Re: Why is Linux still a piece of ***? Why?

From: wozza (wozza96_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/14/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:59:35 +1000

It's because the graphics run in user mode, and not in kernel mode, like
they do in windows.

zork wrote:

> I can't figure this one out, folks. Why is Linux still a piece of ***
> after all these years?
>
> Started out with Redhat 5.1 5.2
> Redhat 6.0
> Caldera 2.4
> Redhat 7.1
> Mandrake 9.0 & 10.1
>
> Recently, I downloaded Suse 9.2 the iso live version and I was really
> disappointed with its performance. It reminded me of Windows 3.1 yuch!
>
> So why is Linux still a piece of *** after all these years? Is it
> because it's open source so every idiot can plug in a line of
> meaningless code? What is it? Should I pay $80 for this piece of ***?
> No way! 

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