Re: cpu-x

On Fri, 17 May 2024 12:06:49 -0400, DFS wrote:

On 5/17/2024 11:14 AM, Andrzej Matuch wrote:

On Fri, 17 May 2024 13:41:10 +0000, RonB wrote:
 

On 2024-05-17, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Fri, 17 May 2024 03:04:45 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-15, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:34 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-14, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Mon, 13 May 2024 22:54:36 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On 13 May 2024 12:14:27 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
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... explain how it is the _software_ that is making them money,
and not the _support_ for that software.

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It is the support that is making the money. That is the point,
after all.
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Ever heard of “give away the razor, sell the razorblades”?
That’s how Free Software works.

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So, it would be beneficial to open-source developers to make sure
that their software breaks easily and crashes, so as to sell the
support. Gotcha.

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Yeah, that would be brilliant, because customers would flock by
the droves to useless, crap software... But you may have
something, people keep using crap Microsoft Windows even though
their "customers" are really Microsoft's unpaid beta testers.

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They use Windows because it's what they got on the computer they
purchased which cost less than a similar Mac. Considering how
Windows can run on just about any hardware and support every
third-party peripheral they plug into it, they are not likely to
seek out an alternative, even if it crashes a few times. It also
has the largest library of software, and tons of experts can be
found on the web to help them with any technical problem they have,
free of charge. Those are real benefits, no matter how much one
hates Windows.

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I find a lot better support for Linux on the Internet than I do for
Windows. There are a LOT of people who'll tell you how to fix
Windows...
only problem is, none of it EVER works. When my wife's old computer
BSOD'd (twice during upgrades) I found (and tried) about 20
"solutions,"
none of which worked.
The second time I went to what actually worked sooner — using a
Linux Live[B USB to download her data and rebuild the computer from
scratch. I could be a great Windows support expert... I've already
memorized the three Rs,
"Reboot. Reboot. Rebuild."
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(Again this is from a years back and I will admit that wife has had
a lot less trouble since then. Although I still have to reset her
network something or other when it slows to crawl on the Internet
(what is that crap?). And I still think Windows is the most
convoluted crap OS ever made.

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There are three issues I can imagine for the slow Internet: 1) an IP
mismatch caused by a crappy TP-Link router (I've had this issue), 2)
terrible Wi-Fi hardware such as the chips made by MediaTek, 3) too
much distance and interference between her computer and the router.
If you have a cheap TP-Link router, get rid of that thing. Their more
expensive models are fine, but the one selling for around $30 causes
a lot of chaos.

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I have a TP-Link router and it works well because the computers,
except for one room, are connected via LAN cables. I think TP-Link
routers can't handle a lot of WiFi traffic — they overheat. But the
Gigabyte Ethernet ports seem to be rock solid. There's computers in
nine locations in this house. Fortunately, when they ran the phone
cables they used CAT 5, so I just re-terminated the cables to CAT 5
jacks, added five, cheap ($7 Gigabyte switches) and ran some CAT 5
cable at the base of the wall for some of the locations not near a
jack — and everyone has fast, reliable Internet. Now that you mention
it, I don't think my wife's computer has had to have the network reset
since I ran the Ethernet cable to her computer. But I never had
problems with the Linux computers when using the same WiFi
connections.

 
With the aforementioned TP-Link router a technician from my ISP gave
me, I had no problems in Linux either. However, the moment I got back
into Windows, it wouldn't give me any kind of Internet after connecting
to the router. I only eventually figured out that the router in
question was using an already used IP address despite being configured
not to. Why that would only be a problem for Windows is beyond me.
 

Linux has much of the above too, but its library of software isn't
as impressive and the software's general quality isn't there
either. It works on anything, that's true, but not anyone is
comfortable with the process of installing it, no matter how easy
it is.

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I understand. I've known people who buy a new Windows computer every
time the old one slows down because that's all they want to know.
"Doesn't work right any more, but a new one."

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Meanwhile, we're dealing with high inflation and a likely recession
which should prompt most people to save as much money as they can by
keeping their hardware for as long as possible. Linux is going to be
everyone's best friend soon.

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You're probably right. It's already happening in South America.

 
And I don't blame them for rejecting Windows or anything else American,
considering what the CIA did to topple their democratically elected
governments in the past to make them puppet states of the USA. How many
Latin leaders need to die in a plane crash before the world realizes
that the American government, not the people, is indeed The Great
Satan?

 
kooks

For your perusal: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America>

Hint: The CIA is an awful organization, and your country is not in any way
wholesome.