From: remco@hip-hop.suvl.ca.us (Remco Treffkorn) Subject: Re: Dos 6/LILO/Linux -- anyone look? Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1993 01:21:08 GMT
djr48312@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Dennis Robinson) writes:
: bmyers@shyguy.lonestar.org (bob myers) writes:
:
: >In about two weeks, I'll be rebuilding my existing system (340 mb +
: >676 mb ESDI dedicated to SVR4 unix) completely. I plan to install
: >DOS on the smaller drive, while fully using the larger for Linux.
:
: >Question is -- has there been any exposure of DOS 6 with Linux and
: >the latest LILO package?
:
: >Minor side point -- guess that a DOS 6 compressed file structure would
: >not be accessable to Linux. Any thoughts on whether MS would
: >discuss the compressed file structure with the outside world?
:
:
: >--
: >-----------------------------------------------------------------
: >Bob Myers | You gotta watch out for those
: >Shyguy's AT&T SVR4 Unix/Uniboard | shy guys....you never know
: >Email:bmyers@shyguy.lonestar.org | what they're thinking..:)
:
: You must not be a real Unix player if you are supporting
: MS'es latest doggy operating system. If we complain about their
: BS but still buy their fucking products than who is getting
: pimped? If everyone buys into their stuff then in the future thre
: will be no choice of an os. MS can then call other os'es "propietery".
: Fuck em.
Pretty good analysis! That's exactly what is going to happen. But who said
we are not supposed to having some fun while we are getting screwed?
As hard as you might wish: messdos/windoze and friends are not going to
go away. But look at it as 'bootcamp' for real gurus. Some will actually
make it...
Seems to me that many (most?) of the participants here at c.o.l have some
background in doze. The really KNOW what they hate and why. Without
microschrott this group would be pretty deserted. Some of us here might
actually have liked it better this way, but I really get a lot of kicks out
of all the 'newbies' questions. Those people are courageous enuff to tackle
an operating system with a terrible reputation. Complex, complicated, huge...
They have the guts to ask 'silly' questions, take the risk of getting flamed,
are willing to read annoyed 'RTFMs' comments AND ultimately learn alot in
the process. You want pioneers? There they are!
Many of them gained access to the net for the first time. Sure they do not
know the 'protocol'. Teach 'em, don't flame 'em. (or at least do it in a
fun way, so that I get something out of it!)
Seriously: Linux success is created in c.o.l. by hobbyists that probably
bit off more than they can swallow. Help 'em and they will bring in more
people and teach their friends before they become noise on the net.
Wait till these masses hit the market and force (enable) employers to
look into **ix. But do not believe for a second that we can make a dent
in the doze market.
I better stop it here...
Remco