• [Spam] Re: Running Windows apps on Linux

    From anonymous@noreply@mixmin.net to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 00:20:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire- 202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux. Terminology changed in subtle ways.
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  • From Lars Poulsen@lars@beagle-ears.com to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 02:20:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-01-06, anonymous <noreply@mixmin.net> wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire- 202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux. Terminology changed in subtle ways.

    And that's before you even get into WSL (Windows Subsyystem for Linux).
    The default is Ubuntu, but on my PC, it's Fedora.

    From PowerShell
    wsl --install Fedora
    .. and reboot. Next time you open the command window terminal,
    your Linux system is an option in the pulldown (down arrow to the right
    of the + in the top bar of the window).
    --
    Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Lars Poulsen@lars@beagle-ears.com to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 02:44:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 2026-01-06, Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> wrote:
    On 2026-01-06, anonymous <noreply@mixmin.net> wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-
    202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some
    news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux. Terminology changed in subtle ways.

    And that's before you even get into WSL (Windows Subsyystem for Linux).
    The default is Ubuntu, but on my PC, it's Fedora.

    From PowerShell
    wsl --install Fedora
    .. and reboot. Next time you open the command window terminal,
    your Linux system is an option in the pulldown (down arrow to the right
    of the + in the top bar of the window).

    Well, that is how it worked in Windows-10.
    At this point, it is
    wsl --install FedoraLinux-43

    And I don't see it in the pulldown, but you get a command shell from
    default distribution you selected by typing "wsl" in the command shell
    (cmd or PS).

    The file system view is a little different in WSL. The windows file
    systems are mounted under /mnt/c etc
    You can install GUI file manager - f.ex. dolphin
    sudo dnf install dolphin -y
    then at the shell prompt
    dolphin >&/dev/null &
    --
    Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California
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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 03:00:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 02:20:28 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:

    From PowerShell
    wsl --install Fedora
    .. and reboot.

    Why do you need to reboot Windows just to launch a new VM?
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Jan 5 22:06:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/5/26 10:00 PM, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 02:20:28 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:

    From PowerShell
    wsl --install Fedora
    .. and reboot.

    Why do you need to reboot Windows just to launch a new VM?


    Microsoft does have its quirks. Although admittedly with Debian I have
    to reboot for what seem like simple updates, a little inconvenient but
    its reliability makes it seem like a minor issue, I presume it helps
    keep system integrity, something I was looking for after Mint wouldn't
    upgrade to a newer version because of too many things installed that
    made it trapped on the current version, and their attitude seems to be
    that you don't need the upgrade since it is still supported for a while.
    I admire Mint more abstractly, and I continue donating from time to
    time to support Cinnamon and the availability of Linux to newcomers, but
    for me personally it's just not solid enough.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Daniel70@daniel47@nomail.afraid.org to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 19:03:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 6/01/2026 11:20 am, anonymous wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire- 202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux. Terminology changed in subtle ways.

    "Windows Vista 11"?? Wasn't Vista about Windows 5 or so??
    --
    Daniel70
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brian Gregory@void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 16:15:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 06/01/2026 08:03, Daniel70 wrote:
    On 6/01/2026 11:20 am, anonymous wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-
    202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some
    news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    -a Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux.-a Terminology changed in subtle ways.

    "Windows Vista 11"?? Wasn't Vista about Windows 5 or so??

    I think he's using the Vista name as an supposed insult to Windows 11.
    Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was
    very like Windows 7 and as far as I'm concerned, was fine to use if you
    just accepted that you got lots of User Account Control (UAC) prompts.
    To this day I always run with UAC prompts set to maximum like in Vista.
    --
    Brian Gregory (in England).
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 11:15:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/6/26 3:03 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
    On 6/01/2026 11:20 am, anonymous wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-
    202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some
    news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    -a Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux.-a Terminology changed in subtle ways.

    "Windows Vista 11"?? Wasn't Vista about Windows 5 or so??


    2000 and XP were 5, Vista 6, 7 and later aren't Vista though the basic codebase hasn't been radically changed since Vista (which is why it was
    so delayed and buggy on its release).
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 13:43:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 1/6/2026 11:15 AM, Brian Gregory wrote:
    On 06/01/2026 08:03, Daniel70 wrote:
    On 6/01/2026 11:20 am, anonymous wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-
    202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some
    news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    -a Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux.-a Terminology changed in subtle ways. >>>
    "Windows Vista 11"?? Wasn't Vista about Windows 5 or so??

    I think he's using the Vista name as an supposed insult to Windows 11. Windows Vista did
    seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was very like Windows 7 and as far as I'm
    concerned, was fine to use if you just accepted that you got lots of
    User Account Control (UAC) prompts.

    To this day I always run with UAC prompts set to maximum like in Vista.


    Vista was fine after SP2 was installed. It was then pretty close
    to being a Win7 candidate release (same quality level). A few small
    touches in Vista, were nice -- such as the Search option that when
    the Search did not find your item, there was a "Try Harder" button :-)

    Windows is a rolling release, that started from the Vista rewrite.
    This means the approach to doing things, the philosophy, may be
    traceable to Vista. It's not like every OS since then was a Clean Slate
    and everything was re-written from first principles.

    The WSUSSCN2.cab file, traces updates from WinXP era or so.
    The release control system predates Vista. The WSUSSCN2.cab file
    was used by the "Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer", to work out
    what security updates (or optionally Office Updates) were missing.
    But it did not include Optional Updates in its list. Once the .cab
    was protected with SHA2 hashes, MBSA could no longer read it (and
    its signatures or whatever). Changing the signing on patches, was
    a convenient way to "stick a fork" in a few things. Today, if you
    install Vista, it is no longer possible to patch it up to date.

    Later handling of updates via "Cumulatives", are still likely to be
    tracking individual packages via WSUSSCN2.cab . But when patching,
    smaller chunks of that CAB file can be fed to the update engine.

