[sf-lug] Portable Unix anyone?

[Tony Godshall]

So, "run on every computer" is definitely a lie.

Jeez I hate hype.

And people who repeat hype very much annoy me.

Have a great holiday!

On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 7:31 PM Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 12/11/19 1:36 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 12/11/19 9:09 AM, Tony Godshall wrote:
> >>> I can only suggest that you go to the included URLs and read the
> >>> relevant information
> >>> there and if you cannot find an answer then you ask the developers.
> >>>
> >>> Sorry I cannot answer your questions myself but those cases are
> >>> beyond my experience.
> >> No thanks, "Run Unix On Every Computer" is what triggered the obvious
> >> questions.
> >>
> >> Clearly this is just a case of passing on hype without understanding.
> >>
> >> Exaggerated claims should be treated skeptically.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >
> >     Well bring your special computers to the meeting and I will have
> > at least one example
> > of this on Flash Drive.  You can try it out yourself.  If you have a
> > Mac that you want to test
> > let me know through the list if you will.  And i will download the Mac
> > image.  Otherwise
> > i will be bringing in a amd64 version.  Remember this is not a version
> > that is designed for
> > installation but for use from the Flash Drive.  If your computers are
> > not portable then
> > I will loan you the Flash Drive to test at home in your own time if
> > you will write up a
> > brief note about your experience and post it to the list.
> >
> >         Bobbie Sellers
> >
>      Offer withdrawn but will still have the system on a Flash Drive.
>      The reason is the review in Distrowatch's weekly newsletter
> accessible at the
> URL below.
> <https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20191223&mode=67>
>
>                   1st problem WiFi driver did not match the laptop's
> card and the writer
> seemingly did not try to fix it.
>                  2nd problem the installer is not working very well. It
> said it was
> offering choice of two but the chosen file system did not get installed, the
> chosen user name did not get installed, graphic login did not work but for
> dedicated *nix users this presents little problem as terminal login with the
> user name from the USB and startx worked.
>
>      Bobbie Sellers
>
>
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