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Good one Mike
Well, I just got done installing Ubuntu and I'm reading this forum through the Firefox version that came with it.

Mikey is just another one of the minions who brown nose Bill Gates. Pay him no heed.
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Buyer beware...  Mike Cox | 09/30/05
Good one Mike  Tim Patterson | 09/30/05
You don't know  nucrash | 09/30/05
Good one Mike  rifter | 09/30/05
re: Good one Mike  nightshade0143 | 09/30/05
Ummm....  BitTwiddler | 10/03/05
Oh mikey, mikey, mikey ,,,,,,,,,,,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 09/30/05
Fish on!  Real World | 09/30/05
Throw him back...  nucrash | 09/30/05
No way  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/30/05
re: Oh mikey, mikey, mikey ,,,,,,,,,,,  nightshade0143 | 09/30/05
Who Cares If he has reeled in Another sucker,  johnpall@... | 10/01/05
Another "retard"  sackbut | 06/18/07
Poor Planning at best  nucrash | 09/30/05
9  John L. Ries | 09/30/05
You supply the beer  nucrash | 09/30/05
your name preceeds you :P  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
You set up us the BOMB! (nt)  Real World | 09/30/05
move zig for great justice!  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
Actually it was a trade  Taz_z | 09/30/05
pssh..  mockylock | 09/30/05
was it good for you?  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
Oh pashaw!  jmorris9999 | 10/03/05
Caught one!  John L. Ries | 10/03/05
Mike,  Update victim | 09/30/05
That was done over 3 months ago  nucrash | 09/30/05
10 out of 10  merio74 | 09/30/05
His blog was updated last night (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
BOOOORING  kribor_z | 09/30/05
Then you obviously  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
actually, I did  kribor_z | 09/30/05
And you still don't get it then.  shallow_diver | 09/30/05
I don't know if anyone else remembers this...  tjleeland | 09/30/05
Oh yes I remember.  shallow_diver | 09/30/05
I'm one of them!  luke_sg | 09/30/05
9.5 For Wit and Effective Fish-baiting (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 09/30/05
Score it 9.0  frabjous | 09/30/05
Caught  daver_z | 10/02/05
Problem is...  John L. Ries | 10/03/05
OMG  jimlascola | 09/30/05
microsoft only  jimlascola | 09/30/05
Double fish  luke_sg | 09/30/05
Hey Jim, I doubt 95% of the people here  John Zern | 09/30/05
how about when you work in an isp tech support job?  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
MIke Cox and Linux  oldfellow | 09/30/05
Mike Cox kills keyboards  Suicida| | 09/30/05
but he helps the plastic/vinyl industry  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
Muppet 8=)  mbrierley | 10/01/05
Well Mike, you will not be hungry this month.  osreinstall | 10/01/05
His rep will go to his place for dinner  thelonewolf | 10/02/05
I am sure he will feed you a MS omelette in the morning.  osreinstall | 10/02/05
I read where MS is going to put Grid  bjbrock | 10/02/05
What's funnier  daver_z | 10/02/05
Get serious about your career  jefmud | 10/03/05
Mikey Beware  tlyoungb@... | 10/03/05
the lunsux landscape  Tommy Gun | 09/30/05
Tell us...  Tim Patterson | 09/30/05
Don't waste your time  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Tell Me About root privileges in Ubuntu ...  PMC-CON | 09/30/05
I'm calling BS PMC  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
root account is disabled completely  ~doolittle~ | 09/30/05
You can disable the administrator account in XP  toadlife | 10/01/05
root user  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
Question  toadlife | 10/01/05
re: question  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
No break  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Add root if you must  79spitfire | 09/30/05
passwd  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
So in Ubuntu....  toadlife | 10/01/05
Have you actually tried this? If so exactly what did you do?  raellis@... | 10/19/05
What about PAM console access  thetargos | 09/30/05
suse and su...  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
sux  Linux User 147560 | 10/02/05
i misread your comment PMC, my mistake...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
In Kubuntu you cannot login as root  osreinstall | 10/02/05
Linsux vs. Windows  figgle | 09/30/05
9.95  SantiagoCrespo | 09/30/05
What a tool.  carlito408@... | 09/30/05
i like to let the tools  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