    Overall, the OS you use today, has a lot of legacy "smell" in some
    layers, and hidden by creamy Ranch Dressing on top. To protect
    the innocent, no doubt.

    Paul
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  • From Mark Lloyd@not.email@all.invalid to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 19:58:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 19:03:37 +1100, Daniel70 wrote:

    On 6/01/2026 11:20 am, anonymous wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-
    202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some
    news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux. Terminology changed in subtle ways.

    "Windows Vista 11"?? Wasn't Vista about Windows 5 or so??

    IIRC:

    5.0 Win 2000
    5.1 Win XP
    6.0 Win Vista
    6.1 Win 7
    6.2 Win 8
    6.3 Win 8.1
    6.4 some early prerelease Win 10 (before they changed to calling it
    version 10)
    --
    Mark Lloyd
    http://notstupid.us/

    "Useful Phrases to Know when Traveling in The Middle East: Akbar
    khali-kili haftir loftan - Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun"
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 20:18:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:15:04 +0000, Brian Gregory wrote:

    Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was
    very like Windows 7 ...

    Gee, I wonder why the users couldnrCOt be satisfied with that? Do you
    think it would have helped if Microsoft had explained to them that
    rCLVista actually is very like Windows 7, so if you like Windows 7,
    yourCOre bound to like Vista!rCY?
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Wed Jan 7 01:56:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 20:18:43 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:15:04 +0000, Brian Gregory wrote:

    Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was
    very like Windows 7 ...

    Gee, I wonder why the users couldnrCOt be satisfied with that? Do you
    think it would have helped if Microsoft had explained to them that
    rCLVista actually is very like Windows 7, so if you like Windows 7, yourCOre bound to like Vista!rCY?

    I consider myself lucky to have went from 7 to 10, bypassing Vista and 8.

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 6 21:59:41 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/6/26 8:56 PM, rbowman wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 20:18:43 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:15:04 +0000, Brian Gregory wrote:

    Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was
    very like Windows 7 ...

    Gee, I wonder why the users couldnrCOt be satisfied with that? Do you
    think it would have helped if Microsoft had explained to them that
    rCLVista actually is very like Windows 7, so if you like Windows 7, yourCOre >> bound to like Vista!rCY?

    I consider myself lucky to have went from 7 to 10, bypassing Vista and 8.


    8.x was actually the best version in history, if you had Classic Shell
    or Start8.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Thu Jan 8 01:22:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:59:41 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:

    On 1/6/26 8:56 PM, rbowman wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 20:18:43 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:15:04 +0000, Brian Gregory wrote:

    Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was
    very like Windows 7 ...

    Gee, I wonder why the users couldnrCOt be satisfied with that? Do you
    think it would have helped if Microsoft had explained to them that
    rCLVista actually is very like Windows 7, so if you like Windows 7,
    yourCOre bound to like Vista!rCY?

    I consider myself lucky to have went from 7 to 10, bypassing Vista and
    8.


    8.x was actually the best version in history, if you had Classic Shell
    or Start8.

    https://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

    iow, if you made it look like 7.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Thu Jan 8 05:33:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/7/26 8:22 PM, rbowman wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:59:41 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/6/26 8:56 PM, rbowman wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 20:18:43 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:15:04 +0000, Brian Gregory wrote:

    Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was >>>>> very like Windows 7 ...

    Gee, I wonder why the users couldnrCOt be satisfied with that? Do you
    think it would have helped if Microsoft had explained to them that
    rCLVista actually is very like Windows 7, so if you like Windows 7,
    yourCOre bound to like Vista!rCY?

    I consider myself lucky to have went from 7 to 10, bypassing Vista and
    8.

    8.x was actually the best version in history, if you had Classic Shell
    or Start8.

    https://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

    iow, if you made it look like 7.


    It was a joke to actually use the full-screen system menu loosely
    relating to supporting touch.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:47:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> news:%__6R.27029$hjM7.23437@fx07.iad Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:06:35 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On 1/5/26 10:00 PM, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
    On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 02:20:28 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:

    From PowerShell
    wsl --install Fedora
    .. and reboot.

    Why do you need to reboot Windows just to launch a new VM?


    Microsoft does have its quirks. Although admittedly with Debian I have
    to reboot for what seem like simple updates, a little inconvenient but
    its reliability makes it seem like a minor issue, I presume it helps
    keep system integrity, something I was looking for after Mint wouldn't upgrade to a newer version because of too many things installed that
    made it trapped on the current version, and their attitude seems to be
    that you don't need the upgrade since it is still supported for a while.
    I admire Mint more abstractly, and I continue donating from time to
    time to support Cinnamon and the availability of Linux to newcomers, but
    for me personally it's just not solid enough.

    Interesting. I run MXLinux myself and have been for some years now. It's
    based on debian. Yet, I don't find myself having to reboot when it's
    finished doing updates. I'm sure I have at some point along the way, but,
    it's been long enough that I don't remember doing so off hand. Which updates are you getting that require a system reboot? I've made some system wide configuration file changes from time to time, and opted to reboot afterwards; but in most of those cases, rebooting wasn't actually necessary. It's an old habit from the Windows days...

    Do you by chance remember the exact reason Mint gave for not wanting to upgrade to a newer version? I'm sure it's possible, but, I have my doubts
    when it comes to you specifically. Had you not stood by your statement for awhile that MS blacklisted your machine from being able to have Windows installed (just one example) I might not see you in such a dim light.

    To me, that reaks of incompetence. Yet again, you've switched Windows out
    for Linux. You seem to do this quite a bit, to 'resolve' problems you tend
    to blame on everything except something you did. It's nice of you to donate money you don't have to earn. Very noble of you.

    I lost interest in Mint when they dropped support for the KDE version. It
    was the first GUI I had the pleasure of experiencing when I began switching over to Linux sometime back. It spoiled me. Especially Dolphin.

