Hi Donald, On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 07:54:54PM -0500, Donald J Bindner wrote: > Well, I didn't expect to inspire such a vibrant thread! A couple > of responses (not in anger, just adding some perspective). > > 1) free vs. non-free alternatives > > I use VMWare 2.0. If you think that bochs and Plex86 aren't > viable alternatives yet, you can imagine the state of the world > (2 years ago today) when I bought my license. At that time > VMWare was being praised for bringing Linux into places where it > never before existed.
You are not the only one. During an internship we were using VMware
all the time to test install a Linux product and to run proprietary
software where needed (people tend to send MS Office attachments, arg).
> becomes viable. When I can start Plex86, drop in a Windows NT
> install disk (or any other OS for that matter) and install a
> system from scratch, I will be pleased to do it. I am in the end
> a free software zealot.
The problem with plex86 is that it is not that urgently needed. I can
live without VMware and plex86 because everything I need is available
on Linux. Maybe that's the reason why plex86 does not drag more developers.
> 2) posting to ddevel
>
> I posted to ddevel for a few reason (perhaps in error, and I'm
> willing to concede that).
>
> - I read the list, and I have for a long time (so I don't
> actually need to be Cc:ed).
>
> - I was continuing a previous thread. The level seemed to
> be of a technical nature and relevant to the list.
>
> My question wasn't really of the "user" variety (how do I
> configure a fire wall, how do ... in dselect, etc.).
I agree to this. For a technical skilled person it is bothersome to post
to some -user list. Most of the time you get silly replies which you
already know. Sometimes you feel like calling the support hotline of your
hardware supplier ;)
> BTW, the fix was right on and I have passed it on to two
> colleagues who are also Debian users. I do appreciate the help
Thanks for not resenting because of the answers you got. Debian should
be glad to have users like you...
Greetings
Torsten
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