You got a good imagination  pasha_yoper | 10/01/05
Common sense  macaso | 10/01/05
since when?  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
lol  toadlife | 10/01/05
rocket science  Scott W | 10/02/05
Exactly  toadlife | 10/02/05
How it is done right.  AnXa | 10/01/05
sorry about my flaming.  AnXa | 10/01/05
nice, a usenet reference happy  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
lmao  linuxoverwindows | 10/01/05
YES!  ajole | 10/03/05
Been using 5.04  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
Buy some new FUD.  hulse_kevin | 09/30/05
No FUD, just facts  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
Here are some kewl facts ,,,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 09/30/05
That's great  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
He's not really changing the issue...  Anti_Zealot | 09/30/05
Even though...  Anti_Zealot | 09/30/05
ever try uninstalling...  glocks out | 09/30/05
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
Rockhead doesn't understand the difference ...  Judas I. | 09/30/05
Uninstalling  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
zone alarm  sagetumbleweed@... | 10/02/05
dependancies  Scott W | 10/02/05
Nope  Loverock Davidson | 10/02/05
How about a few examples?  Anti_Zealot | 10/02/05
Mr davidson here you are ,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 09/30/05
Here I am  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
Nope. Try again Rocky  Real World | 09/30/05
What?  Tim Patterson | 09/30/05
What what?  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
Oh really?  Anti_Zealot | 09/30/05
If you have this much trouble with Linux, the BSD distribs...  B.O.F.H. | 09/30/05
Ever heard of Yum?  Sxooter_z | 09/30/05
Uninstalling with Debian (synaptic)  cyber_rigger@... | 09/30/05
just compile from source and avoid it  ~doolittle~ | 09/30/05
*sigh*  thetargos | 10/01/05
9  Expatriate US Geek | 10/01/05
Couple of questions  Real World | 09/30/05
try to answer some of your questions mjb  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
Thanks  Real World | 09/30/05
will do man  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
Ubuntu works on my Toshiba  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Thank you, too. wink  Real World | 09/30/05
Your welcome!  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Hope this helps some  LazLong | 09/30/05
Another thanks  Real World | 09/30/05
Is it Not.....  LazLong | 09/30/05
Ubuntu on laptop  joef_z | 09/30/05
Strange, that people choose on first apperance  LazLong | 09/30/05
Ubuntu Good  tjleeland | 09/30/05
I would also like  SantiagoCrespo | 09/30/05
While Ubuntu is easy to use  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
xandros  Scott W | 10/02/05
Try this...  ajole | 10/03/05
Success!  Real World | 10/01/05
Congrats!  Linux User 147560 | 10/02/05
*grumble*grumble*  Real World | 10/02/05
Does it support AMD64?  sharikou | 09/30/05
it most definitely does  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
All  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Oversimplification  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/30/05
Since  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Thunk  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/30/05
Got it!  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Some very important points confirmed in this article.  Anton Philidor | 09/30/05
It's the diversity of  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
The Red Hat monopoly...  Anton Philidor | 09/30/05
I think  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
How do you identify hobbyist software?  IT_User | 09/30/05
Commercial recognition  Anton Philidor | 09/30/05
Apple is the Corporate Linux ...  PMC-CON | 09/30/05
Apple is BSD not Linux...  thetargos | 10/01/05
Why isn't this Mike Cox character banned?  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
No reason to  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
Trolls good for clicks  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
Thats all ZDNet has anynore. Even their articles  John Zern | 09/30/05
Try this site ,,,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 10/01/05
Why isn't Cox banned? Huh?  Real World | 09/30/05
It's not the opinion, it's the intention  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
Can't Stop Mike Cox...  davideckels | 09/30/05
Absolutely, mjb. (NT)  Judas I. | 09/30/05
