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Are the power users switching to Linux?
I am a long term linux user and do most of the time development work on it. Now i want to try out freebsd (mainly because of the ports system) but before that i would like to ask you some questions: - How smooth is freebsd's install on today's Laptops? Ie X11, power management ... X11 is more or less independant of

Switching to Linux
Are there Linux versions of AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN messenger? Ones that would let me chat with the ppl I chat with now, without them having to have any program besides the ones they have now? If I were to switch to Linux, what would be the best version of it to use. I've heard of stuff like redhat, and suse,

interested in switching to Linux
I also like the way Linux has evolved and matured over the years so now I have a fedora core / xp dual boot. The only thing holding me back from switching to Linux as a dev machine is the lack of support I fear I may have for SQL Server. Is there a tool anyone is aware of which will enable me to manage SQL Server

Thinking about switching to Linux
Christopher Browne cbbro...@acm.org comp os linux hardware In an attempt to throw the authorities off his trail, "Nicholas Short" <nicksh...@nospam.com> transmitted: I'd like to switch to linux and am having a tough time figuring out if my hardware will work. The hardware databases at the distribution websites

Cluster Computing with PS/2 Computers
Roy Culley r...@swissonline.ch alt os linux mandrake alt os windows-xp comp os linux advocacy begin <b4dp4e$1vbd2...@id-126341.news.dfncis.de>, Richard Revis <SPAMnewsT...@bottest.com> writes: flatf...@linuxmail.org wrote: For example I can't get 1280x1024 @85hz, 3d acceleration and 32bpp with an Nvidia card under

The gains of switching to Linux?
Ralph Wade Phillips ral...@techie.com microsoft public windowsxp general Howdy! "Carey" <cnfri...@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message news:OPfVLQVtBHA.1272@tkmsftngp03... Switching to Linux from XP is like trading in a Lexus for a Yugo. Not quite. Think more "trading a new TBird for a mint-restored, free '56 TBird".

Windows or Linux? I'm switching.
Artur Swietanowski swietanow...@bigfoot.com comp os linux setup Jack Mason wrote: Do I need to reinstall LILO to enable the new machine to dual boot? Possibly. You gave us no clue of what your current setup is and the new one will be, so how can we tell? In any case, how do I accomplish this switch? Depends.

I'm switching to Linux
Geert Uytterhoeven ge...@linux-m68k.org debian powerpc On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Michel DŠnzer wrote: Ethan Benson wrote: I am wondering if there is any reason we should not switch woody to use linux keycodes by default and finally abandon the adb keycodes? AFAICT all that needs to be changed is dbootstrap to use i386

Pixar switching to Linux!(?)
mu6...@mail.netvision.net.il alt uu comp os linux questions Subject - Context switch in Linux. Does anyone know what is an expected time for context switch (task switch) under Linux kernel 2. ?? How could it be measured ?? If anyone could help with this question please do ! David Wende mu6...@netvision.net.il.

Switching to Linux...
rob r...@inpharmatica.co.uk comp protocols ppp I finally upgraded my modem server from 2.4.26 to 2.6.11; I use gentoo linux. everything seems to be working except the modem chat script! I am using ppp version 2.4.2. Under kernel 2.4.26 the script runs just fine, but on kernel 2.6.11 I send the modem init string,

I'm switching to Linux - plus one, minus one
I would like to hear what you did and what you think after switching to Digital Unix from Alpha/Linux. I really grumble at Digital for not releasing Fortran for Alpha/Linux. Doesn't Microway sell a Fortran for Alpha/Linux? I thought surely they would, since they sell both Fortran compilers and Alpha/Linux boxes.

Switching to Linux
Maybe after being blocked a few times they'd even see just how SHIT microsoft really is and switch to linux. ) And here comes the bomb: ISP's are lazy. Even UseNet abuse is often overlooked/altogether ignored. Aye, a little government intervention will probably be needed to clean up the spam mess. it HAS rendered

chat stops after switching linux to kernel 2.6 ???
If they have a lot of Intel-based hardware, they'd probably rather switch to Linux and keep the hardware than spend all that money on new hardware and software. It is probably also related to the Visual Effects Society centering on Linux. http://www.millimeter.com/2001/02_feb/features/linux/engine.htm John.

Thinking of switching to Linux, how to begin??
MK> MK> I am a long term linux user and do most of the time development work on it. MK> Now i want to try out freebsd (mainly because of the ports system) MK> but before that i would like to ask you some questions: MK> MK> - How smooth is freebsd's install on today's Laptops? MK> Ie X11, power management .

Switching From Linux to FreeBSD
So, I am considering the switch to FreeBSD. This query is NOT intended to start any flame wars. As I said above, I really think Linux has been great, and I certainly prefer it to Esix and Unixware, which I ran previously. But I'd like to know.... is there anyone else here who's made the switch from Linux to FreeBSD

switching linux ftp servers from active to passive
Fred Stone fston...@earthling.com alt atheism Elroy Willis <elroywil...@swbell.net> wrote in news:vdsau29trc91l29g1k03corsj8hl17ch5i@4ax.com: Fred Stone <fston...@earthling.com> wrote in alt.atheism Elroy Willis <elroywil...@swbell.net> wrote in My Linux hard drive crashed a couple weeks ago and I'm trying to

Switching from LInux to DU for Fortran
Steven Toney ton...@ibm.net alt linux comp os linux questions comp os linux setup linux redhat announce linux redhat install linux redhat misc does have a config file for the Micron XPE Cirrus Logic 7555 chipset with 2 megs of memory I'd like to get 800x600 at 16bit thanks steve Shaun Lipscombe

Considering Switching to Linux from Windows
So I'm kindof switching Congrats on the new job! A friend had an interview with them - are they Midlands based? Kudos that they're willing to use GNUstep instead of something more widely used. to Linux at work, but sticking with the old Cocoa theme... Presumably you could get GNUstep running in OS X under X11?

Switching to Linux...
becauseIsaidso.com 24hoursupport helpdesk On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 23:39:33 +0800, "Black Tractor" <black_trac...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi there.. been pondering a switch to the LINUX, after witness how the virus/spyware-prone Win Xp work.. But l know nothing about LINUX, but heard that is free .. and less virus prone.

Some questions before switching from linux
Bit Twister BitTwis...@localhost.localdomain alt linux On 10 Jun 2004 07:54:52 -0700, Lily wrote: hi, Sorry about not being specific enough. I have Linux Enterprise Version 3 and Win98 second edition. Also I have the grub boot loader. MY linux is hda and my windows is hdb You need to do a info grub to get a feel