Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Mar 1998 03:33:04 +0100 (CET) | From | Marek Habersack <> | Subject | Re: GGI Project Unhappy On Linux |
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On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Richard Gooch wrote:
> Alan Cox writes: > > [Content free flamewar parts of message ruthlessly edited] (most of them) > > :-) ;-)))))))
> > > > Would you like to see boot messages? > > > No. I won't buy shitty cards designed for Windows 98. Just the same as I won't > > > buy a GUI printer or WinModem. You will? They you'll be sorry. > > > > Then you won't have a PC fairly soon. Nobody needs text mode, people are > > starting to emulate it by default and Linux has a fine frame buffer console > > without KGI/GGI getting much involved. If you want to support Japanese on > > the console I suspect it will also be somewhat useful (text mode is a bit > > small in fonts). > > Yes, unfortunately you don't get to choose what the manufacturers > make. If you can't buy anything but "shitty cards designed for Windows > 98", what are you going to do? Trade in for an abacus? No, I'll sell my PC and buy some decent Alpha machine (or whatever there will be running Linux). I hope this world has enough common sense to defend itself from the braindamage of Micro$oft...
best wishes, marek --- Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion Oscar Wilde
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