High Plains Thumper writes:

> Hadron wrote:
>> William Poaster writes:
>>> Homer wrote:
>>>> Terry Porter spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Crikey! We better evacuate the Trolls, for humanitarian
>>>> reasons.
>>>
>>> Nah, let's get the popcorn & beer instead! ;-)
>>
>> Before or after you remove your fake "Debian 5.0" OS header
>> Willy?
>
> *Organization: Linux News : http://lxer.com/*
>
> Yup (slurp!)

Your point is?

Or do you deny this exists?

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Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> (he's so cute!)

Hmm... I see a turd, you see "cute".

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Hadron Quark

chrisv wrote:
> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> (he's so cute!)
>
> Hmm... I see a turd, you see "cute".
>
Put a santa hat on him and give him a script that included words like
"hi-de-hoooo", and he might be seen as cute.

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After takin' a swig o' grog, chrisv belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> (he's so cute!)
>
> Hmm... I see a turd, you see "cute".

Well, he's a cute little turd.

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It's called 'rain'."
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"Terry Porter" schreef in bericht
news:SvOdnb4YptQqt2jVnZ2dnUVZ_ofinZ2d@netspace.net .au...
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:10:07 +0200, Clogwog wrote:
>
>> "Terry Porter" schreef in bericht
>> news:Z5OdnaC_u6mqPGnVnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@netspace.net .au...
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> After several years away from COLA,
>>
>> Hi George!
>> Known HPT nyms: High Plains Thumper, HPT, Rafael, George Hostler, Wendy
>> Toiletwater, Roberto Chavez, Robin T Cox, *Terry* *Porter* >> goes on and on>
>
> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these days ?
>
>
> It's a good technique, claiming I'm a fake, but you lack the details for
> reasonable proof of your claim.
>
> Actually, I first wrote the Python app that searched all the headers of
> posts to Cola and looking for matching domain names etc. I then included
> the list on my weekly Cola posters stats before Mark Kent took it over

Oh, dear! *the* "Mark Kent"?
Mark Kent, Linux advocate by night and Microsoft partner by day.
"At BT Global, our crown jewels are the services we supply to our
customers. With jNetX we own the intellectual property for our services,
allowing us to evolve the services as and when required."
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> after I stopped posting.
>
> You need to compare headers, because my name alone is not enough to show
> I'm a fake (or the original) Terry Porter. I know who I am (the real and
> original Terry Porter), but of course no one else can be sure as yet.
>
> Then you have to actually *read* the content of the post, is the poster
> advocating Linux or not ?
>
> I posted around 300 posts a day from 1997 for around three years, and I
> came along just after the great Alexander Viro left COLA. I soon drew the
> attention and ire of many Wintrolls who forged me while I was an active
> poster and continued years after I had stopped posting.
>
> In fact it was the Cola stats for July of this year, that I stumbled
> across recently, listing me as a poster, that initiated my comeback.

The *real* stats:
Sept. 2008 Linux > 3.8%
Sept. 2003 Linux > 2.4%
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp
Your comeback is needed for some good Linux advocacy, I bet!, although one
of the worst COLA advocates (besides Liarnut ), Kelsey, doubts
your motives.

>
> Note to Wintrolls: there is a downside to forging the names of long
> absent Linux advocates
>
> Linux full time, on the desktop, since August 1997
>

I pity you!, get eXPee!
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High Plains Thumper writes:

> Rick Mathers (Clogwog) wrote:
>> "High Plains Thumper" schreef...
>>> Terry Porter wrote:
>>>> Clogwog wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi [knip idiootsleeplijn razen en tieren]
>>>>
>>>> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these days?
>>>
>>> Hi Terry, good to meet you. I've read some of your earlier
>>> posts. I became interested in COLA around 2004, after you
>>> discontinued posting.
>>
>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAH, your such a twit, George, putting your
>> head up Terry's ass!
>
> This is an example of:
>
> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killf..._troll_faq.htm
>
*snip embarassing post from High Plains Hypocrite*

This is an example of:


http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/2007...mper-liar.html

"The "High Plains Thumper" liar"

Hadron wrote:
> High Plains Thumper writes:
>> Rick Mathers (Clogwog) wrote:
>>> "High Plains Thumper" schreef...
>>>> Terry Porter wrote:
>>>>> Clogwog wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi [knip idiootsleeplijn razen en tieren]
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these
>>>>> days?
>>>>
>>>> Hi Terry, good to meet you. I've read some of your
>>>> earlier posts. I became interested in COLA around 2004,
>>>> after you discontinued posting.
>>>
>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAH, your such a twit, George, putting your
>>> head up Terry's ass!
>>
>> This is an example of:
>>
>> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killf..._troll_faq.htm
>
> *snip embarassing post from High Plains Hypocrite*
>
> This is an example of:
>
> http:[snip]

Rather sad that this troll cannot respect my nym, but post in an
insulting manner. Also this troll supports trolls who cannot
speak respectfully of one's opinions or nyms. This is an example of:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/

7.6 Trespasser Disinformation Tactics

[3.] Put your opponent off guard by insulting him. The
liberal use of profanity and vulgarisms can be very effective,
particularly when used against you more dignified opponents. Your
experience as a school yard bully can be handy here.

