striker Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Have a look here, amazing:http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=99I call this a brilliant move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Not knocking the forum, it looks good, and wilderssecurity have been around a while.But I wonder where the got the inspiration for the name "all things UNIX" ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Yeah, that was what I was wondering about too. Until I got in and what I saw was mainly linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 A better name would have been "The Happy Penguin"... er, no... wait. That one's already being used. How 'bout "All Things 'Nix", since it's not just a UNIX forum? I only visit two Linux forums regularly... this one and LinuxQuestions. Don't need no more forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Don't miss the point: the fact that it's on Wilders now too is not for nothing. Linux gets more popular and IMO that and a forum at Wilders is deserved. I do visit that place more than once daily, but my "home" just happens to be at Scots. Feeling more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I see... Wilders has always been primarily a Windows-related forum. :)Hey Urmie... when Patty puts a 'Nix section at Computer Haven, then we'll know we've come along, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Golden Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) I see... Wilders has always been primarily a Windows-related forum. :)Hey Urmie... when Patty puts a 'Nix section at Computer Haven, then we'll know we've come along, huh? Boy that'll be the day. But I think the phrase "when h_e_L_L freezes over" applies here. Edited December 19, 2008 by Frank Golden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 You think she should have named it "Microsoft Haven" instead, Frank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Did you see This thread ? There is a link to ATL with the comment Direct Link to Scott Finnie's Linux Forum.A busy Linux forum with useful how to's and introduction sections with reviews and installation tutorials in the 'sticky' section. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Golden Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) You think she should have named it "Microsoft Haven" instead, Frank? Yeah. I'm about done with them over there.Below is the response from one of the folks over there in response to a question about open source vs Micro$oftWell my opinion is that a lot of what you ask cannot be answered here as this is primarily a forum set up to help novices with the Microsoft operating systems and products.There are people here that use other systems and open source software but you are asking that people get into a discussion about which is better and that is not the purpose of this forum, those sort of discussion can get out of hand and very heated and I don't think Patty or the moderators would be very happy about that. As I've said these are my opinions about the thread and I don't know what the moderators opinions would be.Sorry if it's not what you wanted to hearBTW, the rest of the thread contained some great info and responses from some of us penguins. No getting out of hand or heated discussions. I think the Windoze crowd is getting nervous about Linux and open source in general. Edited December 19, 2008 by Frank Golden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Well, being a forum emperor myself, I know that Patti can make her forum anything she pleases. People have the option to "change the channel" at any time. Sometimes, we all take things a little too seriously online. Hey! Who cares if they LOVE their Windows over at Computer Haven? More power to 'em, I say. Just so happens that I'm not that big of a MS fan these days, so I tread lightly over there, if I tread at all. When I want to stomp around and leave BIG penguin tracks, I come here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Well... the important thing is, the times they are a-changin': Don't miss the point: the fact that it's on Wilders now too is not for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Wonderfuil to see this. Bookmarked. I'll poke around that forum a little more. So far, I did tease up this gem: I migrated to Linux-Mint (mint flavored Ubuntu), bout a month ago and I must tell you, it's just terrible, . . . no matter how often I run the AV (Avast for linux) or the rootkit scanner (rkhunter, or chkrootkit), nothing turns up! Ever! They system is clean, clean, clean. No trojans, no rootkits, nothing to submit to the online windows security mavens. Nothing to report on the Wilders forums. Microsoft security advisories bring a chuckle (the poor devils on the Windows torture rack).However, I didn't have any trouble migrating my WinXP apps to Linux-Mint, because 95% of the apps on my windows partition were security apps. Now no longer needed. Freedom!With Linux-Mint, I get my work done by lunch time and have the rest of the day free. I've discovered sunlight again, and find that I really like it.There really IS life after Windows, it's spelled Linux. Re: Linux seems great, BUT...I remember how 'habituated' I was to Windows (98SE). It took a lot of will power to get myself to budge. It's seemingly so easy to remain with the familiar. But looking back, I hate how much time I wasted on tinkering with the Windows OS, and especially, with all that security software. Ugh! I don't miss it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I remember how 'habituated' I was to Windows (98SE). It took a lot of will power to get myself to budge.I was in the same situation when it came to Windows Me (its support ended.) I was thinking about upgrading to XP (and did eventually.) Problem was I had a second (older) machine and didn't want to invest another $100 on it.SueD suggested I try Linux. I got a free copy of Ubuntu from a local computer shop - at the time I knew nothing of ISOs. It took me a week to get it working with a wireless card - and I had a good one.Then I found an ugly old Compaq laptop in a recycling store. It was running a corrupted copy of Windows 95. The rest is history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueD Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 SueD suggested I try Linux.That's it, blame me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 In my case, it was Urmas, Frank Golden, and a couple friends from the Avant Browser Support Forums, Sweet Lou and Angeldust, who got me started on this Linux thing. Two and a half years I've been using GNU/Linux as my primary operating system. My! How time flies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Golden Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) In my case, it was Urmas, Frank Golden, and a couple friends from the Avant Browser Support Forums, Sweet Lou and Angeldust, who got me started on this Linux thing. Two and a half years I've been using GNU/Linux as my primary operating system. My! How time flies! Indeed, "tempus fugits". I started using Ubuntu when it was Hoary Hedgehog. Got turned on to it by an item in PC World magazine.I have used and experimented with every release since then (Breezy Badger, Dapper Drake, Edgy Eft, Feisty Fawn, Gutsy Gibbon, Hardy Heron and Intrepid Ibex) and have observed Ubuntu evolve dramatically.Shuttleworth etal have their feces together. I well remember putting a "bug" in Eric's ear about Ubuntu after reading his post at CH about problems he had regarding Windows update. Patty's responses weren't very helpful except for maybe driving Eric to linux. :whistling:Eric's adventures as chronicled here and at the Cabin inspired me to get really serious about linux.I also use PCLinuxOS 2008 gnome but not as much as Ubuntu. Edited December 19, 2008 by Frank Golden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Thank you, Patti! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Indeed, "tempus fugits".Had to check... it was three years and eight days ago when I went online with Ubuntu [breezy] for the first time. Happy Happy Joy Joy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Golden Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Had to check... it was three years and eight days ago when I went online with Ubuntu [breezy] for the first time. Happy Happy Joy Joy! As I recall you started with Ubuntu about the same time I did. I didn't realize it was over 3 years. Whew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadia Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Hey Urmie... when Patty puts a 'Nix section at Computer Haven, then we'll know we've come along, huh? Acadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 AcadiaHey Moose! Good to see you here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hmm... did my posts here to Acadia get deleted? Or did they not go through when I posted them yesterday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Golden Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) Hmm... did my posts here to Acadia get deleted? Or did they not go through when I posted them yesterday?Eric, looks like Bruno split this thread and continued it on another called Moose Goes Penguin. Edited December 22, 2008 by Frank Golden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadia Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) I don't think your dreaming Eric, there appears to be a whole second page of this thread missing.Bruno, do you know what happened?They just split them off into a thread of their own, that's all, nothing has been deleted. See "Moose goes Penguin". Acadia Edited December 22, 2008 by Acadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I think it got split off, Frank. It's HERE now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Golden Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I think it got split off, Frank. It's HERE now. Yeah I figured that out after I posted. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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