Comments on: Color me open source http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html a virgo's guide to the universe Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: MATT http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-17707 MATT Tue, 01 May 2007 17:23:45 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-17707 Ubuntu linux ran perfectly on my computer with no problems right out of the box. When I installed microsoft windows xp I had to search for drivers for my tablet screen, my network card, my printer, my volume buttons, etc. etc. MS Windows is awful. Please everyone go and download Ubuntu Linux and tell Microsoft to go fuck themselves. Ubuntu linux ran perfectly on my computer with no problems right out of the box. When I installed microsoft windows xp I had to search for drivers for my tablet screen, my network card, my printer, my volume buttons, etc. etc. MS Windows is awful. Please everyone go and download Ubuntu Linux and tell Microsoft to go fuck themselves.

]]> By: communicatrix » Blog Archive » Cheering the Hell Up, fer criminy! http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-956 communicatrix » Blog Archive » Cheering the Hell Up, fer criminy! Fri, 19 May 2006 01:06:12 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-956 [...] Remember when it used to be cheerful around here? Remember when there were funny posts about the Stupid Links That Brought People Here and hi-larious (if swear-filled) rants about The Evil Empire and helpful (if hi-larious) hints about how to get laid (or not) online? When things were light and saucy, even, and every post didn’t read like someone shat in my non-SCD-compliant oatmeal that morning? [...] [...] Remember when it used to be cheerful around here? Remember when there were funny posts about the Stupid Links That Brought People Here and hi-larious (if swear-filled) rants about The Evil Empire and helpful (if hi-larious) hints about how to get laid (or not) online? When things were light and saucy, even, and every post didn’t read like someone shat in my non-SCD-compliant oatmeal that morning? [...]

]]> By: communicatrix » Blog Archive » Who’s sexy now? http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-670 communicatrix » Blog Archive » Who’s sexy now? Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:53:10 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-670 [...] I know, I know—I used to run around on you with that bad, bad man. Not all the time, just for email and contacts. But I’m with you now. I abandoned my Palm for you. I started syncing to my eentsy-weentsy nano, even though I can barely make out those addresses in -4 font size. It wasn’t a bad workaround, all things considered. [...] [...] I know, I know—I used to run around on you with that bad, bad man. Not all the time, just for email and contacts. But I’m with you now. I abandoned my Palm for you. I started syncing to my eentsy-weentsy nano, even though I can barely make out those addresses in -4 font size. It wasn’t a bad workaround, all things considered. [...]

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-578 communicatrix Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:24:25 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-578 To everyone who agreed with me: right ON! Powah to the people! To our Man From Microsoft: more than anything, I would like to be able to use MS products and not have to learn four new fucking programs. Do I like Mail+Address Book+iCal? Um, not especially. HTML is a lot easier to handle and things are a little faster in general, but I fucking LOVED Entourage. I've been defending your turdy lame-ass company for years because of it. It was only when I was not allowed to LEGALLY use my copy of Entourage and my copy of Word at the same time that I...well, fuck it. If you'd actually read the fucking post instead of just the fucking swears and anti-Microsoft sentiment, you'd know that already. But you didn't. What a surprise. And that reading the fucking post instead of just the parts you want goes for you, too, Mr. Reason. Jesus. Is everyone but me a lazy fucking moron? I guess so. I AM GOING TO OPEN SOURCE BECAUSE MICROSOFT HAS LEFT ME NO CHOICE!!! Ugh. RTFP. To everyone who agreed with me: right ON! Powah to the people!

To our Man From Microsoft: more than anything, I would like to be able to use MS products and not have to learn four new fucking programs. Do I like Mail+Address Book+iCal? Um, not especially. HTML is a lot easier to handle and things are a little faster in general, but I fucking LOVED Entourage. I’ve been defending your turdy lame-ass company for years because of it. It was only when I was not allowed to LEGALLY use my copy of Entourage and my copy of Word at the same time that I…well, fuck it. If you’d actually read the fucking post instead of just the fucking swears and anti-Microsoft sentiment, you’d know that already. But you didn’t. What a surprise.

And that reading the fucking post instead of just the parts you want goes for you, too, Mr. Reason. Jesus. Is everyone but me a lazy fucking moron? I guess so. I AM GOING TO OPEN SOURCE BECAUSE MICROSOFT HAS LEFT ME NO CHOICE!!! Ugh. RTFP.