45. Criticize Linux Advocates but ignore anti-Linux
propagandist transgressions. Always criticize the behavior of
Linux Advocates, but, ignore the same and even worse
transgressions are being committed by your fellow Trespassers.

46. Accept the claims of other anti-Linux propagandists as
face value. Always treat other anti-Linux propagandist's
statements as being true. Accept their interpretations without
question, don't bother verifying their statements. If they claim
something against a Linux advocate always side with the
anti-Linux propagandists.

--
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Quando omni flunkus moritati
(If all else fails, play dead)
- "Red" Green

High Plains Thumper had de volgende lumineuze gedachte op 16-10-08 04:40:
> Hadron wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper writes:
>>> Rick Mathers (Clogwog) wrote:
>>>> "High Plains Thumper" schreef...
>>>>> Terry Porter wrote:
>>>>>> Clogwog wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi [knip idiootsleeplijn razen en tieren]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these
>>>>>> days?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Terry, good to meet you. I've read some of your
>>>>> earlier posts. I became interested in COLA around 2004,
>>>>> after you discontinued posting.
>>>>
>>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAH, your such a twit, George, putting your
>>>> head up Terry's ass!
>>>
>>> This is an example of:
>>>
>>> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killf..._troll_faq.htm
>>
>> *snip embarassing post from High Plains Hypocrite*
>>
>> This is an example of:
>>
>> http:[snip]
>
> Rather sad that this troll cannot respect my nym, but post in an
> insulting manner. Also this troll supports trolls who cannot speak
> respectfully of one's opinions or nyms. This is an example of:
>
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/
>
>

7.6 Trespasser Disinformation Tactics
>
> [3.] Put your opponent off guard by insulting him. The liberal use of
> profanity and vulgarisms can be very effective, particularly when used
> against you more dignified opponents. Your experience as a school yard
> bully can be handy here.
>
> 45. Criticize Linux Advocates but ignore anti-Linux propagandist
> transgressions. Always criticize the behavior of Linux Advocates, but,
> ignore the same and even worse transgressions are being committed by
> your fellow Trespassers.
>
> 46. Accept the claims of other anti-Linux propagandists as face
> value. Always treat other anti-Linux propagandist's statements as being
> true. Accept their interpretations without question, don't bother
> verifying their statements. If they claim something against a Linux
> advocate always side with the anti-Linux propagandists.

>

Dear Terry,

Welcome (again) in Trolls' Paradise!!!

Erik Jan

On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:40:47 -0600, High Plains Thumper wrote:

> Hadron wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper writes:
>>> Rick Mathers (Clogwog) wrote:
>>>> "High Plains Thumper" schreef...
>>>>> Terry Porter wrote:
>>>>>> Clogwog wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi [knip idiootsleeplijn razen en tieren]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these
>>>>>> days?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Terry, good to meet you. I've read some of your
>>>>> earlier posts. I became interested in COLA around 2004,
>>>>> after you discontinued posting.
>>>>
>>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAH, your such a twit, George, putting your
>>>> head up Terry's ass!
>>>
>>> This is an example of:
>>>
>>> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killf..._troll_faq.htm
>>
>> *snip embarassing post from High Plains Hypocrite*
>>
>> This is an example of:
>>
>> http:[snip]
>
> Rather sad that this troll cannot respect my nym, but post in an
> insulting manner. Also this troll supports trolls who cannot
> speak respectfully of one's opinions or nyms. This is an example of:
>
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/
>
>

7.6 Trespasser Disinformation Tactics
>
> [3.] Put your opponent off guard by insulting him. The
> liberal use of profanity and vulgarisms can be very effective,
> particularly when used against you more dignified opponents. Your
> experience as a school yard bully can be handy here.
>
> 45. Criticize Linux Advocates but ignore anti-Linux
> propagandist transgressions. Always criticize the behavior of
> Linux Advocates, but, ignore the same and even worse
> transgressions are being committed by your fellow Trespassers.
>
> 46. Accept the claims of other anti-Linux propagandists as
> face value. Always treat other anti-Linux propagandist's
> statements as being true. Accept their interpretations without
> question, don't bother verifying their statements. If they claim
> something against a Linux advocate always side with the
> anti-Linux propagandists.

As Hadron Quack chooses to troll, & hang out with K-man & Flatfish, it
tells you a lot about him, doesn't it.
Well that & the fact he's condemned himself with his idiotic posts &
****ty attitude in every group he's been in.

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Hardon Quack & his wife divorced over religious differences.
He thought he was God, and she didn't.

