If Windows is so professional, why does it crash so much?

I got a corker with a Youtube comment recently. I'd said that Linux was better than Mac or Windows (in my opinion a fair statement) and the reply I got back was, to say the least, quite explicit and moronish ("In your dreams c**k sucker). I simply replied back, coolly: "Thankyou for that v...

Here's mine:

Found another one off the same idiot, while I was trying desperately to explain to him what Linux could do, the poor guy's so disillusioned he thinks Windows could do it better:
"Linux isn't as smart as Windows."

Some of these are particularly good at raising my blood pressure...

I'd like to help with the Debian Mint project, it looks promising. Although I'm not very experienced with Debian (used it a couple of times), I can learn...

Now it's just hanging like this:
Looking up irc.spotchat.org..
Connecting to irc.spotchat.org (212.227.94.110) port 6667..

deadguy wrote:btw, I like your Floyd signature

Using XChat-GNOME I connected to the Linux mint server (irc.spotchat.org) and there doesn't seem to be any channels...

Any help with this?

exploder wrote:The stupidest reason that I have heard so far is that multimedia just works in Windows. What a load of crap! Install Vista and try to play multimedia.

Oh, the agony...

Don't bring the traumatic memories back!

AK Dave wrote:"Linux? Is that legal?"

Micro$oft (insert picture of Satan here) would like you to think not so...