    I haven't used this machine in about a week or so, found 123 updates for it when I checked. It's in the process of applying them as I write this reply.
    I won't need to reboot for them to take effect, though.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:47:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> news:ms4qo9Fp402U1@mid.individual.net Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:15:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On 06/01/2026 08:03, Daniel70 wrote:
    On 6/01/2026 11:20 am, anonymous wrote:
    On 02 Jan 2026, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-
    202601.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> posted some
    news:5be959453815243adb2123f28fa23935@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:

    - Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    Windows Vista 11 looks like Linux.- Terminology changed in subtle ways. >>>
    "Windows Vista 11"?? Wasn't Vista about Windows 5 or so??

    I think he's using the Vista name as an supposed insult to Windows 11. Windows Vista did seem to have a bad reputation, but actually it was
    very like Windows 7 and as far as I'm concerned, was fine to use if you
    just accepted that you got lots of User Account Control (UAC) prompts.
    To this day I always run with UAC prompts set to maximum like in Vista.

    Vista earned that bad reputation. It was the equ of WindowsME. Windows 7 was quite stable on stand alone systems as well as workstations. Vista was just
    a pain in the ass. Esp when it was first released to the public with it's rather shitty driver support. If you only use one computer for personal use where you didn't own any say, HP printers or scanners, I can see why you
    might not have had any noticeable issues with it. In a workstation environment, it wasn't so much fun. Having to replace a working printer or flatbed scanner because Vista didn't support it and the manufacturers didn't have drivers available (yet if ever) that wasn't so good. Didn't run into
    this issue when Windows 7 was released though. It supported 'older hardware' for the most part just fine. Vista also ran like dog shit on the same
    hardware as XP. XP was a solid OS. Windows 2000 basically with the end user eye candy. Windows 7 was the 'fix' for Vista. It was a decent OS as well.

    MS wasn't happy with that, of course, so we got Winshit 8 and winshit 8.1 - lets turn your desktop/laptop into a tablet. Yea! Brilliant move on their part. /sarcasm.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 21:47:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> news:10jjl3p$22go$1@dont-email.me Tue, 06 Jan
    2026 18:43:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    Vista was fine after SP2 was installed. It was then pretty close
    to being a Win7 candidate release (same quality level). A few small
    touches in Vista, were nice -- such as the Search option that when
    the Search did not find your item, there was a "Try Harder" button :-)

    Windows is a rolling release, that started from the Vista rewrite.


    Please elaborate further on this rewrite? I'm unaware of vista being a rewrite.

    Overall, the OS you use today, has a lot of legacy "smell" in some
    layers, and hidden by creamy Ranch Dressing on top. To protect
    the innocent, no doubt.

    Backwards compatibility for the most part. It's something MS was at one point taking seriously.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 22:51:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities still dominate.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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  • From Paul@nospam@needed.invalid to alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 18:59:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Mon, 1/12/2026 4:47 PM, Gremlin wrote:
    Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> news:10jjl3p$22go$1@dont-email.me Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:43:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    Vista was fine after SP2 was installed. It was then pretty close
    to being a Win7 candidate release (same quality level). A few small
    touches in Vista, were nice -- such as the Search option that when
    the Search did not find your item, there was a "Try Harder" button :-)

    Windows is a rolling release, that started from the Vista rewrite.


    Please elaborate further on this rewrite? I'm unaware of vista being a rewrite.

    It is. It's a rewrite. it took five years to do.
    it was released before the testing was finished.
    If it takes you five years and you can't even be bothered
    to test it properly, something is very very wrong there.

    The kernel is substantially different. I do not
    know the terminology for this, but we could start
    with the Wiki for Vista to see. There is very little
    information about kernel details that I know of,
    so we can have a substantive discussion.

    I know you will argue "I was a beta tester" etc.

    But the thing is, it's a matter of degree rather than substance.
    I too, worked in the computer industry, and I worked the cradle
    to grave of the hardware and software. We wrote two versions
    of our OS. I know how much that cost, and how much calendar
    that took.

    Vista took way way too long. That's the first starting note,
    that practically speaking, there cannot be anything left under
    the hood that hasn't been fucked with.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Windows_Vista

    "May 2001... and continued until November 8, 2006"

    "The same post also described Windows Vista as having approximately
    50 million lines of code, with about 2,000 developers working on the product.

    OK, five years and 2000 developers. We wrote an OS in two years with 100 developers.
    You can also write OSes with fewer developers than that, such as TempleOS with one developer.

    With such a substantial difference in development path, how can
    there be anything left in there ? Sure, they copied the routines
    that "must be copied" for guaranteed compatibility. Some of those
    same routines, for drawing menus and the like, exist in more
    modern versions of Windows and allow Classic Shell and similar
    things to be written, by calling into old code that was just sitting there.

    The only way we can have a good argument over this, would be
    to see details of the kernel progression. And I do not recollect
    any good discussions of how that went. Many lies have been told
    of technical improvements to the kernel, that just were not true,
    so I don't know if anyone has written a history about it or not.
    Maybe more of the kernel improvements are visible in Server versions.

    I have no interest in Vista. I did not buy a copy. I did not
    join the Vista news group. I have tried on three occasions, to
    develop a patching method so a poor Vista user could reinstall
    and patch up to date. And it took an accidental discovery that
    WSUSOffline had figured this out, that I finally got some
    traction. And that no longer works today, and Vista as an artifact
    is a total writeoff. Sure, you can install it, but you cannot
    expect the spinning Windows Update thing will every come back.
    If you use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, it cannot
    download the WSUSSCN2.cab file and parse it, because the
    signing was changed.

    ********************** Copilot Question *******************

    What differences are there, between the WinXP kernel design and the Vista kernel design ?

    Was the Vista kernel designed from scratch with all new code, or was
    it merely an evolution of some WinXP code ?

