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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: cpu-x Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 23:59:30 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 127 Message-ID: <v2bfd1$30s59$3@dont-email.me> References: <v1b791$2ln8f$2@dont-email.me> <v1betu$2p8gq$1@dont-email.me> <66399f10$0$6551$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <v1f0m2$3ot7f$3@dont-email.me> <v1fr57$3urp9$3@dont-email.me> <v1jqfo$v3os$3@dont-email.me> <663fba6f$1$6436$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <66400e83$0$7173$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <v1rjq7$31trl$1@dont-email.me> <66420423$0$6444$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <v1u5nc$3nmqc$5@dont-email.me> <6642ac1f$0$3711206$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <v22fdi$tjac$2@dont-email.me> <6644ffb2$0$3711201$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <v26hgd$20265$5@dont-email.me> <66474473$0$2422116$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <v27mpl$27bm3$1@dont-email.me> <66477466$0$7077$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <66478094$0$2363147$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <664789c8$1$3369$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 01:59:30 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f1e5213582ab0c7549fc56fe5d11d061"; logging-data="3174569"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19+VHgImZNJUgojsWDo9dDe" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:W3TojNMpbXUy5ZLCkJQkHlAde+k= Bytes: 8273 On 2024-05-17, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote: > On Fri, 17 May 2024 12:06:49 -0400, DFS wrote: > >> On 5/17/2024 11:14 AM, Andrzej Matuch wrote: >>> On Fri, 17 May 2024 13:41:10 +0000, RonB wrote: >>> >>>> On 2024-05-17, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 17 May 2024 03:04:45 +0000, RonB wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 2024-05-15, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote: >>>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:34 +0000, RonB wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2024-05-14, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 13 May 2024 22:54:36 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 13 May 2024 12:14:27 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ... explain how it is the _software_ that is making them money, >>>>>>>>>>> and not the _support_ for that software. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It is the support that is making the money. That is the point, >>>>>>>>>> after all. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ever heard of “give away the razor, sell the razorblades”? >>>>>>>>>> That’s how Free Software works. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, it would be beneficial to open-source developers to make sure >>>>>>>>> that their software breaks easily and crashes, so as to sell the >>>>>>>>> support. Gotcha. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yeah, that would be brilliant, because customers would flock by >>>>>>>> the droves to useless, crap software... But you may have >>>>>>>> something, people keep using crap Microsoft Windows even though >>>>>>>> their "customers" are really Microsoft's unpaid beta testers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They use Windows because it's what they got on the computer they >>>>>>> purchased which cost less than a similar Mac. Considering how >>>>>>> Windows can run on just about any hardware and support every >>>>>>> third-party peripheral they plug into it, they are not likely to >>>>>>> seek out an alternative, even if it crashes a few times. It also >>>>>>> has the largest library of software, and tons of experts can be >>>>>>> found on the web to help them with any technical problem they have, >>>>>>> free of charge. Those are real benefits, no matter how much one >>>>>>> hates Windows. >>>>>> >>>>>> I find a lot better support for Linux on the Internet than I do for >>>>>> Windows. There are a LOT of people who'll tell you how to fix >>>>>> Windows... >>>>>> only problem is, none of it EVER works. When my wife's old computer >>>>>> BSOD'd (twice during upgrades) I found (and tried) about 20 >>>>>> "solutions," >>>>>> none of which worked. >>>>>> The second time I went to what actually worked sooner — using a >>>>>> Linux Live[B USB to download her data and rebuild the computer from >>>>>> scratch. I could be a great Windows support expert... I've already >>>>>> memorized the three Rs, >>>>>> "Reboot. Reboot. Rebuild." >>>>>> >>>>>> (Again this is from a years back and I will admit that wife has had >>>>>> a lot less trouble since then. Although I still have to reset her >>>>>> network something or other when it slows to crawl on the Internet >>>>>> (what is that crap?). And I still think Windows is the most >>>>>> convoluted crap OS ever made. >>>>> >>>>> There are three issues I can imagine for the slow Internet: 1) an IP >>>>> mismatch caused by a crappy TP-Link router (I've had this issue), 2) >>>>> terrible Wi-Fi hardware such as the chips made by MediaTek, 3) too >>>>> much distance and interference between her computer and the router. >>>>> If you have a cheap TP-Link router, get rid of that thing. Their more >>>>> expensive models are fine, but the one selling for around $30 causes >>>>> a lot of chaos. >>>> >>>> I have a TP-Link router and it works well because the computers, >>>> except for one room, are connected via LAN cables. I think TP-Link >>>> routers can't handle a lot of WiFi traffic — they overheat. But the >>>> Gigabyte Ethernet ports seem to be rock solid. There's computers in >>>> nine locations in this house. Fortunately, when they ran the phone >>>> cables they used CAT 5, so I just re-terminated the cables to CAT 5 >>>> jacks, added five, cheap ($7 Gigabyte switches) and ran some CAT 5 >>>> cable at the base of the wall for some of the locations not near a >>>> jack — and everyone has fast, reliable Internet. Now that you mention >>>> it, I don't think my wife's computer has had to have the network reset >>>> since I ran the Ethernet cable to her computer. But I never had >>>> problems with the Linux computers when using the same WiFi >>>> connections. >>> >>> With the aforementioned TP-Link router a technician from my ISP gave >>> me, I had no problems in Linux either. However, the moment I got back >>> into Windows, it wouldn't give me any kind of Internet after connecting >>> to the router. I only eventually figured out that the router in >>> question was using an already used IP address despite being configured >>> not to. Why that would only be a problem for Windows is beyond me. >>> >>>>>>> Linux has much of the above too, but its library of software isn't >>>>>>> as impressive and the software's general quality isn't there >>>>>>> either. It works on anything, that's true, but not anyone is >>>>>>> comfortable with the process of installing it, no matter how easy >>>>>>> it is. >>>>>> >>>>>> I understand. I've known people who buy a new Windows computer every >>>>>> time the old one slows down because that's all they want to know. >>>>>> "Doesn't work right any more, but a new one." >>>>> >>>>> Meanwhile, we're dealing with high inflation and a likely recession >>>>> which should prompt most people to save as much money as they can by >>>>> keeping their hardware for as long as possible. Linux is going to be >>>>> everyone's best friend soon. >>>> >>>> You're probably right. It's already happening in South America. >>> >>> And I don't blame them for rejecting Windows or anything else American, >>> considering what the CIA did to topple their democratically elected >>> governments in the past to make them puppet states of the USA. How many >>> Latin leaders need to die in a plane crash before the world realizes >>> that the American government, not the people, is indeed The Great >>> Satan? >> >> kooks > > Which part are you denying? Just DuFuS doing his DuFuS thing. -- [Self-centered, Woke] "pride is a life of self-destructive fakery, an entrapment to a false and self-created matrix of twisted unreality." "It was pride that changed angels into devils..." — St. Augustine