16 Apr 06 10:13, Joe Delahaye wrote to Roy Witt:


 >>  JD> I think you lose too much good stuff when you go back to an older
 >>  JD> kernel.  I played with Linux (Fedora) for a bit.  Was unable to
 >>  JD> get it to do everything I wanted to.
 >>
 >> I suspect that it's like anything else that you're not familiar with.
 >> It's a struggle at first, but once you get the hang of it, it comes to
 >> you a lot easier. I think you're familiar with the old saying; if it
 >> isn't broken, don't fix it.


 JD> Indeed, I am aware of the learning curve.  However, the problem was
 JD> in finding the programs to do the things I wanted, and then having to
 JD> change the way I did things, like front end formats.

Finding linux programs isn't any problem, it's finding Fidonet compatable
programs that is the problem. I was using Lindows, which has renamed
itself due to a Windows/Lindows law suite won by Microsoft. Their website
offered all kinds of software and even installed it for you, but alas, the
fidonet software (GoldEd for one) there, wouldn't work even when it was
installed by their server.

 JD> I would have had to do BSO type packets for most of the software I
 JD> could find.

I've seen and read the term, but have no idea what BSO means. Binkly
Style?

 JD> Unfortunately, that is happening even in the windows world.  Taurus
 JD> will only do BSO it seems.

Is this the system where your tosser creates a mail packet and then
creates a netmail to let your frontend know that the packet exists and the
frontend uses that netmail to send the packet?


Roy
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