After takin' a swig o' grog, High Plains Thumper belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> Hadron wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper writes:
>>> Rick Mathers (Clogwog) wrote:
>>>> "High Plains Thumper" schreef...
>>>>> Terry Porter wrote:
>>>>>> Clogwog wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi [knip idiootsleeplijn razen en tieren]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these
>>>>>> days?
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Terry, good to meet you. I've read some of your
>>>>> earlier posts. I became interested in COLA around 2004,
>>>>> after you discontinued posting.
>>>>
>>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAH, your such a twit, George, putting your
>>>> head up Terry's ass!
>>>
>>> This is an example of:
>>>
>>> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killf..._troll_faq.htm
>>
>> *snip embarassing post from High Plains Hypocrite*
>>
>> This is an example of:
>>
>> http:[snip]
>
> Rather sad that this troll cannot respect my nym, but post in an
> insulting manner. Also this troll supports trolls who cannot
> speak respectfully of one's opinions or nyms. This is an example of:
>
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/
>
> [quote] 7.6 Trespasser Disinformation Tactics

Interesting. First, Hadron takes the side, basically, of that Clogwog
wackjob. Second, all he can come up with in response is a lame
bizarro-parody of your link and your point.

Hy kwality advocacy from Hadrone Queeg.

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EU is just a passing fad. They'll be killing each other again in less than a
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Terry Porter espoused:
> Hi All,
>
> After several years away from COLA, I thought I'd pop in, say hi, and see
> if the Wintrolls are still as active as they used to be, considering the
> beating they are taking these days, in every area.
>
> Hi to all the new Linux advocates and the old ones as well, g'day Mark K!

I raise my hat Sir! Welcome back! I very much hope you'll be able to
post here from time to time again - your style is refreshing, open and
clearly based around personal experience and knowledge.

>
> Contrary to the usual silly "I've gone back to Windows" fake posts in my
> name, Linux is still my *only* OS, and I use it for everything as always.

Snap!

>
> I've been very fortunate and have no need to use anything other than
> Linux in my daily work since 1997, which many Linux advocates cannot say
> (unfortunately) due to the Microsoft Monopoly.

Fortunately, the evolution, firefox, pidgin, oo.org plus pdf and image
viewers, as well as totem & mplayer provide a perfect and highly
functional replacement for work windows. I've been using this
combination full-time for my "work" pc for about 12 months now - it's
excellent.

>
> I've been flat out the last 5 years with my own WiFi business, doing
> technical support, network designs and supplying Access Points, so I
> won't be posting here often, certainly not like I once used to, with up
> to 300 replies a day.

Ah, they were great times :-)

>
> I can almost hear Kelsey B breath a sigh of relief. Never fear Kelsey,
> I'm older and a bit wiser now ;-)
>
> Work:
> I've personally supplied around 3500 Access points over the last 5 years
> all powered by Linux of course, as Linux in the embedded space is the
> sensible option.

But Terry, all the trolls say that you can't run a business on Linux, so
this must be untrue :-))

>
> Even my TV, a 32" LG Hidef TV runs Linux.
>
> My three commercial set top boxes run Linux.
>
> My partner Janice, runs Linux Debian 4.0 on her workstation, and her Acer
> Aspire one runs Linpus (default).
>
> Our server a hp-netserver runs Slackware, and this workstation which is a
> Intel quad core runs Gnu/Gentoo/Icewm. It has 27 virtual desktops, all of
> which are packed with applications.
>
> I have two Asus Eeepc900's one I use for Wifi work and runs Debian Lenny,
> the other is a spare, still unpacked in its box.

I've got 2 Debian-based gaming & general purpose machines, 2 Nokia 770
linux web tablets, one Nokia 800 linux web tablet, 2 Linksys wrt54gl
wireless routers running "white russian" (linux), a Bubba Excito linux
server, a Mythtv box (Ubuntu+Myth), a general file server, nis server,
usenet and more which is Debian, my Asus/ubuntu work desktop (dual
monitor, dual-core AMD), plus Mrs Mark has an archos 504 media player
(linux), and a TomTom G700 (also linux), I have a Go900 (linux), a
Motorola A780 phone (linux), no1 son has a dualPPC mac running Kubuntu and
a Mac mini (xubuntu), and a GamePark GP2X (linux gaming machine), no2 son
has a PS3 (ubuntu), a GP2X (as above), and an HP laptop running Xubuntu.

And... it all works terribly reliably.

>
> In 1997 it was clear that Linux was an unstoppable force, and it's
> interesting to see how Linux has grown exponentially since that time,
> which is amazing considering the size and power of the Convicted
> Monopolist which attempts every day to cut off the supply of Linux
> devices by any and all means possible, both legal and illegal.
>
> Now for some uptimes :-
> This workstation: gronk1 mnt # uptime
> 23:55:13 up 56 days, 7:02, 31 users, load average: 2.12, 2.09, 2.09
> Server: root@wifi:/var/www/htdocs/public# uptime
> 22:53:12 up 44 days, 5:43, 6 users, load average: 0.19, 0.15, 0.13

I used to have a UPS on my main server box, but the UPS broke down
before the server did...

