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From: cweng@taco.engr.ucdavis.edu (~{#@HNNRRy#@~})
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?)
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Date: 5 Apr 1997 00:47:10 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering - University of California - Davis
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Jason Ish (jbi130@mail.usask.ca) wrote:
: don't even know Windows 95 is an OS. They just take it for granted that it
: runs their programs. Never have I seen a Unix system that can be taken for
: granted - ie, setting up modems and stuff has to be done very explicitly.
: Maybe there are some Unix's out there that can be taken for granted but I'm
: only a 2nd year CS student and haven't seen one yet.
Wait a minute man! You make it sounds like UNIX is only for people
majoring computer science. I don't have a degree in computer science
since i was majoring EE and my concentration area was signal processing.
So what? It didn't stop me using UNIX or taking some CS classes as my
electives. Even thought now I am working on my Ph.D in digital signal
processing, I am still taking some CS classes(even though some of them
are just useless to me.) for fun. And I was able to use linux/freebsd at
home. What is the big deal with installing some operating systems and
being able to use it? Can you get a degree or job just becaue you know
how to use UNIX or you know how to install FreeBSD? And why only
computer science people can do it and those who none cs maojors can't?
CS people are stupid since they know nothing else besides CS stuff.
Terrence
: Jason