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IF U WERE DROPPED TO /opt TOMORROW, I WOULDNT GO 2 UR DELETION CUZ ID B N UPSTREAM BUGZILLA FLAMIN DA CUNT THAT MADE UR EBUILD!
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|\`> < /\
\_|=='|_/
WE TRUE NERDS
WE OPTIMIZE OUR CFLAGS TOGETHER
WE TALKIN ON IRC WITH www.opera.com TOGETHER
send this PENGUIN to every thread you care about including this one if you care. C how many times you get this, if you get 256 your A TRUE NERD
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Anonymous2007-04-15 20:49 ID:g96uqZPi
Linux: Good for developers, terrible for users.
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Anonymous2007-04-15 21:39 ID:nqh/KErU
Yeah, Linux zealots are now saying "oh installing is so easy, just do apt-get install package or emerge package": Yes, because typing in "apt-get" or "emerge" makes so much more sense to new users than double-clicking an icon that says "setup".
Linux zealots are far too forgiving when judging the difficultly of Linux configuration issues and far too harsh when judging the difficulty of Windows configuration issues. Example comments:
User: "How do I get Quake 3 to run in Linux?"
Zealot: "Oh that's easy! If you have Redhat, you have to download quake_3_rh_8_i686_010203_glibc.bin, then do chmod +x on the file. Then you have to su to root, make sure you type export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 but ONLY if you have that latest libc6 installed. If you don't, don't set that environment variable or the installer will dump core. Before you run the installer, make sure you have the GL drivers for X installed. Get them at [some obscure web address], chmod +x the binary, then run it, but make sure you have at least 10MB free in /tmp or the installer will dump core. After the installer is done, edit /etc/X11/XF86Config and add a section called "GL" and put "driver nv" in it. Make sure you have the latest version of X and Linux kernel 2.6 or else X will segfault when you start. OK, run the Quake 3 installer and make sure you set the proper group and setuid permissions on quake3.bin. If you want sound, look here [link to another obscure web site], which is a short HOWTO on how to get sound in Quake 3. That's all there is to it!"
User: "How do I get Quake 3 to run in Windows?"
Zealot: "Oh God, I had to install Quake 3 in Windoze for some lamer friend of mine! God, what a fucking mess! I put in the CD and it took about 3 minutes to copy everything, and then I had to reboot the fucking computer! Jesus Christ! What a retarded operating system!"
So, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that what seems easy and natural to Linux geeks is definitely not what regular people consider easy and natural. Hence, the preference towards Windows.
Yeah Red Hat 7 was kinda rough around the edges eh guys?
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Anonymous2007-04-16 3:51 ID:f/ltlzcg
>>11 >>12
Fuck YOU and fuck YOU. First of all, Linux has SEVERAL one-click-and-install formats, they are called RPM and DEB. Second of all, Quake 3 wasn't ever intended for Linux. It's just like getting software not intended for Windows working on it. Third, executable installers are fuckgay and a major security issue. So shut up. Enjoy your assrape courtesy Bill Gates.
I love Linux, love it to death, but I would never recommend it to someone who didn't have years of experience with computers (ie, just about everybody).
Lunix is great if you want a stable, secure operating system and Windows is great if you want to get something done.
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Anonymous2007-04-16 6:43 ID:AAJ6M9Tu
Also, >>11 is exactly right. I cannot tell you how many times I've had to do that, and not just for ported software: things made to work in Lunix.