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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 04:53 PM Original message |
Microsoft releases biggest patch on record |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. B, but Windows 7 was supposed to be DIFFERENT! nt |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Everything new from Microsoft is a step backward. |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. All software, except for the most trivial, has bugs that needs to be patched. |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. hence |
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mudplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Well, that's true. But open source products don't have giant multi- |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I've been using Linux for nearly two years. It's friendly. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Does Ubuntu really include everything? |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. I haven't found anything I can't play (though I tend to use the Divx enabled DVD player for that). |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. Linux Mint is very user friendly. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. True, even my OSX Mini gets patches and updates from Apple. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Yes it would be better if they just left the bugs unpatched. |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. Yeah, and I thought this version was going to be called "Windows-Hasta La Vista." n/t |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obviously, the patches failed, since I can still log in to the internets! |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. windows SUCKS!! |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Apple BLOWS!! |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. i agree... i have ubuntu and windows currently. |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I have all 3 and I prefer Linix hands down |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Puppy Linux is slicker than greased guano! |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. cool. |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Uhh, OS X IS essentially Linux! |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I don't want a "shiny X-server in front of it" ... |
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mudplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. There's no such thing as a "linux rip off". That's part of the point of the OS. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Actually, BSD is freer than Linux. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. As if Linux isn't a Unix ripoff. |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Um, no. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. I know dozens of geeks who would beat your ass for that comment. |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Sorry, I stand corrected. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. I'd rather get blown than have a rock. |
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JesterCS (627 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. LOL the HUGE pack is about 10 megs >< n/t |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Ubuntu updates are larger. The first one after install is always gigantic. |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. I just updated mine it took 11... Mostly security updates. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. (sigh) Reuters hits the panic button (39 MB for XP is not a huge patch) |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not Really, XP Service Pack 3 was bigger. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Was it always poop, or did it biodegrade? n/t |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. biggest? |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yep, it's a copy of OS X. It fixes everything. |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. Windows haters are funny. I love Windows, wether it be Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 07:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Most flavors of Linux these days work the same way. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Plug and pray? What is this, 1995? |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. That's funny, I just plugged in a USB drive that I have plugged into this Windoze box |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I can't take you seriously if you think linux is more plug and play friendly than windows |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. I dunno, I have given away used PCs with Ubuntu and/or Puppy on them, |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. You know what pisses me off about the Linux cult? |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
41. That security update was ridiculously large. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. I have windows Xp what happens to us? |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Lots of XP stuff gets patched. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
46. The Microsoft patch isn't working on my Ubuntu desktop. |
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