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darry1966 · Joined: 26 Feb 2012 Posts: 210 Location: New Zealand

Hi guys,

How about Linux Lite. Also has anybody watched Spatry's Cup Of Linux on Youtube.

Ted Dog · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 1466 Location: Heart of Texas

Well if JB will release FatDog64-630 already.... It would be the fastest 64bit distro EVER Exclamation

!!,

He has a new mode for running programs that is about 10x faster then possible in current version, I asked if it would be the default boot mode so the jaws would drop from day one, but he ain't ready to drop that big of a change on the linux world. Shocked

So look for a command line setting for that mode... Wink

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9840 Location: SwedenEurope

JB should be short for use name JamesBond then Smile

wow sounds interesting indeed especially considering
they solved the UEFI thing? So encourage him to share
his dev thoughts on what to expect.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9840 Location: SwedenEurope

My naive alternative is to keep all my Win XP
and Win Vista and Win 7 machines and put a frugal
install of Puppy on them.
that is my version of " What's the best alternative to Windows 8?"

To never buy a machine that has win 8 on it unless given for free?

infromthepound · Joined: 12 Jun 2009 Posts: 106

Anything.

starhawk · Posted: Wed 02 Oct 2013, 11:22 Post subject:

@nooby -- Windows XP support ends April of next year. My understanding (which may be wrong) is that when that happens you will no longer be able to activate XP.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9840 Location: SwedenEurope

darrelljon · Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 543

I read that Microsoft will release an activation key that does not require the servers.

nubc · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 852 Location: USA

Attn: Fatdog users
In response to the recommendation of Fatdog for 64-bit computer, I am downloading 6.21, 6.11, 6.01, and 5.21. Does this selection cover Fatdog, or is there another particular version that works better?

dancytron · Joined: 18 Jul 2012 Posts: 134

starhawk · Posted: Fri 04 Oct 2013, 10:52 Post subject:

But if you don't already own it...

Also, I really wouldn't anticipate it being terribly much fun to explain to a local cop why I (hypothetically) hacked my WinXP install even tho I already had a perfectly good COA. I don't think the PD would understand...

Yeah, I know the "...if you don't get caught..." argument, and I don't agree with it at all. Maybe my morals are too strong for the time I'm in, though, since a lot of people seem to think it's cool to throw a grownup temper tantrum and shut down governments to try and remove a law that they don't like but everyone else does. Talk about playground politics... geez...

dancytron · Joined: 18 Jul 2012 Posts: 134

If you don't own it, then it isn't right to hack it.

I am thinking of the scenario where you have a computer with the XP COA sticker on it or have the licensed Windows XP disks. Your hard drive blows up. If Windows doesn't support activating anymore (or for that matter if it is just more convenient), there is no good reason not to use a hacked version or hack it yourself.

As far as the local cops, they have better things to do and wouldn't waste their time with such foolishness.

Bligh · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 476 Location: California

If you have cloned your win install, and keep data on a separate partition, not a problem. I don't have any plans to purchase win8.
Cheers