    ********************** Copilot Answer *******************

    **Windows Vista did *not* use a new kernel written from scratch. It was an evolutionary continuation of the Windows NT lineage, including Windows XP, but with
    major architectural changes - especially in security, driver isolation, memory management,
    and graphics.** The Vista kernel is still NT-based (NT 6.0), while XP is NT 5.1.

    Below is a clear breakdown of what changed and what stayed the same, grounded in what is known from MicrosoftrCOs documentation and technical analyses.

    ---

    # HighrCaLevel Summary

    | Aspect | Windows XP Kernel (NT 5.1) | Windows Vista Kernel (NT 6.0) |
    |-----------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    | **Lineage** | Mature NT 5.x branch | New NT 6.x branch (evolution, not rewrite) |
    | **Security Model** | Limited isolation, weaker defaults | Mandatory Integrity Control, UAC, ASLR, stronger driver signing |
    | **Driver Model** | XPDM (older, less isolated) | WDDM (new GPU driver model), improved stability |
    | **Memory Manager** | Older algorithms, less scalable | Rewritten memory manager with better NUMA, I/O, caching |
    | **Networking Stack** | Legacy TCP/IP stack | Fully rewritten TCP/IP stack |
    | **Graphics** | GDI in kernel mode | GDI moved out of kernel; GPU scheduling added |
    | **Audio Stack** | Kernel mode audio | User mode audio engine (more stable) |
    | **Reliability** | Drivers could easily crash the system | Driver isolation, service hardening, restartable services |

    ---

    # Was Vista a Rewrite?

    ### **No - Vista was not a clean-room rewrite.**
    It was a **major architectural overhaul built on the existing NT codebase**, but many subsystems *were* rewritten or heavily redesigned.

    Microsoft has repeatedly stated that:

    - Vista is **NT 6.0**, not a new kernel.
    - It retains NTrCOs core architecture: object manager, scheduler, executive, HAL, etc.
    - But many subsystems were replaced or deeply modernized.

    Think of it as **a new generation of the NT kernel**, not a new kernel.

    ---

    # Major Kernel-Level Differences

    ## 1. **Security Architecture Overhaul**
    Vista introduced the largest security redesign since NT 4.0.

    ### New in Vista:
    - **Mandatory Integrity Control (MIC)**
    Processes get integrity levels (Low/Medium/High/System).
    Prevents low trust processes from modifying higher trust ones.
    - **User Account Control (UAC)**
    Admins run as standard users by default.
    - **Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)**
    Makes exploitation harder.
    - **Kernel Patch Protection (PatchGuard)** on x64
    Prevents kernel tampering.
    - **Driver signing requirements** (x64)

    XP had none of these.

    ---

    ## 2. **New Graphics Driver Model (WDDM)**
    This is one of the biggest changes.

    ### XP:
    - XPDM (Windows XP Display Driver Model)
    - GPU drivers ran largely in kernel mode
    - No GPU scheduling
    - No virtualization of GPU memory

    ### Vista:
    - **WDDM 1.0** introduced:
    - GPU memory virtualization
    - GPU preemption and scheduling
    - User-mode display drivers
    - Desktop Window Manager (DWM) compositing

    This was a foundational change that enabled Aero, DirectX 10, and modern GPU multitasking.

    ---

    ## 3. **Memory Manager Improvements**
    Vista's memory manager was significantly redesigned:

    - Better support for **NUMA** systems
    - Improved **I/O caching**
    - Better **address space layout**
    - More scalable **heap and pool management**
    - Enhanced **copy-on-write** behavior

    XPrCOs memory manager was simpler and less scalable.

    ---

    ## 4. **Networking Stack Rewritten**
    Vista introduced a **completely new TCP/IP stack**:

    - Dual IPv4/IPv6 stack
    - Better congestion control
    - Receive Window Auto-Tuning
    - Improved firewall integration
    - Better QoS

    XP used a legacy stack dating back to NT 4.0.

    ---

    ## 5. **Audio Stack Moved to User Mode**
    XP:
    - Audio drivers ran in kernel mode -> frequent BSODs

    Vista:
    - **User-mode audio engine**
    - Kernel only handles low-level mixing

    This dramatically improved stability.

    ---

    ## 6. **Service Hardening & Restartable Services**
    Vista introduced:

    - **Service isolation**
    - **Per-service SIDs**
    - **Restricted tokens**
    - **Restartable services** (e.g., audio service)

    XP services ran with far more privileges and could not restart cleanly.

    ---

    ## 7. **Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM)**
    Vista added a new subsystem:

    - Enables transactional NTFS (TxF)
    - Enables transactional registry (TxR)

    XP had no such feature.

    ---

    # So Was Vista rCLJust XP With a New UIrCY?

    **Absolutely not.**
    VistarCOs kernel and subsystems were significantly more advanced, even if the NT lineage remained.

    If XP is NT 5.1, Vista is the beginning of the NT 6.x family that continues through:

    - Windows 7 (NT 6.1)
    - Windows 8 (NT 6.2)
    - Windows 8.1 (NT 6.3)
    - Windows 10 (NT 10.0)
    - Windows 11 (NT 10.0+)

    Vista laid the groundwork for all modern Windows versions.

    ---

    # Bottom Line

    - **Vista was not a rewrite**, but a **major evolution** of the NT kernel.
    - Many subsystems were **rewritten**, including networking, audio, graphics, and parts of the memory manager.
    - Vista introduced the **NT 6.x architecture**, which is still the basis of Windows today.
    - XP and Vista kernels differ dramatically in security, driver model, reliability, and system architecture.

    ---

    If you want, I can also break down **specific kernel components** (scheduler, object manager, I/O manager, etc.) and compare them one by one.

    ********************** End Copilot Answer *******************

    If we give the AI one more swing at bat...

    ********************** Copilot Question *******************

    Yes please, break down specific kernel components (scheduler, object manager, I/O manager, etc.) and compare them one by one.

