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# Yeah.
I have very little clue howto use linux. I know enough to do basic stuff though, that's really all I need. And I doubt linux will ever overtake windows for desktop machines - it's too fucking hard to use!
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:53, archived)
# heh,
how, exactly? For an average user that needs desktop icons and a printer to do stuff?
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:55, archived)
# Actually, I've never used linux gui's.
That might be why, heh.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:57, archived)
# kule
. . . liking it
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:00, archived)
# that is probably not that hard
i got pissed off with it for never getting my graphics card working properly
(I helped save b3ta! Sammo, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)
# never had any bother, from pretty
recent GeForce stuff right back to Matrox Millennium 2 which is what the current webserver's using 'cos I can't be arsed to build in serial console control in the current kernel!

that was far too geeky for well after 2 in the morning
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:20, archived)
# true, it proberbly never will
and its just hard to use because people have been moulded into an ignorant mass who are afraid of using a command line interface. they are all too used to windows, which isnt nessicerily a ad thing, its good its good points and its bad points, but so has linux...
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:56, archived)
# I'm discussing OSs at 2am.
This is a lowpoint of my life.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:59, archived)
# it could be worse
you could be wanking as you...

...oh.
(martian, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:01, archived)
# fwapfwapfwap
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:02, archived)
# why?
i think its lush

*geeks cumz out*
*runs into corner of room and hides*
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:02, archived)
# hard to use
tru . . . it is harder to use . . . but the hard stuff is for super users!

and in sum survey they took 100ish ppl n tested OO and MSOffice . . . and guess wot . . . ppl found OO easier to use!
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:56, archived)
# Windows has a spellchecker.
...give it a try?
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:58, archived)
# ha . . . ha
yes
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:59, archived)
# not anymore!
some of the new distros are very very userfriendly!
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:58, archived)
# Yeah
That's true. I'm talking about older school linux. Redhat9 for example is very user friendly, I know.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:01, archived)
# the new slackware looks fucking great!
almost like a mac!
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:02, archived)
# Mandrake
although im very bash orientated . . . for setup n generally user freindlyness i like mandrake
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:03, archived)
# me too!
9.0 is great and it's nice with the auto mount of ntfs partitions!
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:05, archived)
# I am
mandy's boy

that means I like mandrake by the way =D
(I helped save b3ta! Sammo, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:08, archived)
# shell
wot bout shells? wots every1 using?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:10, archived)
# bah.
*puts down pic of mandelson*
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:11, archived)
# linux
bein curious . . . is it poss to run a poll to c wot OS's b3ta-ers use?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:58, archived)
# Not a proper poll no.
We usually just..ask. Unless you want to make a page with a poll and give us a link?
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:00, archived)
# poll
make a poll 4 linux distros?
or 4 OSs?
or both?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:11, archived)
# Poll
Poll 4 OSs used by b3ta-ers
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:16, archived)
# my website
is only ever used for hosting b3ta images, so the stats on that should give a reasonable indication.

*goes off to check*

91% Windows
4.6% Macintosh
3.2% Linux
and a few others
(I helped save b3ta! verbal, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:03, archived)
# 3.2
lol
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:04, archived)
# If it could tell which distro
That'd be coool.

LTJ shows :

 Windows: 83.11 % (34829)
 Linux: 1.746 % (732)
 Mac/PPC: 1.639 % (687)
 FreeBSD: 0.107 % (45)
 SunOS: 0.090 % (38)
 IRIX: 0.007 % (3)
 BeOS: 0.011 % (5)
 OS/2: 0.002 % (1)
 AIX: 0 % (0)
 Unknown: 13.28 % (5567)
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)
# OS/2
wow . . . the diversity of b3ta users
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:08, archived)
# updating my stats now,
but since it's been over a month since I did it last it'll probably take a while :-/
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:12, archived)
# arse, it's still going an' I'm
fucking off to bed. Bollocks to it.
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:36, archived)
# yup, pretty much
the same here aside from the spatterings of Lynx, AmigaOS and RiscOS browser users.
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)