Lot's o' linux

MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">The ns forums equal time policy</div>Much like Political debates, we at NS try to ensure equal time for all your OS candidates. With the recent release of so many new Linux distro's, here are a few articles and reviews for your edification. I highly suggest you at least <b>skim these before commenting</b>, as I don't want some flame-filled uninformed Slashdot trollfest.

<a href="http://www.ratedpc.com/review.asp?id=63" target="_blank">Mandrake 9.0 Review (for Linux newbies)</a>

<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1842" target="_blank">Redhat 8.0 Review (more technical)</a>

<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1838" target="_blank">UnitedLinux Review (more technical)</a>

<a href="http://www.theregus.com/content/4/26485.html" target="_blank">Mandrake 9.0 vs. 8.2 comparison (for newer users)</a>

<a href="http://desktoplinux.com/articles/AT9432210702.html" target="_blank">Suse 8.0 Review (more technical)</a>

and finally, the emotional rollercoaster...

<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/features/article/0,aid,104693,00.asp" target="_blank">Linux vs. Windows: The Rematch (middle of the road read for the techie and non-techie)</a>



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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    *sniff* I tried installing Slackware on my 486 once. Got through about 10% of the install and suddenly the power cut off to various parts inside (like it always does). Now, in -Windows- that wouldn't be a problem... jiggle the cord, and everything starts back up again, right where it left off...

    With Linux, it toasted the hard drive. <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->

    I miss my 486.



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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    What, no rants? No raves? No 'down with Microsofts'? No 'down with Red Hat sellouts'? No nuthin'?
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Give us time.

    Preparing a good immature flamefest takes effort!
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  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Linsux! I am amazed that isnt used more often. I also have not read any of those links, as I prefer to be blissfully unaware in Monse/joev/Slaptop Linux arguements.

    Me posting here was rather useless in fact, but it will probably cheer Monse up. Good good.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Fam = win.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    I would use Linux, but this ain't my comp and NS wouldn't work  <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->  Uh down with Microsoft (Thats for buying Rare God******! ) Uh yeah you could always go to anti MS sites......
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Linux is terrible!  OS/2 for life!

    ;)
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yeah, I hate Linux!  It runs reliable game servers and stuff!  Bah!
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Special bonus article for those wanting to get past the Linux hype and *gasp* <i>actually learn something</i>:

    <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,581115,00.asp" target="_blank">Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux (but were afraid to ask)</a>
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  • Llama_KillerLlama_Killer Join Date: 2002-07-30 Member: 1029Members
    DOWN WITH MICROSOFT AND LINUX HA I GOT THIS BEAT!

    Oh nice article.
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    My friend bought some Linux OS (I can't remember which one) because it 'never crashes' and because 'someone should shoot Bill Gates.'  Nevermind that most of his system crashes are related to user error (or ignorance; your choice) and that none of the programs he has will run on Linux.  I hope he figures out how to install it soon so I can laugh my ### off when he starts complaining about compatibility (okay, so he's not really a friend).
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Don't forget

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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    ^_^

    I'm guessing there is a reason you never hear about those...
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  • BillBill Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1108Members
    Please, with a name like "Phat Linux" how could it POSSIBLY be bad?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Moleculor+Oct. 02 2002,07:41--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Moleculor @ Oct. 02 2002,07:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->With Linux, it toasted the hard drive. <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think that stuff gives them a power trip, or something.
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  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    I can relate to molec, I'd made a 5 gig partition and was using a Linux copy my dad had downloaded, I was going to do it just as a test copy. Well my cables were swapped (the primary ide was going to d: and the secondary to c:) and a setting changed in the bios. Windows accepted this but apparently Linux ignored it and got confused. Long story short I had to hook up c to another computer to fix the boot sector and d: was completly scrambled.
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    linux just usees a differant form of partitioning, a form that most IBM base computers seems to ave difficulty understanding.  For those of you with linux problems DOS bootdisk = saviour. (go into fdisk and delete the "NON FAT PARTITION OF DEWM" et oila new hard drive, or if your using YaST2 start the YaST program and goto the HDD configuration and make the linux partition = zero meg)
    The two reasons I don't use linux are a) it doesnt support my modem (which is of course internal and therefore relys on windows .vxds to work which linux doesnt have - ####### me didnt figure this out till AFTER hed isntalled linux) and b) the of course ever present lack of compaitbility with actual programs which means you end up relying on windows emulators, which to be frank, are crep.
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  • Imperial_SyndicateImperial_Syndicate Join Date: 2002-06-13 Member: 762Members
    I love Linux, but I will not get into arguments, debates, "OS Wars", or anything of that nature because, in this case, they don't solve anything or change anyone.

    You love it or you don't.
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  • MoebiusMoebius Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1045Members, Constellation
    I use windows because I don't have to worry about downloading special stuff or haxoring things to play all my favorite games, cause I'm one lazy mofo.  But I have to use it in my Cisco Networking class because we are learning to do both and honestly I wouldn't really care running linux, but I don't really care about windows either.
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  • DruBoDruBo Back In Beige Join Date: 2002-02-06 Member: 172Members, NS1 Playtester
    I've been using a distribution that is actually not even on that list there. It's called Server Optimized Linux, or SoL, and I like it quite a lot. I don't use it for a server, I just use it for web browsing & doing homework & playing UT2k3, and it's been on non-stop for about 2 weeks now. I think they should change the name to Stability Optimized Linux.  (you can find more information about SoL <a href="http://www.sol-linux.com" target="_blank">here.</a>)

    I even got HL running on it at one point, but my current graphics card is too crappy (read: oc'ed TNT2) for that to be worth it. I use my Win98 partition to play HL.

    I think that the next person who wants to code a "l33t" mod for HL should drop that idea and instead start coding a version of HL that runs natively on Linux. I'd do it myself, only I'm a terrible coder; I could hardly write my own (linux)printer driver from a template.
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  • RadiocageRadiocage Join Date: 2002-09-30 Member: 1381Members
    There IS a Linux client and from what I heard it was tip top. If only I could find it again...
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Err, no. There is a linux HL server. There is no client - it would require access to the source code.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    You could do linux Quake 2! the source has been released by ID
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