    ********************** Copilot Answer *******************

    Absolutely rCo letrCOs go subsystemrCabyrCasubsystem and compare **Windows XP (NT 5.1)** and
    **Windows Vista (NT 6.0)** at the kernelrCaarchitecture level.
    This is the kind of deep, structured breakdown that exposes how
    radically Vista changed the NT internals despite not being a cleanrCaroom rewrite.

    ---

    # **1. Scheduler (Process & Thread Scheduling)**

    ## **Windows XP (NT 5.1)**
    - Classic NT scheduler with:
    - Priority-driven, preemptive scheduling
    - 32 priority levels (0-31)
    - Quantum-based round-robin for threads at same priority
    - Limited awareness of:
    - NUMA
    - Hyperthreading
    - Multi-core scaling (XP was designed when dual-core was new)
    - Priority boosts used aggressively (foreground apps, I/O completion)

    ## **Windows Vista (NT 6.0)**
    - Scheduler redesigned for:
    - Multi-core CPUs
    - Hyperthreading
    - NUMA topologies
    - Improvements:
    - Better load balancing across cores
    - More accurate CPU accounting
    - Reduced priority boosting (to avoid "thrashing")
    - Fairer quantum distribution
    - Added **thread ideal processor** improvements for better affinity decisions

    ### **Impact**
    Vista's scheduler is far more scalable and predictable under load.

    ---

    # **2. Object Manager**

    ## **XP**
    - Mature NT object namespace
    - Handles kernel objects: processes, threads, events, mutexes, files, registry keys, etc.
    - Security descriptors applied but no integrity levels

    ## **Vista**
    - Same fundamental architecture, but extended with:
    - **Mandatory Integrity Control (MIC)**
    Every securable object now has an integrity label.
    - **Stronger handle auditing**
    - **Service hardening** (services get restricted object access)
    - More robust namespace isolation for low-integrity processes (e.g., IE Protected Mode)

    ### **Impact**
    Vista's Object Manager enforces a *strictly more granular* security model.

    ---

    # **3. I/O Manager**

    ## **XP**
    - Classic NT I/O stack
    - Synchronous/asynchronous I/O
    - IRPs (I/O Request Packets)
    - Limited cancellation support (cancelling I/O was messy)
    - Filter drivers common source of instability

    ## **Vista**
    - Major improvements:
    - **New I/O cancellation model** (more reliable IRP cancellation)
    - **Transactional I/O** via Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM)
    - **Improved PlugrCaandrCaPlay and power management**
    - **Better driver isolation** (especially with user-mode drivers for audio & graphics)
    - More robust error propagation and recovery

    ### **Impact**
    VistarCOs I/O manager is more reliable, especially under heavy driver activity.

    ---

    # **4. Memory Manager**

    ## **XP**
    - Solid but aging design
    - Limited:
    - NUMA support
    - Large memory systems
    - Address space randomization
    - Kernel pools prone to fragmentation

    ## **Vista**
    - Substantial redesign:
    - Better **NUMA** awareness
    - Improved **page replacement algorithms**
    - **ASLR** for system binaries
    - More efficient **copyrCaonrCawrite**
    - Better **heap and pool allocation** strategies
    - Improved **superfetch** integration (kernelrCalevel caching heuristics)

    ### **Impact**
    Vista's memory manager is more scalable and secure.

    ---

    # Efo- **5. Networking Stack**

    ## **XP**
    - Legacy TCP/IP stack dating back to NT 4.0
    - Limited IPv6 support (addrCaon)
    - No auto-tuning
    - Less efficient under high throughput

    ## **Vista**
    - **Completely rewritten TCP/IP stack**
    - Dual IPv4/IPv6 stack
    - Receive Window AutorCaTuning
    - Better congestion control
    - Integrated firewall hooks
    - Improved QoS

    ### **Impact**
    Vista's networking stack is modern, faster, and more robust.

    ---

    # **6. Graphics Subsystem (GDI, DirectX, Driver Model)**

    ## **XP**
    - **XPDM** (Windows XP Display Driver Model)
    - GDI runs in kernel mode
    - GPU drivers can easily crash the system
    - No GPU scheduling

    ## **Vista**
    - **WDDM 1.0** (massive architectural shift)
    - GDI moved out of kernel mode
    - GPU memory virtualization
    - GPU scheduling and preemption
    - Desktop Window Manager (DWM) compositing

    ### **Impact**
    VistarCOs graphics model is the foundation of all modern Windows versions.

    ---

    # **7. Audio Stack**

    ## **XP**
    - KernelrCamode audio drivers
    - Frequent BSODs from buggy audio drivers

    ## **Vista**
    - **User-mode audio engine**
    - Per-application volume control
    - More stable and isolated

    ### **Impact**
    Huge reliability improvement.

    ---

    # **8. Kernel Transaction Manager (KTM)**

    ## **XP**
    - No transactional filesystem or registry

    ## **Vista**
    - Introduced **KTM**, enabling:
    - Transactional NTFS (TxF)
    - Transactional Registry (TxR)
    - Transactional I/O

    ### **Impact**
    Rarely used by developers, but architecturally significant.

    ---

    # **9. Service Control Manager & Service Hardening**

    ## **XP**
    - Services often run as SYSTEM
    - No per-service SIDs
    - No restricted tokens

    ## **Vista**
    - **Per-service SIDs**
    - **Restricted tokens**
    - **Write-restricted services**
    - **Restartable services**

    ### **Impact**
    Services are far less capable of compromising the system.

    ---

    # **10. Kernel Security (PatchGuard, ASLR, UAC)**

    ## **XP**
    - No ASLR
    - No PatchGuard
    - No integrity levels
    - Admins run with full privileges

    ## **Vista**
    - **ASLR**
    - **Kernel Patch Protection (x64)**
    - **Mandatory Integrity Control**
    - **UAC**
    - **Driver signing requirements (x64)**

