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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?

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