[Leaplist] QuickBooks on Linux now

[Damien McKenna]

On Jun 16, 2007, at 11:23 AM, patrick wrote:
> Because most of the true facts of the failures of Microsoft, the  
> extant
> huge misuse of resources, and the malfeasance are all derogatory in
> legal and historical terms, and this being a Linux list, it is most
> contrary for me to quote all that is there about the failures, wasted
> resources, and criminal elements present in the Microsoft codex and  
> the
> "Microsoft Way".

My main point was that you were throwing out a number that was  
unreasonably high with no evidence or reference to back it up, and  
your response can be summarized as "well, this is a Linux groups it's  
OK for me to rag on Microsoft".  As an industry we need to move  
beyond the immature name calling and game playing - if x% of [schools| 
businesses|industries|government agencies] in a region have or are in  
the process of migrating then that's awesome, but don't say that 76%  
of all servers run Linux when that is *obviously* totally false data.

> But, in my comparisons of the one XP Pro workstation here, with 4  
> Macs,
> running OS 9.2 through OS 10.4.3,  *BSD and GNU/Linux systems, on x86,
> DEC Alpha, and other hardware, it is apparent to everyone here that  
> the
> Microsoft system requires more work, resources, labor, and time than
> does all the entire managerie of other systems here!

I wouldn't give a DEC Alpha to the receptionist at work ;-)

> I installed Linux on the newest system on Wednesday in 9 minutes!

And?

> Downloaded all the updates to the applications and 3rd party  
> programs on
> 6 Mepis units, in 6 to 9 minutes, each!

Cool.  Modern software distribution methods are awesome.

> Differences are due to variations in FSB and/or internal data transfer
> speeds for older Cyrix, IBM, AMD, Intel, VIA, and other chipsets and
> CPUs, and the various drive brands/technologies/standards installed,
> like IDE, SCSI, ATA 33/66/100/133.



> I did find a quote I really agree with:>
>>     "The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and  
>> drive them before him. To ride their horses and take away their  
>> possessions. To see the faces of those who were dear to them  
>> bedewed with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters to his  
>> arms."
>>     -- Genghis Khan

Uhm, that's a little barbaric, scary even.

One of my favorites:

"Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some  
people." - Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930)

-- 
Damien McKenna - Husband, father, geek.
damien at mc-kenna.com - http://www.mc-kenna.com/