Re: off topic : WinLinux
> Wow, so you'd pay $90-$120 a year for Linux instead of paying $90 for
> Windows 98, an OS that installs itself and upgrades itself (when you go
> online)
And does what else when it goes on line? Have you ever gone to the security
update page that MS has for Win98 and 95? Windows has so many holes in it, it
isn't even funny. Check www.maximumpc.com and you will find out about a
memmory resident viri that is infecting Win NT servers around the world, and
its funny that the most current security problem on MS's website was for a
memmory overflow that occures when users download a url that is too long and
has a filename that can be activated by javascript or active x (can't remember).
First it sticks the mutant file in your cache, then a webpage program
executes it. The list goes on and on. There still hasn't been a fix for
bubbleboy from MS I do beleive...
I started switching to Linux to check my email. I still run the Win98
vesion on my HD for programming, but the stability once running has been great.
The learning curve is huge though.
And I installed mine off of a burned Redhat 6.1 cd that is quite legal...just
not supported by Redhat (pay a little extra)
It is also interesting that Redhat is rumored to be breaking off from the
rest of the Linux world by going to a journaling file system...so they can
offer faster recovery from hd crashes....they seem to have a desire to lead.
Redhat was easy to install, and once you screw it up, it is easy to wipe and
reinstall.
Try this for higher color levels Jiri if you get x with a better x driver.
startx -- -bpp 16
I beleive is the command.
I just put it in a text file, save it as "mywin" and made the file
executable using MC (midnight commander ...a usefull command shell)...
and then copied it into the /bin directory...and now just type mywin after
logging in for great color.
Monty
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