    ### **Impact**
    Vista introduced the modern Windows security model.

    ---

    # **11. Boot & Startup Architecture**

    ## **XP**
    - NTLDR
    - Boot.ini
    - Limited recovery options

    ## **Vista**
    - **Boot Configuration Data (BCD)**
    - **Windows Boot Manager**
    - Better crash recovery
    - Improved startup/shutdown sequencing

    ### **Impact**
    Vista's boot architecture is still used today.

    ---

    # **12. Reliability Infrastructure**

    ## **XP**
    - Limited error reporting
    - No restartable services
    - Drivers frequently caused BSODs

    ## **Vista**
    - **Windows Error Reporting 2.0**
    - **Service restart policies**
    - **Driver isolation**
    - **Improved kernel crash analysis**

    ### **Impact**
    Vista dramatically reduced systemrCawide crashes from drivers.

    ---

    # **Bottom Line**

    Windows Vista was **not** a rewrite, but it *was* the largest architectural overhaul of the NT kernel since NT 4.0.
    XP (NT 5.1) and Vista (NT 6.0) share the same lineage, but Vista modernized nearly every subsystem:

    - New networking stack
    - New graphics driver model
    - New audio stack
    - New security model
    - Improved scheduler
    - Improved memory manager
    - Transactional kernel
    - Service hardening
    - Better I/O cancellation
    - Better NUMA and multirCacore support

    Vista is the foundation of **Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11**.

    ********************** End Copilot Answer *******************

    Even with an LLM-AI seemingly scraping the Internet,
    the answer still fits a narrative (like a P.R. written post).
    And portions of the answer don't really have as much meat as you would like.

    I bet there are CS University Professors who have
    a suitable slide deck for this.

    The kernel at one time, had ticks set by the hardware timer (8253?).
    At some point, it may have had a 1 millisecond tick. And
    at another time, it may have switched to tickless. I could easily
    be confusing this with Linux, but I believe Microsoft toyed with
    some of these ideas too.

    Microsoft also claims that it has not changed NTFS and this
    is why it refuses to change the NTFS release number. However, they
    overstepped their bounds, when they (for no reason) added large clusters
    (up to 2MB clusters) to NTFS on W10/W11. This means, if a user is sloppy
    and is suckered into such a choice, their NTFS partition won't mount
    on Windows7. But this does not prevent Microsoft P.R. from
    pretending it's perfectly compatible.

    Paul
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  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Mon Jan 12 20:17:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities still dominate.


    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality trolling can actually get traction.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 03:37:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:47:37 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    I'm unaware of vista being a rewrite.

    ItrCOs certainly a failed attempt at a rewrite. Microsoft wanted to
    prove the value of its Dotnet technology by rewriting large parts of
    the lower levels of Windows to use it. Too late, they discovered that
    their wonderful rCLmanaged runtimerCY led to absolutely horrible
    performance, so they had to rip it all out and start again (the
    infamous rCLLonghorn ResetrCY you may have heard about).

    This added maybe two years to the development time. And then they had
    to rush the rework after that to avoid the whole project getting even
    later. And so Vista turned into the mess we remember on its release.
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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 04:09:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69657ade$7$26$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:51:10 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities still dominate.

    Your AIs interpretation needs a bit of work. I wasn't comparing Mint to MXLinux in terms of solid aspects. How it confused my dislike of them
    dropping KDE distro as that isn't known to me. I don't personally donate to the Mint team, either. Joel does. I can't classify my comments or Joels to
    be part of any distro war, either. You should fact check the results the AI provides you before you share them. It's gotten more than a couple of things completely wrong here.

    As far as alleged microsoft blacklisting, there's nothing alleged. Joel did make the statement that MS blacklisted him from installing Windows on his
    rig because of something negative that he wrote about MS. Any tech worth his/her salt would question Joels technical abilities on that statement. His followup posts concerning the subject would cause anyone who actually is a technician to further doubt his technical abilities. He really believed that MS did that to him, but, couldn't explain how they'd be able to do so. He actually thought they marked his hard drive at some point.

    I don't know how you would have missed the thread where this was discussed?

    You should leave your personal snarky remarks where they belong; in the
    trash. Attempting to discuss personalities vs the post content has never worked out in a positive manner for you. It never will.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 04:09:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com>
    news:E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:21 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities
    still dominate.


    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com>
    news:E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:21 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities
    still dominate.


    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Just so we're clear, are you denying that you wrote that MS blacklisted
    you from installing Windows? If you are, I will be happy to refresh your memory by sharing your posts and some of the followups where I asked you
    how you thought they could do this. I've made no false accusations towards
    you and don't appreciate your efforts to emulate snit because you're most likely embarrassed that I brought your claims up. You may also want to
    re-read what the AI thinks. I didn't say I found Mint not solid enough compared to MXLinux, and, I didn't write about donating to the Mint team.
    You have written about donating to them. My issue with Mint was their no longer providing a KDE based distro to download.

    Anyone worth his or her salt on the technical aspect would have questioned why/how you thought MS blacklisted you from installing Windows. I wasn't
    the only one to question your claim, and, as I already wrote, I'll share
    those posts too. If you'd like?

    I do question your technical competency. I'm sure that I'm not the only
    one to do so. Recently you claimed that your video card fucked your
    display up - which wasn't correct. You were provided instructions and an explanation to correct the issue.

    You have switched back and forth between Windows and Linux several times
    now that I'm aware of. I asked you why you just didn't set the machine up
    for dual boot so you wouldn't have to reinstall either of them.

    Anyhow, just deny that you claimed MS blacklisted you and I'll share your posts and the followups related to your claim.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

    trolling can actually get traction.




