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  1. August 5th, 2003, 09:55 AM #11
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    Originally posted here by Visual_C


    freeBSD for my main internet stuff since it has great security

    RedHate 7.0 for programming
    http://www.antioffline.com/freebsd.html

    http://www.antioffline.com/redhat.html
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  2. August 5th, 2003, 10:11 AM #12
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    Originally posted here by thread_killer
    Why *nix????

    Because rebooting is for adding new hardware.

    End of story.
    Soooo. You never update your kernel hey?
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  3. August 5th, 2003, 01:35 PM #13
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    Of course I update my kernel. Once, right after the initial install to make sure everything is tweaked just how I like it, and then again when I add new hardware!
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  4. August 5th, 2003, 02:05 PM #14
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    Just couldn't resist thread_killer. I really meant kernel updates not hardware tweaks I mainly use FreeBSD so I'm used to doing a make world on a regular basis and having to reboot when it updates my kernel.
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  6. August 5th, 2003, 03:50 PM #15
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    Ok..im getting Slack 9.0 But will programs like AIM still work ? I heard somewhere you have to get a ported version, what is that?
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  7. August 5th, 2003, 03:53 PM #16
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    do I have to be good at programing and command crap to use *nix?
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  8. August 5th, 2003, 04:24 PM #17
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    I personally have never even SEEn any OS besides windows and MAC, I'm getting kind of anxious to get into all this *nix stuff but I was wondering whats the best one for making it look really cool? Like a really flashy workspace? I want to be entertained.

    I'm also tired of all of Microsnots bull ****.
    No place like 127.0.0.1
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  9. August 5th, 2003, 04:45 PM #18
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    Originally posted here by Cybr1d
    do I have to be good at programing and command crap to use *nix?
    Not if you get one of the more commercial distributions.

    But you will get good, I promise you that.

    Which is one hell of a reason to go out there and try it.

    Download the iso for RedHat 9 now.

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  11. August 5th, 2003, 05:40 PM #19
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    Unix was designed by scientists for scientists

    MS was designed in a garage by two guys that wanted to make money


    Unix was made to do complex calculations for multiple users simultaneously.

    MS was made for home office and small business. Great for writing documents, spread sheets and keeping track of contacts.

    *nix comes bundeled with many GPL networking tools

    windows comes with the basic things they’ve stolen.

    Up until recently win didn’t support the raw sockets necessary for packet spoofing and other things. It also didn’t have Pcap libs, a good scripting language and many other features used in hacking. Since many of these great things are being ported over to windows its not as essential to have *nix as in the past but it’ll be a long time if ever until windows users (not micro-soft itself) completely catch up.
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  12. August 6th, 2003, 11:46 AM #20
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    As a comment once made to me.. went

    Linux is not Windows.. and Windows ain't Linux
    This is true, it is more like my line to ppl...
    the difference is like comparing a car to a aeroplane..
    yes.. I now understand.. well I am learning..

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