Re: non-php issue

Hey, man. This is NOT AIDS. And it will be fixed anyway. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter James" <petej@interbaun.com> To: "PHP-General" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] non-php issue > Not saying that there aren't lots of reasons to like and run Unix. I run > FreeBSD as my webserver, for instance, because I think its the right OS for > the job. I run WinXP on my desktop, though, because it has the applications > I want to use, is familiar and comfortable to me, and I have the hardware to > make it an enjoyable experience. I run the dreaded Outlook Express, and I > (usually) love the integration present in Windows. Sure, that integration > makes it easier to do stoopid things, but remember it's people that kill > people, not guns. > > Because I use FreeBSD, I know a lot of BSD gurus--you know the type: long > hair, longer beard, eyes that look like pissholes in the snow. You should > hear what these guys have to say about Linux. It's just a big daisy-chain > of supposed superiority. > > I'm not trying to stand on a soap box and defend Windows... I just think > that mocking others for using what they like/know/have is not a good idea, > whether it's Windows, Linux, BSD, whatever. And in this case, mocking > someone who has AIDS is probably not as useful as helping him to prevent > spreading it, which is sorta what he was asking (IINM). Though this is > probably not the venue for his question... > > Cheers, > Pete. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Cummings" <robert@interjinn.com> > To: "Raditha Dissanayake" <jabber@raditha.com> > Cc: "Peter James" <petej@interbaun.com>; "PHP-General" > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 11:08 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] non-php issue > > > > On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 01:09, Raditha Dissanayake wrote: > > > relax guys, > > > > > > I have been dying to say "You can fix all of your problems by > > > formatting your computer and installing a linux distribution." On this > > > list for ages :-) > > > > > > but the fact remains that an out of the box installation of any of the > > > linux distros are far more secure than anything putout by that redmond > > > company. > > > > All security advantages aside, I prefer linux because everytime I > > install a new program or service I don't need to reboot :) > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > -- > > .------------------------------------------------------------. > > | InterJinn Application Framework - > > http://www.interjinn.com | > > :------------------------------------------------------------: > > | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | > > | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | > > | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | > > | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | > > | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | > > `------------------------------------------------------------' > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php