>
>
> What Linux apps do I use ?
>
> So many, I'll just name a few :-
> Network designs are done using Kicad or gEDA.
> PCB designs are done using PCB
> Browsing: Firefox3
> User manuals: LaTeX ( I'll never use anything else)
> Spreadsheets: Open Office
> VM: Qemu/KVM
> Cad Drawing: Qcad
> Programing Editor: Gvim
> HTML: Bluefish
> Firewall rulesets: FwBuilder
> Db: Postgress with Pgadmin3
> Labels: Glabels
> Accounts: Sql-Ledger, but moving to WebERP
>
> What non Linux apps or os do I use ?
> Answer: zero (0)
> Why ?: If you have to ask, then you have never *really* used Linux.

Good point! I'll have to look at FwBuilder - I use the policy routing
in linux to mix two adsl lines (I have two ISPs), so it'll be interesting
to see if there's some help out there to simplify setting it up.

Oh, just to clarify, Homer does the stats, although I held the script
briefly, and did contribute some input way back when Roy Culley was
running it. I do the Digest, though, so if you'd care to post a [News]
item (or anyone else care to, for that matter), then, so long as you
keep to the standard syntax, my script will pick it up and include it.

The Digest gets quite a readership outside of cola, so it's well
worthwhile. Perhaps you might have some news about your business?


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Hi Homer,

Mark Kent speaks of you with high regard

On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:16:20 +0100, Homer wrote:

> Verily I say unto thee, that Terry Porter spake thusly:
>
>> In fact it was the Cola stats for July of this year, that I stumbled
>> across recently, listing me as a poster, that initiated my comeback.
>
> You must mean the Troll's stats, as posted by the Dizum dimwit:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/
msg/5da09e3bb7074ff2?dmode=source
>
> Unlike the real stats:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp....browse_thread/
thread/2273148152368410/2b10d41cd9d15d07?lnk=st&q=#2b10d41cd9d15d07

I can't remember now, it was just a fleeting moment that I saw it.

>
>> Note to Wintrolls: there is a downside to forging the names of long
>> absent Linux advocates
>
> Your radar must be even more highly tuned than Jörg Schilling's

Does he post here on Cola ?

I've never met Jörg, or read anything by him, but his CDrecord
application is much appreciated by myself.

Cheers
Terry



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On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:20:48 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> ____/ Terry Porter on Tuesday 14 October 2008 13:40 : \____
>
>> Now for some uptimes :-
>> This workstation: gronk1 mnt # uptime 23:55:13 up 56 days, Â*7:02, 31
>> users, Â*load average: 2.12, 2.09, 2.09 Server:
>> root@wifi:/var/www/htdocs/public# uptime 22:53:12 up 44 days, Â*5:43, Â*6
>> users, Â*load average: 0.19, 0.15, 0.13
>

Hi Roy, nice to meet you. I hear you're doing a great job kicking
Wintroll arse these days

> The DFS Munchkins would refuse to believe.

Yeah, they *say* they don't believe the long uptimes Linux so easily
achieves, but who is stupid enough to take what they say on face value ?

Not me, that's for sure.

gronk1 mnt # uptime
14:32:46 up 58 days, 21:39, 29 users, load average: 2.24, 2.15, 2.10
>
>> What non Linux apps or os do I use ?
>> Answer: zero (0)
>> Why ?: If you have to ask, then you have never really used Linux.
>
> Well, he /read/ Ubuntu Forums.

Wintrolls can READ now ?????


>
> - --
> ~~ Best of wishes

Ditto
Terry

>
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:24:05 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Terry Porter
> wrote
> on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:58:36 -0500
> :
>> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:12:59 +0100, Homer wrote:
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Terry Porter spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Crikey!
>>>
>>> We better evacuate the Trolls, for humanitarian reasons.
>>
>> Hahahah, Hi Homer
>>
>> I'm not the Troll eater I used to be, time and age have taken their
>> toll.
>>
>> I'm 54 years old now and only eat the odd live Windows advocate for
>> breakfast, as I'm finding they lack nutrition.
>>
>> Wintrolls are stale like bread made in October 2001, and their diet of
>> XP isn't doing them any good, it's just too damn OLD!
>>
>> Most Wintrolls find the new Windows sustenance called Vista just
>> doesn't agree with them for some reason.
>>
>> There is only one modern, Free, up-to-date, and outstanding OS around,
>> it's called Gnu/Linux, and of course every real Linux advocate here
>> knows it
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Terry
>>
>>
> Well, FWIW, not much has changed, although I don't remember if you left
> before Roy decided to start his news service.

Neither can I !

