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   Review - R-Firewall

   1.0 Build 43 (Sep 2, 2005)

   This is not a firewall I would recommend to newbies, it is one tough baby, it stopped me dead and it took a tad of configuring to even allow me on to my ISP web site,to get to my email client I had to lock it down.
   an excellent Firewall but be prepared to spend time initially

2. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   1.0 Build 43 (Sep 12, 2005 - 6:22 PM)

   Please if you want to lie, come up with something that nobody can check as it really undermines any point you’ve tried to make so far.
   You want to check, well do so. My real name is Riochard Christmas, I live in a small community on the outskirts of a town called Ipswich, thats Ipswich in Queensland Australia, I have lived here for several years.
   Docer from the sounds of it lives in the jolly old USof A or Canada from what I have read.
   Point Two I am not prone to telling untruths just to make a point, I have no reason to do so,
   I am not asking anyone to change their way of life nor do I expect any person or company to become a non-profit item. I merely suggest that Micrtoft is in a possition where it could improve the item it has for sale with less profitablity and increase it's market share by becoming a LEADER rather than the Dictator that it is today.
   Simplified, instead of selling at a profit of shall we say $50. they improve the item and sell at $25. whilst retaining their market possition, and dare I say it may even improve their sales, they would then possibly find they would be both increacing sales and improveing their customer relationship.
   Call me silly but that is what I did when in business and stuff me full of apple pie but I actually almost doubled my business in twelve months.
   I dare say that Microtoffee would have a real hard job convincing people of it's good intentions, right now it has managed to shoot its own foot.
   I could lead on into my reasoning on the current so called FREE market [ which is a oxymoron if there ever was one ] and please don't start me on the AMERICAN vision of the Global market.
   I will return to read but I would like to be able to read a retraction on my ability to say it the way I feel with no influence from a second [ read docer ] party.
   As for your self boston, I would sugest you have greater knowledge on matters computer, in comparison I will accept my experience is limited, but I do retain the right to speak for my own feelings.
   Have you noticed that Docer has remained quiet.?
   He lacks the ability to voice an opinion without resorting to denegradoing personalities which is where I became involved, to that point I was enjoying the conversation you two were having,if it were a discussion and you were being awarded point, you BB were well in front.
   I mean it this time Goodbye.
   Richard as 17oceans

3. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   1.0 Build 43 (Sep 12, 2005 - 4:54 AM)

   Just as a last word from me on the subject.
   With no hint of sarcasitic note intended, your theory as to why Microsofty is so good is correct only in your statement that Microsofty pulled it all together and created a cohesion that wasn't there, I agree fully with that statement, the original was much needed and created a starting point for change.
   Going to one of your points and I intend to go no further in discussion, your third last paragraph is in a way, I am sure unintentionally, emphisising what my point is, the paragraph starts "WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON ....?" your defence of Microsoft are based upon them providing a platform that is affordable and easy to use with wide applications, am I right ?
   then what in hecks name does Microsoft have to fear from opposition, the only real reason that it will lose what many, not just myself but many people around the world are begining to wake up to the truth that Microsoft is not the be all and end all that it would have us all believe,
   I have no objections to a person or a company making money but somewhere there has to be a point where the balance sheet reaches a point where that person or company has to accept it also has a social responsibility to the greater community because by it's very nature it has become a thing greater than it's initial idea.
   Microsoft reached that point years ago and regardless of your beliefs, Macrodollop ,instead of realising that the market WILL open up and becoming more competative has gone on the defence instead of welcoming the challenge that will be before it,and that means making ready to become a "Crossplatform" operating system.
   MS would probably make greater benifits for all if it entered into closing the gap instead of constantly try to slam the door shut.
   I get frustrated with Microsolth for many reasons, I experienced little differnce in operationg proceedures from 98 to XP except that I had to shell out more hard won cash for LITTLE improvements, why did I change ? because there was little choice which brings me back to Shepards and sheep mentality.
   Improvements I will accept, to change just to increase profitability is both deviouse and crooked, call me old fashioned if you will but most companies today are top heavy with those who don't give a cr$p and are only interested in their selfish gains, perhapes I tend too much towards the Quakers in my bottom line beliefs.
   no further do I intend to go
   I wish you well along with that slowely fading star MS
   Oh yes and for the record I have no idea who the heck Docer is\
   Richard as 17oceans

4. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   1.0 Build 43 (Sep 11, 2005 - 2:20 AM)

   Your Business uses Microsoft da da and why is that?, you replied to that your self because of the financial commitment you have made as there are no REAL alternative at this point in time,but that seems to lack a real depth, you are stuck and make the best of what you have much the same as I have to do and many others also are Forced to do.
   If and I say again IF there were an alternative you would most likely take a hard look at your financial commitment and make a reasoned disision based on what the alternative could do for you.
   Mass what ever the reasons MAY have decided to make a change based on financial PROJECTIONS and a blind man could reason out that Microsoft will keep upping the costs with little improvements needed whilst they have the controlling share.
   When the cost to benifits are weighted that also maybe the reason that others are already making the same change as Mass, IE China, Brazil,parts of the German, Italian and other europeans countries are now alo either making that change or seriousely considering that change.
   It is interesting that Microsoft tried desperatly to hang on to the European Market and lost that Battle last year.
   Like I said, "the cracks are starting to appear" personally I hope like heck that the improvments to the Linux systems even double over the next few MONTHS because I seriousely believe that Linux is near the point where they will become an even more seriouse threat to Microsoft and it's monoplistic and dictaorial hold on the market.
   You'll get no prize for making a mad guess who will be watching that closely and changing his system asap when the time comes.
   By the way, there is a developing cross platform system which improves daily, thanks mainly to the many hackers that enjoy the challenge, strange that Microakdollar hasn't spent a few dollars in also working on a cross platform system ???? wonder why.
   Richard as 17oceans

5. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   1.0 Build 43 (Sep 10, 2005 - 2:37 AM)

   Yes I am an open source supporter and yes I am pissed off with Microsoft.
   I have had to update at great expence to myself to stay abreast of microDollop, and yes it will probably cost me a darn site more in the not so distant future, the end result being that I am vertually forced to use a system that I dislike because the world is run by shepherds and the majority are sheep.
   If the world was a better place Microdollop would be put in a possition where they would accept there are other players on the field.
   I wonder how you two would get on if there were only ONE choice of vehicle and the owner of the manufacturing auto dictated what and how much and when you could drive ??.
   I have only "Discovered" in the last two years the alternative operating systems, and yes at first I was lead by the nose believing the rubbish published that all LINUX systems were too difficult and too hard to use.
   Well excuse me but my minor research has uncovered a host of linux systems that are as equal if not better in many respects,but having said that I am still FORCED to use a system I dislike because of the SHEEP who haven't a clue that there are different systems available and much worse they {the sheep} believe that the alternative is chaos, rubbish and more rubbish.
   Microsoft stands accused of acting like a corporate dictator,it runs on greed alone but there is a wiff of change in the air.
   Many Countries are now statring to realise that Micro$loth is not really offering a well priced and usable product and are not only considering the change but are actually making that change.
   I welcome the changes that are coming Windows is NOT, I'll repeat that Windows is NOT a stable platform to operate from and the cracks are begining to appear.
   Do I support Linux and the open source community you betcha I do and I can't wait for the changes that are coming.
   I would suggest, and no I have no relationship or finacial link with them [ thats before you read something that isn't there] I suggest that you visit "distrowatch.com" it totally ammazed me at the number of alternative distros.
   Yes I have tried a couple the Two that are think are outstanding, Xandros and Ubunta.
   Now why don't you both ask each other to swap info and stop haveing a dead conversation
   Richard as 17oceans

6. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   1.0 Build 43 (Sep 8, 2005 - 1:22 AM)

   If I sounded a touch trite it's because what starts out as a reasonable discussion always seems to get taken over by a couple of people who think that they retain the right to stop contributing and start boring people.