It is not that one disagrees with the post  georgep_z | 10/02/05
You're aware that  Real World | 10/03/05
What does Politics have to do with this topic?  Asesino | 10/03/05
I have no desire to have a raging debate  Real World | 10/03/05
But the entire first page?  ajole | 10/03/05
Buahahaha  nucrash | 09/30/05
Over my dead nym  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/30/05
Its called "disinformation" ...  George Mitchell | 09/30/05
My emphasis...  Anton Philidor | 09/30/05
But thank you for the compliment...  Anton Philidor | 09/30/05
Yes, but...  John L. Ries | 10/01/05
A recent Supreme Court decision...  Anton Philidor | 10/02/05
HE MENTIONS ME!!! WOOT!!  Loverock Davidson | 09/30/05
And you just proved his point.  John L. Ries | 10/01/05
Never mind...  John L. Ries | 10/01/05
Good theory  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
Sorry but  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
No problems with humor  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
Okay, I'll "byte" and give you a -2.5:  Judas I. | 09/30/05
Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy...  tbbrickster_z | 09/30/05
It's sarcasm, Jeff!  carlito408@... | 09/30/05
sarcasm  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
Because he wouldn't be the only one to ban  Boot_Agnostic | 09/30/05
Soemtimes He's Interesting ...  PMC-CON | 09/30/05
Banned?  luke_sg | 09/30/05
Hipocrite  mockylock | 09/30/05
Bwahahaha  mujadaddy | 09/30/05
Quality control!  John L. Ries | 10/01/05
For the same reason your lame whining isn't banned.  osreinstall | 10/02/05
Mike U r Idiot., I received 30 Ubuntu Cds Free  mjbad2 | 09/30/05
So how do you get these idiot to stop spamming you  guest42 | 09/30/05
their live cd sucks -- mepis,knoppix much better  dabruro | 09/30/05
read/write  boobasaurus | 09/30/05
Re: read/write  dabruro | 10/01/05
Ya Know  LazLong | 09/30/05
mepis lack of security updates...  dabruro | 10/01/05
If you like knoppix try kanotix  daver_z | 10/02/05
where can we find a dist. of this ubuntu  dbragg526 | 09/30/05
....  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
You Think the Dude is Capable of Installing It???  tbbrickster_z | 09/30/05
Well I did add a link  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
and a Good Link It Is, But....  tbbrickster_z | 09/30/05
To that  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
HAH!!! (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 10/03/05
Still waiting on a distro ...  Too Old For IT | 09/30/05
Apache is an add on to both Linux and Windows.  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
Could easily explain ...  Too Old For IT | 09/30/05
basic apache configuration  cyber_rigger@... | 09/30/05
'Bout Ready to Dive into Linux Waters  tbbrickster_z | 09/30/05
if you  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
Okie-d and thx... (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 09/30/05
Not retarded, still growing...  Ngallendou | 09/30/05
Ubuntu looks very promising...  golfbob | 09/30/05
Really?  Linux User 147560 | 09/30/05
can't say i've had problems with windows network either  Monkey_MCSE | 09/30/05
Ubuntu "Live" CD  TIAMET | 09/30/05
Ubuntu need more innovation  stevensee | 09/30/05
386 Distros of Linux... ?  jpr75_z | 10/01/05
Didn't happen with BSD (3+ distribs)  B.O.F.H. | 10/01/05
And no installer...  ajole | 10/03/05
Focus Linux Effort? Like Microsoft and Crew?  bruisedquasar | 10/04/05
To be honest I dont want Ubuntu Server  Airwolph | 10/01/05
DAMMIT!  s_gamgee | 10/01/05
You could...  thetargos | 10/01/05
Linspire, at a WalMart near everybody  Boot_Agnostic | 10/01/05
I'm with you  ajole | 10/03/05
WHAT'S THE BUZZ  fakir005@... | 10/01/05
The buzz is  Linux User 147560 | 10/02/05
I THINK ITS GREAT!!  tcrombie@... | 10/01/05
Consumer-Friendly?  mwagner@... | 10/03/05
See and that is a problem with the Windows  Linux User 147560 | 10/03/05
And you hope she doesn't insist on a Windows application.  osreinstall | 10/03/05
Resolved  Linux User 147560 | 10/03/05
That is cool  osreinstall | 10/03/05
It's all about  Linux User 147560 | 10/03/05
Agreed, but...  ajole | 10/03/05
But...  ajole | 10/03/05
Windows Consumer Friendly?  bruisedquasar | 10/04/05
Ubuntu and Mike  oldfellow | 10/03/05
Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy....  tbbrickster_z | 10/03/05
Ubuntu Linux  cletusbaird | 10/08/05
Can't some people see satire?  pfekete@... | 02/21/06

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