>
> I also have bad news....and I wish I knew precisely what version of
> Apache is affected. Seems that a site named zone-h.org is tracking
> successful hacks of websites, and Apache is at the top of the heap -- a
> dubious honor, at best.
>
> http://httpd.apache.org/security_report.html
>
> shows a critical Chunked encoding vulnerability in 1.3.25 (fixed in
> 1.3.26) but little else, unless web servers are using Win32 (there's a
> Win32 Apache Remote command execution capability fixed in 1.3.24).
>
> Color me extremely curious and rather worried, but it appears that IIS
> is now *more* secure than Apache, at least from the standpoint of
> successful hacks.

That's hard to know, as it's difficult to get past the stats and damn
lies to uncover the truth these days.

I see Code-Red and Nimda attempts in my logs every day, and these are
Windows server only exploits.

>
> zone-h.org is now back up and shows 69.55% successful hacks of Linux as
> of last week, with 21.00% Win2003, and 5.04% Win2000. One of the bigger
> hacks was of phoeniz.lpl.arizona.edu, the Martian lander, apparently. It
> is running Apache 2.2.8.
>
> One has to wonder what hole allowed the intruders in; the Apache website
> above only suggests cross-scripting vulnerabilities, and I don't know if
> that'll do it or not. (I'm not much of a hacker/cracker type.)
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1235
>
> suggests they used remote SQL injection. (Fortunately, this particular
> attack was limited to defacement/redirction of the page; no malware was
> sent -- but what about next time?)

SQL injection isn't really the fault of the web server is it ?
As far as I know, it's the fault of the application or database.

In any event, Apache is so configurable, it's pretty easy to prohibit
data that would enable SQL injection, and log such attempts.

There are articles on the Internet that show how to do this.


>
> Of course, there's still the question of *desktop* security; Linux still
> wins there -- thank goodness for small favors.

I admit I'm *really* out of touch with Windows on the desktop, and I plan
to keep it that way.

Here are my latest Apache 2 server stats from Awestats:-
Operating Systems
Versions Hits Percent
Windows 75766 75.8 %
Windows XP 57129 57.2 %
Windows NT 30 0 %
Windows Vista 15827 15.8 %
Windows CE 4 0 %
Windows 98 87 0 %
Windows 2003 1654 1.6 %
Windows 2000 1035 1 %
BSD 32 0 %
OpenBSD 30 0 %
FreeBSD 2 0 %
Linux 14643 14.6 %
Ubuntu 8031 8 %
Suse 221 0.2 %
Red Hat 29 0 %
Mandriva (or Mandrake) 37 0 %
Fedora 800 0.8 %
Debian 774 0.7 %
Centos 30 0 %
GNU Linux (Unknown or unspecified distribution) 4721 4.7 %
Macintosh 8214 8.2 %
Mac OS X 8214 8.2 %
Others 1179 1.1 %
Unknown 1057 1 %
Unknown Unix system 84 0 %
Sun Solaris 38 0 %



Browsers (Top 10)
MSIE 14139 14.1 %
Msie 8.0 No 462 0.4 %
Msie 7.0 No 9725 9.7 %
Msie 6.0 No 3939 3.9 %
Msie 5.5 No 11 0 %
Msie 5.01 No 1 0 %
Msie ? No 1 0 %
FIREFOX 70932 71.1 %
Firefox 3.1 No 245 0.2 %
Firefox 3.0.3 No 55398 55.5 %
Firefox 3.0.2 No 1075 1 %
Firefox 3.0.1 No 3847 3.8 %
Firefox 3.0 No 1818 1.8 %
Firefox 2.0.0.9 No 109 0.1 %
Firefox 2.0.0.7 No 122 0.1 %
Firefox 2.0.0.6 No 271 0.2 %
Firefox 2.0.0.5 No 52 0 %
Firefox 2.0.0.4 No 172 0.1 %
Firefox 2.0.0.3 No 151 0.1 %
Firefox 2.0.0.2 No 30 0 %
Firefox 2.0.0.17 No 4686 4.6 %
Firefox 2.0.0.16 No 602 0.6 %
Firefox 2.0.0.15 No 99 0 %
Firefox 2.0.0.14 No 616 0.6 %
Firefox 2.0.0.13 No 107 0.1 %
Firefox 2.0.0.12 No 338 0.3 %
Firefox 2.0.0.11 No 501 0.5 %
Firefox 2.0.0.10 No 83 0 %
Firefox 2.0.0.1 No 32 0 %
Firefox 2.0.0.0 No 29 0 %
Firefox 2.0.0 No 32 0 %
Firefox 2.0 No 63 0 %
Firefox 1.5.0.6 No 1 0 %
Firefox 1.5.0.4 No 30 0 %
Firefox 1.5.0.12 No 391 0.3 %
Firefox 1.5.0.11 No 2 0 %
Firefox 1.0 No 30 0 %
NETSCAPE 20 0 %
Netscape 5.0 No 1 0 %
Netscape 4.0 No 19 0 %
Others 14619 14.6 %
Safari No 6560 6.5 %
Opera No 4790 4.8 %
Mozilla No 1994 1.9 %
Konqueror No 638 0.6 %
Unknown ? 181 0.1 %
BonEcho (Firefox 2.0 development) No 116 0.1 %
Epiphany No 87 0 %
K-Meleon No 70 0 %
Vienna (RSS Reader) No 56 0 %
Links No 54 0 %
NetNewsWire (RSS Reader) No 34 0 %
Galeon No 30 0 %
LibWWW No 5 0 %
Wget Yes 2 0 %
BlogBridge (RSS Reader) No 1 0 %
Liferea (RSS Reader) No 1 0 %


