Re: Who cares just use Linux (Re: How OS/2 Warp Wins Win95 Loses ! ! ! !)

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From: Larry Shurr CB7211
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 16:54

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In article <2f2b2103.4d495354494b@mistik.express.net> os2-l@mistik.express.net (Mustafa Soysal) writes:
>In article <3g9na1$lj7@nntp.crl.com>, Jason Burrell <jburrell@crl.com> wrote:
>>Mustafa Soysal (os2-l@mistik.express.net) wrote:
>>: Whatever that was.... I tried to install the linux et al, but it wants
>>: to be the only system on the computer (no boot manager support), so I
>>: ditched them all (freebsd, linux,...).  Why would I want free software
>>: if I cannot get support for high end hardware?

>>Hmm. That's funny. I run Linux with DOS, and can easily add OS/2 or anything
>>else, provided I have the disk space.

>>That's what LILO is for.

>Yeah, but I want to use IBMs Boot Manager, not LILO.  Besides, LILO
>didn't exist when I tried to do that.

Ah, but it does work with Boot Manager.  Slackware was quite clear on
how to do this, but the info is readily available.

>                                       Why would I trust my supported
>software to unsupported software?

That's up to you.  Depends on what you consider as support.  Linux'
record is real good.  For something with (ostensibly) no support,
Linux has pretty good support.  For something with support, OS/2
support is rather variable.  (Note: I'm an OS/2 user and fan, so this
is not a troll, but OS/2's formal support has not always measured
up... nor has Windows support, for that matter).

Larry


--
Larry A. Shurr (las@cbnmva.cb.att.com or lshurr@freenet.columbus.oh.us)
Norman, listen carefully.  I am lying.  Are you sure your circuits are
registering?  Your ears are green.  Logic is a little bird singing in a
meadow.  Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad! - Mr. Spock

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From: las@nmgate.cb.att.com (Larry Shurr CB7211)
Subject: Re: Who cares just use Linux (Re: How OS/2 Warp Wins Win95 Loses ! ! ! !)
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