Moving back to Windows...

Anti-Trend · 01-04-2008, 10:27 PM

Many of you who know me will attest that I've got a bit of a history as a Linux advocate. Well, you can rest at ease. I've finally got tired of all this hippy/commie B.S. they call "open source" and decided to get back to my roots as a Windows guy. There's better job security in Windows since it breaks so often, and needs constant attention. With Linux servers, I'd set them up and they wouldn't need me to even look at them for literally years. How am I supposed to feed a family on that?

Anyway, since I'm moving back to Windows, I decided it would be best if I moved over my servers as well. Sorry to anyone who has an account or a vhost on my Linux boxes, but I'll be replacing them with 2003 Server, and it's just not practical to run Apache or OpenSSH on that platform. My apologies. You can read the announcement here.

All the best,
-AT

Pimp · 01-04-2008, 09:40 PM

As some of you might know I'm a fan of Microsoft and i just want to say:

God Bless Microsoft for feeding men like you and their families

thomas234 · 01-04-2008, 09:49 PM

Welcome back to the dark side.

Anti-Trend · 03-04-2008, 02:05 AM

In case anybody believed me for a moment, it was of course an April Fool's joke.

If I ever had to move back to Windows, I think I'd rather give up computers altogether.

DaRuSsIaMaN · 03-04-2008, 02:42 AM

Hehe first thing I did was check the date of the post

And then I knew.
good one, though

Pimp · 03-04-2008, 09:30 AM

Ah you got me there

lol i knew it was a joke, kind of obvious but i thought i would reply to it seen as someone has to support MS because what i said was 100% true, God Bless Microsoft

thomas234 · 03-04-2008, 10:19 AM

lol got me too

. Don't April Fool Jokes finish at lunch time though? Your post was at half 10 at night!

Matt555 · 03-04-2008, 11:50 AM

East-Coast US time!
*puts up random error pages for apache*
There, all done

Anti-Trend · 03-04-2008, 10:07 PM

I'd like to think I'm too idealistic to use an OS simply because it breaks the most often, but whatever.

As for Windows supporting the economy, the exact opposite is true: Parable of the broken window - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The idea is that if people didn't have to spend money paying for and maintaining Windows, they could spend more money on other things, thus supporting the local economy and not just one huge company.

Sniper · 04-04-2008, 09:26 PM

lol, you got me, I was posting a reply when the computer crashed that day

Anti-Trend · 05-04-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sniper

lol, you got me, I was posting a reply when the computer crashed that day

Hahahaha, that's much funnier than my April Fool's prank!

donkey42 · 05-04-2008, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sniper

lol, you got me, I was posting a reply when the computer crashed that day

Quote:

Originally Posted by AT

Hahahaha, that's much funnier than my April Fool's prank!

no, thats just funny <period>

megamaced · 05-04-2008, 02:43 PM

Damn I should visit these forums more often! A pretty obvious April fools AT! The day you go back to Windows is the day pigs learn to fly!

One of my favourite April fools was from Opera:

Acid 3: Opera first to 106 - Desktop Team - by Desktop Team

Big B · 06-04-2008, 10:44 PM

True, but the thought of bacon flying at you is a delicious prospect.

Matt555 · 07-04-2008, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big B

True, but the thought of bacon flying at you is a delicious prospect.

Oh yes, oh hell yes!!

01-04-2008, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,879 Times Helpful: 535 Status: Offline My Computer	Moving back to Windows... Many of you who know me will attest that I've got a bit of a history as a Linux advocate. Well, you can rest at ease. I've finally got tired of all this hippy/commie B.S. they call "open source" and decided to get back to my roots as a Windows guy. There's better job security in Windows since it breaks so often, and needs constant attention. With Linux servers, I'd set them up and they wouldn't need me to even look at them for literally years. How am I supposed to feed a family on that? Anyway, since I'm moving back to Windows, I decided it would be best if I moved over my servers as well. Sorry to anyone who has an account or a vhost on my Linux boxes, but I'll be replacing them with 2003 Server, and it's just not practical to run Apache or OpenSSH on that platform. My apologies. You can read the announcement here. All the best, -AT __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

01-04-2008, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Pimp Captain of USS Defiant Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 22 Male Posts: 876 Times Helpful: 28 My Mood: Dangerous Status: Offline My Computer	As some of you might know I'm a fan of Microsoft and i just want to say: God Bless Microsoft for feeding men like you and their families __________________ "Space has no boundary, that is empirically more certain than any external observation. However, that does not imply that space is infinite" - Bernhard Riemann

03-04-2008, 02:05 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,879 Times Helpful: 535 Status: Offline My Computer	In case anybody believed me for a moment, it was of course an April Fool's joke. If I ever had to move back to Windows, I think I'd rather give up computers altogether. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

03-04-2008, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 749 Times Helpful: 12 Status: Offline My Computer	Hehe first thing I did was check the date of the post And then I knew. good one, though __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions... "So, got any kids?" - Stephen Colbert My computer is not much to brag about, but I shall do so anyway. AMD 1800+ Athlon XP..............SoundBlaster PCI 512 ASUS A7N8X..........................WD 80GB ATI Radeon 8500....................WinXP Pro

03-04-2008, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink) Top
Pimp Captain of USS Defiant Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 22 Male Posts: 876 Times Helpful: 28 My Mood: Dangerous Status: Offline My Computer	Ah you got me there lol i knew it was a joke, kind of obvious but i thought i would reply to it seen as someone has to support MS because what i said was 100% true, God Bless Microsoft __________________ "Space has no boundary, that is empirically more certain than any external observation. However, that does not imply that space is infinite" - Bernhard Riemann

01-04-2008, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	Welcome back to the dark side.

03-04-2008, 10:19 AM	#7 (permalink) Top
thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	lol got me too . Don't April Fool Jokes finish at lunch time though? Your post was at half 10 at night!

03-04-2008, 11:50 AM	#8 (permalink) Top
Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	East-Coast US time! puts up random error pages for apache There, all done __________________

03-04-2008, 10:07 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,879 Times Helpful: 535 Status: Offline My Computer	I'd like to think I'm too idealistic to use an OS simply because it breaks the most often, but whatever. As for Windows supporting the economy, the exact opposite is true: Parable of the broken window - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The idea is that if people didn't have to spend money paying for and maintaining Windows, they could spend more money on other things, thus supporting the local economy and not just one huge company. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

04-04-2008, 09:26 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 24 Male Posts: 4,420 Times Helpful: 116 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	lol, you got me, I was posting a reply when the computer crashed that day __________________ Zone 365 \| F@H Team \| Team Stats \| Use The Thank You System \| My Groups: Manchester United \| Apple

05-04-2008, 02:43 PM	#13 (permalink) Top
megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,466 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	Damn I should visit these forums more often! A pretty obvious April fools AT! The day you go back to Windows is the day pigs learn to fly! One of my favourite April fools was from Opera: Acid 3: Opera first to 106 - Desktop Team - by Desktop Team __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

06-04-2008, 10:44 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	True, but the thought of bacon flying at you is a delicious prospect. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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