    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 04:09:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> news:10k41t8$2oq6h$1@dont-email.me Mon, 12
    Jan 2026 23:59:37 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On Mon, 1/12/2026 4:47 PM, Gremlin wrote:
    Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> news:10jjl3p$22go$1@dont-email.me Tue, 06
    Jan 2026 18:43:04 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    Vista was fine after SP2 was installed. It was then pretty close
    to being a Win7 candidate release (same quality level). A few small
    touches in Vista, were nice -- such as the Search option that when
    the Search did not find your item, there was a "Try Harder" button :-)

    Windows is a rolling release, that started from the Vista rewrite.


    Please elaborate further on this rewrite? I'm unaware of vista being a
    rewrite.

    It is. It's a rewrite. it took five years to do.
    it was released before the testing was finished.
    If it takes you five years and you can't even be bothered
    to test it properly, something is very very wrong there.

    A from scratch rewrite? I'm asking for clarification here. It's not what I observed under the hood back when I was actively reverse engineering various aspects to develop cracks and patches for software that wasn't comfortable running under it but managed to run just fine on XP. Especially annoying
    when you have custom hardware that depended on proprietary software. Think, CNC machines that cost the owner a considerable sum. Or, in one specific
    case, a pill dispensing robot for a pharmacy.

    The kernel is substantially different. I do not
    know the terminology for this, but we could start
    with the Wiki for Vista to see. There is very little
    information about kernel details that I know of,
    so we can have a substantive discussion.

    It's different in some regards, but, I'm not too sure about a from the
    ground up rewrite here. Which is why I asked you to clarify your statement.
    I don't think I would have missed a from scratch rewrite with all the time I spent looking at IDA pro screens...

    I know you will argue "I was a beta tester" etc.

    You really shouldn't make assumptions about people you don't know. I didn't beta test Winshit vista. :) I did have the option to do so, but, lacked the time and interest.

    But the thing is, it's a matter of degree rather than substance.
    I too, worked in the computer industry, and I worked the cradle
    to grave of the hardware and software. We wrote two versions
    of our OS. I know how much that cost, and how much calendar
    that took.

    I understand. I've been in the computer industry on the front lines for
    awhile myself. I did write one OS from scratch for a very old by todays standards machine. Although mine was a from scratch job, I did base alot of the functionality on OS-9.


    Vista took way way too long. That's the first starting note,
    that practically speaking, there cannot be anything left under
    the hood that hasn't been fucked with.

    I don't disagree with you, but, again, I am asking you to clarify what you mean by a rewrite. Are you claiming that vista is from the ground up a total rewrite and doesn't have any of the old code from XP still present within?
    As that doesn't match what I observed or what others who worked on the same team as I did...IDA pro doesn't leave things out of reach as I'm sure? you know.

    I'm assuming that some of your background is that of a coder? Based on what you wrote above.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Windows_Vista

    "May 2001... and continued until November 8, 2006"

    "The same post also described Windows Vista as having approximately
    50 million lines of code, with about 2,000 developers working on the
    product.

    OK, five years and 2000 developers. We wrote an OS in two years with 100 developers. You can also write OSes with fewer developers than that,
    such as TempleOS with one developer.

    With such a substantial difference in development path, how can
    there be anything left in there ?

    Hmm...Surely that's not what you're basing the rewrite claim on?

    The only way we can have a good argument over this, would be
    to see details of the kernel progression.

    I wasn't looking for an argument? I was looking for clarification on what
    you meant by a rewrite...

    I have no interest in Vista. I did not buy a copy. I did not
    join the Vista news group.

    I had to provide technical support over the phone and onsite in person for vista when it was 'new' so to say that I despise it would be a bit of an understatement. It was very much like WindowsME compared to 98se. 98se was a decent shell (yes, a shell, it was still dependent on DOS under the hood)
    and ME was just a horrible thing that shouldn't have ever been forced on joe public. Or the techs (like myself) who had to support the damn thing.

    What differences are there, between the WinXP kernel design and the
    Vista kernel design ?

    Was the Vista kernel designed from scratch with all new code, or was
    it merely an evolution of some WinXP code ?

    ********************** Copilot Answer *******************

    **Windows Vista did *not* use a new kernel written from scratch. It was
    an evolutionary continuation of the Windows NT lineage, including
    Windows XP, but with major architectural changes - especially in
    security, driver isolation, memory management, and graphics.** The Vista kernel is still NT-based (NT 6.0), while XP is NT 5.1.

    That's what I suspected and understood based on various reverse engineering
    I participated in. So, not a complete rewrite. Which is what I was asking
    you to clarify.

    ### **No - Vista was not a clean-room rewrite.**

    I didn't think it was. Which is why I asked you what you meant by rewrite.

    Think of it as **a new generation of the NT kernel**, not a new kernel.

    I think of it as a horrible rework personally. Mostly from a support aspect though, not that of an end user.

    XP services ran with far more privileges and could not restart cleanly

    Some wouldn't restart cleanly. The majority of them infact, but, not all.

    - **Vista was not a rewrite**, but a **major evolution** of the NT
    kernel.

    That's how I've understood it to be, yes. Which is why I asked you what you meant by the rewrite claim.

    If we give the AI one more swing at bat...

    Must we?

    The kernel at one time, had ticks set by the hardware timer (8253?).
    At some point, it may have had a 1 millisecond tick. And
    at another time, it may have switched to tickless. I could easily
    be confusing this with Linux, but I believe Microsoft toyed with
    some of these ideas too.

    I believe you're correct.

    Microsoft also claims that it has not changed NTFS and this
    is why it refuses to change the NTFS release number. However, they overstepped their bounds, when they (for no reason) added large clusters
    (up to 2MB clusters) to NTFS on W10/W11. This means, if a user is sloppy
    and is suckered into such a choice, their NTFS partition won't mount
    on Windows7. But this does not prevent Microsoft P.R. from
    pretending it's perfectly compatible.

