Is it okay to posting about windows98....?

[I`m_newbie]

Hi!!

Is it okay to posting about windows98 and more on this side?

Ciao I`m_newbie:(

[Artimus]

You could, but I doubt you'd get very far. This is UNIX based OS's, such as BSD, Irix, HP-Ux, Solaris. Windows is, or at least was based on DOS. God knows what it is by now.

[El_Cu_Guy]

Originally posted by Artimus
You could, but I doubt you'd get very far. This is UNIX based OS's, such as BSD, Irix, HP-Ux, Solaris. Windows is, or at least was based on DOS. God knows what it is by now.

That's kind of a silly thing to say isn't it? You have DOS based Windows and NT based Windows (NT, 2000, and XP). Do a little research into history. Once upon a time the US government would not grant any government contract unless the company had a UNIX offering. Microsoft was able to under bid for contracts with Windows NT. How? Well, it all had to do with the governement misleading definition of Unix.

Unix=POSIX

As NT had a POSIX layer it could be classified as Unix.

Also this forum is EXTREMELY misleading as it's called Other Unix-Based OS's. Oddly enough some of the OSes covered in this forum are not UNIX-based. BeOS is a perfect example. UNIX-based would mean it were based on official UNIX system source code.

[xulfralos]

Perhaps they should rename this forum to 'Alternative OSes besides Linux'.

No, Windows 98 does not qualify... Go find a Windows forum.

[jeffreyw]

and what if you use both? is that okie???:p

[El_Cu_Guy]

Sure it's OK if you use "both" (I assume you're referring to Windows and GNU/Linux). It's not like someones gonna show up at your house and...

[jeffreyw]

yea i use both windows98 and mandrake 9.0 just because i still learning how to install things(trust me im a big newb):)

[sharth]

you'll probably get less answers. some people here are a smidge nutty. It i have the answer that you need, then what do i gain by holding that answer from you. so i tell answers for anything that i can help with.

More linux based as far as I know. and I don't know how crazy the forum change has made this board.

[elderdays]

Just ask your question dude. Artimus is just 13 and probably pretty bitter right about now. Just kidding Artimus. Yes, this is a Unix-Based OS forum, but we don't know exactly what his question was. It could have been something about Cygwin on Win98 for all we know.