Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 11:07:35 08/13/04
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On August 13, 2004 at 12:38:23, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >On August 13, 2004 at 12:15:05, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>... >> >>Technically they are so close that to most users it would not matter much I >>guess. It the rest that makes the difference: better security (it's not just a >>technical issue), use of stable and durable open standards, better use of >>resources (again, it's not only a technical issue, it depends how much you want >>to spend on your hardware every year),avoiding a single vendor lock-in, and so >>on... > >I already told you that in the past ~8 years I never had a virus problem, and I >am not running something special. But regarding better use of resources -- >please read > >http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7324 > >Unfortunately I cannot say anything as I never run Linux myself... > >Thanks, >Eugene That is only true if you run Gnome/KDE with all their stupid eye candy. Those of us that run Fluxbox/Blackbox/IceWM have no problems ;) Btw, are there going to be any win/loss/draw Nalimov tablebases in the near future? I ask because I don't have enough HD space for the 6-men unless they are in W/L/D format. anthony >>Looking at the problem just from the technical point of view does not tell the >>most important part of the story. >> >> >> >> Christophe
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