An interesting stat I see here, is that while Windows is dominant, Linux
is as popular as Vista

>
> All in all, welcome back to the fray... ;-)

Thanks!

I must admit, I don't expect much from the current crop of Wintrolls,
their posts nowdays make obnoxious 6 years olds I once knew seem like
Einstein.

When I was here last, around 2001, things were far more exciting as XP
had just been released, and how the Wintrolls were stamping their big
hairy flat feet in excited expectation of wonderful things to come from
Microsoft.

I thought it was all a big yawn. XP looked like 'Toys R Us' to me, same
old stuff.

Now it's 2008, XP is still the most popular OS amongst Windows users, and
it's EIGHT YEARS OLD !!!!!

HAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA, GACK,SPIT, COUGH, ahh I
needed that!

XP is eight years old, and it sure looks dated to me. Then again it
looked dated when it first came out, hello ... can anyone spell NT ?

Flatfish used to carry on about how old Linux was etc, talk about irony

Sure Compiz-Fusion is all bling and personally I use ICEwm (still), but
Compiz does show the advanced display technology available in Linux.

Compiz also makes great big saucer eyes out of Windows users when they
see it, in fact I'm pretty sure that Compiz has stopped the brains of a
couple as their mouths worked like stranded Guppies as they stared.

Windows ..... where do you want to be stuck yesterday ?


Cheers
Terry






--
Linux full time, on the desktop, since August 1997

On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:46:11 +0200, Clogwog wrote:

,snip>
>> Hi Clogwog, I see you're labeled as a Wintroll these days ?
>>
>>
>> It's a good technique, claiming I'm a fake, but you lack the details
>> for reasonable proof of your claim.
>>
>> Actually, I first wrote the Python app that searched all the headers of
>> posts to Cola and looking for matching domain names etc. I then
>> included the list on my weekly Cola posters stats before Mark Kent took
>> it over
>
> Oh, dear! *the* "Mark Kent"?
> Mark Kent, Linux advocate by night and Microsoft partner by day. "At BT
> Global, our crown jewels are the services we supply to our customers.
> With jNetX we own the intellectual property for our services, allowing
> us to evolve the services as and when required." Mark Kent
> Head of Technology Strategy
> http://www.jnetx.com/index.php?id=products Mark Kent's partner
> Microsoft:
> http://www.jnetx.com/index.php?id=ourpartners
> http://www.jnetx.com/fileadmin/image...ll/logo005.jpg
> Mark Kent's jNetX N(X) - Convergent Network Services for Microsoft CSF
> https://solutionfinder.microsoft.com/SDK/Solutions/
SolutionDetailsView.aspx?solutionid=9bf1884cf9354b beb110ba73b82dbdb4
> Download Mark Kent's Microsoft demo:
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...b1a-0b15-4fe9-
be7b-275fb83964d4/Jnetx_Sandbox_Demo.pptx
>

Snore ....
Mark Kent is a real Linux advocate in my books, and he is worthy of my
respect.

Sadly, you're neither of the above.



> The *real* stats:
> Sept. 2008 Linux > 3.8%
> Sept. 2003 Linux > 2.4%
> http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp Your comeback is
> needed for some good Linux advocacy, I bet!,

Of course it's not, I always said that Linux is an unstoppable force, and
will continue its exponential growth with or without my assistance on
Cola.

Look what Linux has achieved since I've been away!

Linux *owns* the netbook and handheld market, is being deployed by
companies all over the place, and almost everyone I ask, has at least
*heard* of Linux now.

I only came back here to say hi to the Linux advocates, and have some fun
with Wintrolls like you.


> although one of the worst
> COLA advocates (besides Liarnut ), Kelsey, doubts your
> motives.

So say you

Kelsey and I never did get along, besides the current one may no more be
the Kelsey of old, that anyone posting under my name since 2001 was me.

>
>
>> Note to Wintrolls: there is a downside to forging the names of long
>> absent Linux advocates
>>
>> Linux full time, on the desktop, since August 1997
>>
>>
> I pity you!, get eXPee!