]]> By: The Voice of Reason http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-577 The Voice of Reason Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:08:40 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-577 Whateva, You are now just getting around to ranting about what shitty products Microsoft creates? Did you step into a software time vortex and land in 1996? Come on. This is very very very old stuff here. I have an idea. Rant ahead of the curve. Write a column on how AJAX sucks. How all this ajax stuff is taking away the browser controls (back and forward buttons), and is doing nothing that flash couldn't do since it's inception. Then delete this comment. BTW, opensource software generally sucks as well. Other than apache, mysql, and php there isn't a lot of usefull stuff out there (with the added exception of your blog software as well). The supposed "Office killer" Open Office doesn't even have a calendar,task list, or email program. Useless. Whateva,
You are now just getting around to ranting about what shitty products Microsoft creates? Did you step into a software time vortex and land in 1996? Come on. This is very very very old stuff here. I have an idea. Rant ahead of the curve. Write a column on how AJAX sucks. How all this ajax stuff is taking away the browser controls (back and forward buttons), and is doing nothing that flash couldn’t do since it’s inception. Then delete this comment.

BTW, opensource software generally sucks as well. Other than apache, mysql, and php there isn’t a lot of usefull stuff out there (with the added exception of your blog software as well). The supposed “Office killer” Open Office doesn’t even have a calendar,task list, or email program. Useless.

]]> By: BF http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-550 BF Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:32:43 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-550 To Al MCSE, MCT, MVP: You are a marketing weasel. You are paid by microsoft to lie about open source and promote your own bloatware. If what you say is true, no one would be using linux. There is a ring in hell reserved for your kind. BF To Al MCSE, MCT, MVP:

You are a marketing weasel. You are paid by microsoft to lie about open source and promote your own bloatware. If what you say is true, no one would be using linux.

There is a ring in hell reserved for your kind.

BF

]]> By: communicatrix » Blog Archive » Shedding my ill humours http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-543 communicatrix » Blog Archive » Shedding my ill humours Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:25:23 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-543 [...] communicatrix a virgo’s guide to the universe « Color me open source [...] [...] communicatrix a virgo’s guide to the universe « Color me open source [...]

]]> By: tammy http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-542 tammy Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:24:52 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-542 You could do like a pyramid scheme. Everyone has to tell three people not to use Microsoft products and go three days without using one themselves. And then those three people do it. And then those nine. And so on. And so on. You could do like a pyramid scheme.

Everyone has to tell three people not to use Microsoft products and go three days without using one themselves. And then those three people do it. And then those nine. And so on. And so on.

]]> By: Al MCSE, MCT, MVP http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-541 Al MCSE, MCT, MVP Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:56:49 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-541 Hello! As a long-time user and abuser (LOL) of Microsoft products I would say I feel a certain kinship with you regarding your frustrations with our product. There are times when even I have had to stomp away from my computer and find time away from the infernal contraption. Perhaps you should find another outlet for your anger, e.g. bicycling, basketball, tennis or even reading a good novel. My concern regarding any use of opensource products is the pernicious way they lull us into a false sense that we are getting our "money's worth" when in fact if you consider the time you spend learning a completely new way of doing things you might be surprised to learn that the tad extra you pay for Microsoft Office Products is more than compensated when you work with our user-friendly and familiar interface. Perhaps you should drop by <a>our friendly community</a> and let us have a go at putting you back on the straight and narrow. Hello! As a long-time user and abuser (LOL) of Microsoft products I would say I feel a certain kinship with you regarding your frustrations with our product. There are times when even I have had to stomp away from my computer and find time away from the infernal contraption. Perhaps you should find another outlet for your anger, e.g. bicycling, basketball, tennis or even reading a good novel. My concern regarding any use of opensource products is the pernicious way they lull us into a false sense that we are getting our “money’s worth” when in fact if you consider the time you spend learning a completely new way of doing things you might be surprised to learn that the tad extra you pay for Microsoft Office Products is more than compensated when you work with our user-friendly and familiar interface. Perhaps you should drop by our friendly community and let us have a go at putting you back on the straight and narrow.

]]> By: Suzer http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/01/color_me_open_s.html#comment-540 Suzer Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:12:20 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/?p=333#comment-540 Preach it sistah! ^5 Preach it sistah!
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