Author: Tony Werten
Date: 04:35:35 09/13/02
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On September 12, 2002 at 11:42:39, Peter Skinner wrote: >On September 12, 2002 at 10:38:52, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On September 12, 2002 at 01:13:05, Peter Skinner wrote: >> >>>On September 11, 2002 at 20:24:58, Christophe Theron wrote: >>> >>>>On September 11, 2002 at 19:52:58, Peter Skinner wrote: >>>> >>>>>On September 11, 2002 at 12:07:00, Christophe Theron wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On September 10, 2002 at 18:59:20, Peter Skinner wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Look at the Microsoft site, or the Windows Update site. >>>>> >>>>>Actually SP1 for Windows XP fixes almost every issue I had with the latest OS. >>>>> >>>>>I was surprised to find out just how many fixes they put into this one. It also >>>>>seems to be aimed at home users as well as IT professionals. That is more than >>>>>welcome to me. >>>>> >>>>>They are changing the way that they are doing things, since Windows 2000 the aim >>>>>seems to be for stability and reliability. Nothing is perfect. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Good news. That virus is going to be stable. >>>> >>>>I still hope Linux will help us to get rid of it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Christophe >>> >>>Personally I do not see how Windows is a virus. It is simply an operating system >>>one can choose to use. >>> >>>Linux is no where near ready to take over. >>> >>>When is Chess Tiger going to be distributed for free for linux? >>> >>>Or are there plans for that? >> >> >> >>A virus is something that creeps into your computer without your consent. > >Agreed. How does it creep into your computer when you are the one installing it >though? > >>It performs various tasks without your knowledge (generally using a LAN or >>Internet connection). > >Just like a spouse on a shopping trip :) > >>Its goal is to spread as much as possible. > >Peanut butter? > >>It is difficult to get rid of it. > >Why get rid of something you installed yourself? > >>It is difficult to know what it does exactly. > >Your the one at the controls... > >>Eventually it crashes your computer, leaving you in trouble. > >90% of Windows crashes are user related, or software conflicts between versions >of programs that YOU install. Yes, I heard it gets quite stable when not being used. I heard 99.999 % of all problems is electricity related. Not plugging your computer in will make windows hardly ever crash. Tony > >> >>That's a pretty good definition of Windows... > >Actually you just described my ex-wife to a tee.. not Windows. > >> Christophe > >You also did not answer my question about Chess Tiger under Linux for free.
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