You really have no idea what's going on do you


> --
> PLEASE VISIT OUR HALL OF LINUX IDIOTS: http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

Later.... I'm hungry and have a few more Wintrolls to eat yet.





--
Linux full time, on the desktop, since August 1997

On 2008-10-17, Terry Porter wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:44:23 -0600, High Plains Thumper wrote:
>
>> Hi Terry, good to meet you.
>
> Hi, same here!
>
>> I've read some of your earlier posts. I
>> became interested in COLA around 2004, after you discontinued posting.
>> Similar to your motorcycle experiences, currently I ride a 1987 Suzuki
>> Savage.
>
> 650cc single ?
>
>> Also have a 1971 Honda CB100 in the stable.
> Vintage!
>
> I still have my two bikes, a 1994 Honda 900CBRR Fireblade and a 1994
> Honda 1100cc V4 "ST1100", tho in the USA it's called a "Pan European".

I've got an old 1981 Honda CX500. It took my lovely wife and I from
Newcastle NSW to the Sunshine Coast QLD and back. Never missed a beat.

> I rode the ST1100 around Australia in Xmas 2002, then from NSW to WA and
> back in 2006. I'm planning to do the Perth and back run again next April.

I've been looking for a reasonably priced ST1100 for ages. Usually the
cheap ones are over 10 years old and have over 100,000 kms on the clock.

How do you find the bike? I love the look of them and they are one of
the quietest bikes on the road.

--
Regards,

Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power

On 2008-10-17, Terry Porter wrote:
>>
>> Your radar must be even more highly tuned than Jörg Schilling's
>
> Does he post here on Cola ?
>
> I've never met Jörg, or read anything by him, but his CDrecord
> application is much appreciated by myself.

He is a weird bloke and very prickly. He often turns up in
linux.gentoo.user whenever there's a discussion of cdrecord.

--
Regards,

Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power

On 2008-10-17, Terry Porter wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:20:48 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> Hash: SHA1
>>
>> ____/ Terry Porter on Tuesday 14 October 2008 13:40 : \____
>>
>>> Now for some uptimes :-
>>> This workstation: gronk1 mnt # uptime 23:55:13 up 56 days, Â*7:02, 31
>>> users, Â*load average: 2.12, 2.09, 2.09 Server:
>>> root@wifi:/var/www/htdocs/public# uptime 22:53:12 up 44 days, Â*5:43, Â*6
>>> users, Â*load average: 0.19, 0.15, 0.13
>>
>
> Hi Roy, nice to meet you. I hear you're doing a great job kicking
> Wintroll arse these days
>
>> The DFS Munchkins would refuse to believe.
>
> Yeah, they *say* they don't believe the long uptimes Linux so easily
> achieves, but who is stupid enough to take what they say on face value ?
>
> Not me, that's for sure.
>
> gronk1 mnt # uptime
> 14:32:46 up 58 days, 21:39, 29 users, load average: 2.24, 2.15, 2.10

Here's my lovely linksys WRT54GL router running openwrt:

16:26:51 up 140 days, 22:05, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

Load average goes up dramatically when I've got a few wifi connections
running openvpn. The little WRT54GL is my openvpn server.

--
Regards,

Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power

On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:17:09 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:

> Terry Porter espoused:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> After several years away from COLA, I thought I'd pop in, say hi, and
>> see if the Wintrolls are still as active as they used to be,
>> considering the beating they are taking these days, in every area.
>>
>> Hi to all the new Linux advocates and the old ones as well, g'day Mark
>> K!
>
> I raise my hat Sir! Welcome back!

Hi Mark!

> I very much hope you'll be able to
> post here from time to time again - your style is refreshing, open and
> clearly based around personal experience and knowledge.

Why thank you, you know how I do love squishing Wintrolls

>
>
>> Contrary to the usual silly "I've gone back to Windows" fake posts in
>> my name, Linux is still my *only* OS, and I use it for everything as
>> always.
>
> Snap!
>
>
>> I've been very fortunate and have no need to use anything other than
>> Linux in my daily work since 1997, which many Linux advocates cannot
>> say (unfortunately) due to the Microsoft Monopoly.
>
> Fortunately, the evolution, firefox, pidgin, oo.org plus pdf and image
> viewers, as well as totem & mplayer provide a perfect and highly
> functional replacement for work windows. I've been using this
> combination full-time for my "work" pc for about 12 months now - it's
> excellent.

The only problem is that you have *much* more time to work, as Linux just
merges into the background, no more reboots and re-installs etc etc.


Windows users cannot begin to comprehend my increased productivity with
Linux.

>
>
>> I've been flat out the last 5 years with my own WiFi business, doing
>> technical support, network designs and supplying Access Points, so I
>> won't be posting here often, certainly not like I once used to, with up
>> to 300 replies a day.
>
> Ah, they were great times :-)

I have a few regrets, naming some questionable posters as Wintrolls, and
I could have probably used the time to make a few hundred thousand
dollars instead, but hey, the time was right for it.

