From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Apr 6 14:21:44 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from Amelia.bsdprophet.org (cherry46.theshop.net [63.67.33.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4273337B417 for ; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 14:21:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from Amelia.bsdprophet.org (localhost.bsdprophet.org [127.0.0.1]) by Amelia.bsdprophet.org (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g36MMewp047054; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:22:40 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from scott@Amelia.bsdprophet.org) Received: (from scott@localhost) by Amelia.bsdprophet.org (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) id g36MMdrm047053; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:22:39 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:22:39 -0600 From: Scott Corey To: Jesper Wallin Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: which? Message-ID: <20020406222239.GB46758@bsdprophet.org> References: <20020406194020.GA44626@bsdprophet.org> <2151.213.112.58.75.1018127116.squirrel@phucking.kicks-ass.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2151.213.112.58.75.1018127116.squirrel@phucking.kicks-ass.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Wrong dude! The difference is that Microsoft Windows is an Operating System and KDE is a Window Manager for X Window. This is like comparing Apples and Oranges. It can't be done. On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 11:05:16PM +0200, Jesper Wallin wrote: > Well.. I just want to say this.. > > The difference between M$ Windows and KDE is that KDE is free and open > source, M$ Windows is not open source and make you damn poor.. > > KDE crashes.. you restart KDE.. > M$ crashes.. you restart your whole computer.. > > When a M$ Windows box crashes, 99% of the rest of you computer will crash > too and you need a reboot.. KDE (Linux) will may only crash one users > session but all other users logged in and all other programs which is runned > will still work fine and stable.. > > If I was you, I would choose KDE (or any of the suggested Windows > Managers).. I prefer Fluxbox and use it everyday without any crash at all.. > Linux is both free (may will cost you some cash to your ISP and for the CD-R > record you burn it on..) and it's open source.. A system is always able to > hack and will never stop crashing.. why pay for a system which work as > good/bad as all others? > > > Jesper aka Z3l3zT > > > Or Ice .... > > > > On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 02:14:02PM -0500, Michael de Roche wrote: > >> Or Blackbox .... > >> > >> --- nickw@uidaho.edu, > >> UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_ADDRESS@.SYNTAX-ERROR wrote: > >> > On 6 Apr, Kliment Andreev wrote: > >> > -| > MS Windows crashes once a day, KDE > >> > crashes (with > >> > -| > a beautifull picture of fire) > >> > -| > twice a day. Which of them should I choose? > >> > -| > >> > -| Choose a typewriter! :) > >> > -| > >> > -| > >> > Or you could just use a different window manager. Try > >> > windowmaker, > >> > it's stable. > >> > > >> > _Nick > >> > > >> > > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the > >> message > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________________ > >> Music, Movies, Sports, Games! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > Scott B. Corey > > scott@bsdprophet.org > > irc.openprojects.net #bsdprophet > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message -- Scott B. Corey scott@bsdprophet.org irc.openprojects.net #bsdprophet To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message