From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Dec 22 11:50:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA24895 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 11:50:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us [169.244.111.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA24782 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 11:50:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) Received: from celeris (56k-port4013.ime.net [209.90.195.23]) by Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (8.9.1/8.8.8-Loki) with SMTP id OAA07583; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 14:50:07 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) X-Server-ID: Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us, OCSNet - Orland Maine USA X-Coord-Name: Drew "Droobie" Baxter, OneNetwork Exchange X-Coord-Addr: Droobie@Openlink.orland.me.us X-Coord-Pager: USA: 207-471-2719, http://pagedroo.orland.me.us Message-Id: <4.1.19981222144311.00ad23d0@genesis.ispace.com> X-Sender: netmonger@genesis.ispace.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 14:47:54 -0500 To: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai From: Drew Baxter Subject: Re: This just in: Microsoft/Sears Merger Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, David Kelly In-Reply-To: References: <4.1.19981221204651.00acf510@genesis.ispace.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 08:44 PM 12/22/98 +0100, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > >No yer not, no-one of forcing ye *grin* > Wrong.. I have a choice, I either pick my operating system, or I have a job. > >Well, ye might want to check the Quake II and 3Dfx thread/posts on >http://www.freebsdrocks.com > oooh Quake 2... How about Need For Speed 3? or Turok 2? or... > >Whatever gets the job done? Cross-platform: PDF, PS =) > Uhm PDF is not a cheap solution, not when Adobe Acrobat is a good 300 dollars. >Well, I do, unfortunately, know how ye feel... MS Marketing sucks because it's >damn good... Good marketing means seeking out vendors to develop under your product. You'd think companies wouldn't mind developing for an OS that is deemed free.. >And from 3 -> 4 it remained as it were, incorporating MS bloatware in the >form of >Internet Explorer 4 to be able to view those eternally damned HTML messages. Incorporation is an option yknow. I do a Custom install, thus stopping IE4 and Purevoice from installing.. The America Online software installs IE4 non-electively, that's another story altogether.. Although, if you delete the installer for IE4 from the tree, that stops that problem altogether. I hate AOL, unfortunately again, have to deal with it because there are some delusional people that think it is "Sooo coool".. --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange, Bangor Maine USA http://www.droo.orland.me.us PGP ID: 409A1F7D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message