>
>
>> I can almost hear Kelsey B breath a sigh of relief. Never fear Kelsey,
>> I'm older and a bit wiser now ;-)
>>
>> Work:
>> I've personally supplied around 3500 Access points over the last 5
>> years all powered by Linux of course, as Linux in the embedded space is
>> the sensible option.
>
> But Terry, all the trolls say that you can't run a business on Linux, so
> this must be untrue :-))

Hahahahah

I've just bought a brand new deLL 2408 24" (PVA) LCD this last fortnight,
it's unopened as I've been so busy, cost was about $615 AUD.
In all, I've spent about $10k on toys in the last 6 months, not including
paying rent, electricity, food, motor vehicle costs and all the usual
other stuff.

Every cent has come from a Linux related income.

Not only that, but my entire business RUNS entirely 100% on Linux.

>
>
>> Even my TV, a 32" LG Hidef TV runs Linux.
>>
>> My three commercial set top boxes run Linux.
>>
>> My partner Janice, runs Linux Debian 4.0 on her workstation, and her
>> Acer Aspire one runs Linpus (default).
>>
>> Our server a hp-netserver runs Slackware, and this workstation which is
>> a Intel quad core runs Gnu/Gentoo/Icewm. It has 27 virtual desktops,
>> all of which are packed with applications.
>>
>> I have two Asus Eeepc900's one I use for Wifi work and runs Debian
>> Lenny, the other is a spare, still unpacked in its box.
>
> I've got 2 Debian-based gaming & general purpose machines, 2 Nokia 770
> linux web tablets,

hey, I have a Nokia 770 as well!

> one Nokia 800 linux web tablet, 2 Linksys wrt54gl
> wireless routers running "white russian" (linux),

I have a WRT54Gl that sits on the Internet with its Reverse SSH server
totally exposed.

root@SSH:~# uptime
06:33:37 up 9 days, 19:33, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

It purpose is to allow me to remotely administrate Linux clients who are
behind firewalls.


> a Bubba Excito linux
> server, a Mythtv box (Ubuntu+Myth),

Mine is a Dreambox running Linux natively, and two Chinese set top players
also running Linux from the factory.


> a general file server, nis server,
> usenet and more which is Debian, my Asus/ubuntu work desktop (dual
> monitor, dual-core AMD), plus Mrs Mark has an archos 504 media player
> (linux), and a TomTom G700 (also linux), I have a Go900 (linux), a
> Motorola A780 phone (linux), no1 son has a dualPPC mac running Kubuntu
> and a Mac mini (xubuntu), and a GamePark GP2X (linux gaming machine),
> no2 son has a PS3 (ubuntu), a GP2X (as above), and an HP laptop running
> Xubuntu.

Awesome!

>
> And... it all works terribly reliably.

Of course.

Anyone who believes the claims of Clogwog about Marks Linux loyalties is
making a big mistake, it's "Clogwog' who cannot be believed.

>
>
>> In 1997 it was clear that Linux was an unstoppable force, and it's
>> interesting to see how Linux has grown exponentially since that time,
>> which is amazing considering the size and power of the Convicted
>> Monopolist which attempts every day to cut off the supply of Linux
>> devices by any and all means possible, both legal and illegal.
>>
>> Now for some uptimes :-
>> This workstation: gronk1 mnt # uptime
>> 23:55:13 up 56 days, 7:02, 31 users, load average: 2.12, 2.09, 2.09
>> Server: root@wifi:/var/www/htdocs/public# uptime
>> 22:53:12 up 44 days, 5:43, 6 users, load average: 0.19, 0.15, 0.13
>
> I used to have a UPS on my main server box, but the UPS broke down
> before the server did...

As they do, did the battery dry out ?


>> Firewall rulesets: FwBuilder


> Good point! I'll have to look at FwBuilder - I use the policy routing
> in linux to mix two adsl lines (I have two ISPs), so it'll be
> interesting to see if there's some help out there to simplify setting it
> up.

FwBuilder is really *outstanding*, has a high initial learning curve, but
you'll never use anything else after the 'penny drops'

Please feel free to email me about it if you need any pointers.


>
> Oh, just to clarify, Homer does the stats,

On YA Homer

> although I held the script
> briefly, and did contribute some input way back when Roy Culley was
> running it. I do the Digest, though, so if you'd care to post a [News]
> item (or anyone else care to, for that matter), then, so long as you
> keep to the standard syntax, my script will pick it up and include it.
>
> The Digest gets quite a readership outside of cola, so it's well
> worthwhile. Perhaps you might have some news about your business?

Absolutely, I'll get to work on a few articles

It's Friday night here, and my work week is over (till tomorrow), all
orders are shipped and I'm just leaning back relaxing, passing my scope
crosshairs over some sad warty Wintrolls hiding under the Cola bridge.




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Linux full time, on the desktop, since August 1997