    I've noticed that as well and agree with you concerning it.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 04:37:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:09:55 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    ... back when I was actively reverse engineering various aspects to
    develop cracks and patches for software that wasn't comfortable
    running under it but managed to run just fine on XP. Especially
    annoying when you have custom hardware that depended on proprietary
    software. Think, CNC machines that cost the owner a considerable
    sum. Or, in one specific case, a pill dispensing robot for a
    pharmacy.

    Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to obsolete,
    unsupported software?
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  • From Gremlin@nobody@haph.org to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 05:02:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> news:10k4i74$2stcp$1@dont-email.me Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:37:56 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:09:55 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    ... back when I was actively reverse engineering various aspects to
    develop cracks and patches for software that wasn't comfortable
    running under it but managed to run just fine on XP. Especially
    annoying when you have custom hardware that depended on proprietary
    software. Think, CNC machines that cost the owner a considerable
    sum. Or, in one specific case, a pill dispensing robot for a
    pharmacy.

    Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to obsolete, unsupported software?

    In the real world, you don't always have the luxury of running the latest
    and greatest. Sometimes, you could have millions of dollars tied up in a mission critical piece of hardware which is controlled by software that
    cannot function properly on a later OS than what it was written for. Sometimes, the vendor of said hardware will not take the time to rewrite it
    to function under a more modern flavor of Windows. So, you can either
    consider the very expensive hardware a total loss and replace it, OR, do
    what you need to do to keep it running. It doesn't make business sense to
    toss the uber expensive piece of hardware that you rely on for your job over an 'outdated' OS.

    Since the system running the CNC machine was not in any way tied into any network and had no internet access whatsoever, it wouldn't do any harm to continue running it. As for the pharmacy controlled robot, the access it had was very restricted. And again, it wasn't upto me which OS it was running under. Changing the machine out for a later OS would disable the robot. You don't have that luxury in the real world.

    Would it surprise you to learn that your banks ATM machines are most likely PCs running Windows and aren't running the latest and greatest version of it? They might still be running Windows XP in many cases.
    --
    Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?
    Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent
    Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?
    Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government

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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 05:45:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:02:20 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:37:56 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

    Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to obsolete,
    unsupported software?

    In the real world, you don't always have the luxury of running the
    latest and greatest.

    In the real world, is your IT infrastructure considered a strategic
    asset that is crucial to your business, or just an unavoidable,
    unproductive expense?
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 05:52:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 9:09:51rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2EBA354F14HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> news:69657ade$7$26$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:51:10 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities >> still dominate.

    Your AIs interpretation needs a bit of work. I wasn't comparing Mint to MXLinux in terms of solid aspects. How it confused my dislike of them dropping KDE distro as that isn't known to me. I don't personally donate to the Mint team, either. Joel does. I can't classify my comments or Joels to
    be part of any distro war, either.

    Fair. The bigger point was, though, that it is good to see you speaking more about tech and not your ego and petty squabbles.

    You note I should have fact checked this reply better -- and that is
    completely fair. My apologies.

    But the bigger point, again, is it is good to see you focus more on tech. I
    did not reply, but I saw you did so in another thread as well. Did not read in depth but your points seemed valid.

    ...
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 06:53:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:47:33 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    I haven't used this machine in about a week or so, found 123 updates for
    it when I checked. It's in the process of applying them as I write this reply.
    I won't need to reboot for them to take effect, though.

    On the Fedora box I run 'dnf needs-restarting'. Often it does but today
    pam was updated and it suggested a restart. In the pacman installs there
    is a line where it decides if a reboot is necessary and pops up a message.

    Depending on what I'm doing I may or may not reboot.
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to alt.privacy.anon-server,alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 08:21:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    Fritz Wuehler wrote:

    Run Windows apps on Linux with 'WinApps'.
    https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-windows-app-linux/

    By running them on Windows then *displaying* them on linux ...

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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 13:54:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 03:37:10 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:47:37 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    I'm unaware of vista being a rewrite.

    ItrCOs certainly a failed attempt at a rewrite. Microsoft wanted to prove
    the value of its Dotnet technology by rewriting large parts of the lower levels of Windows to use it. Too late, they discovered that their
    wonderful rCLmanaged runtimerCY led to absolutely horrible performance, so they had to rip it all out and start again (the infamous rCLLonghorn
    ResetrCY you may have heard about).

    This added maybe two years to the development time. And then they had to
    rush the rework after that to avoid the whole project getting even
    later. And so Vista turned into the mess we remember on its release.

    I've said it before but I was part of testing that rewrite. The entire development of Vista was a complete mess and the operating system was
    barely usable. Just about anything caused a crash so submitting bug
    reports was rather easy. I was a nice enough Microsoft fan that I didn't
    mind the testing and the submitting, and I was happy that they rewarded me with an Ultimate ISO of Vista (and later an Ultimate ISO of 7). When they informed us that Vista was releasing to manufacturers, I was shocked
    because it was nowhere near stable.
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 13:57:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:09:53 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

    "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com>
    news:E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:21 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that Debian-based
    systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
    difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
    than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
    Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared
    to MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
    "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
    regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
    distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities
    still dominate.


    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com>
    news:E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:21 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that Debian-based
    systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
    difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
    than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
    Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared
    to MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
    "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
    regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
    distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities
    still dominate.


    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality
    trolling can actually get traction.

    Just so we're clear, are you denying that you wrote that MS blacklisted
    you from installing Windows? If you are, I will be happy to refresh your memory by sharing your posts and some of the followups where I asked you
    how you thought they could do this.

    They could block a product key from activating, presumably. Nevertheless,
    it would still allow the user to install the operating system.

    I just think it's funny that Joel thinks Microsoft takes even a second of their time to acknowledge his existence. They have enough faggots working
    in the company to bother themselves with him.

    I've made no false accusations
    towards you and don't appreciate your efforts to emulate snit because
    you're most likely embarrassed that I brought your claims up. You may
    also want to re-read what the AI thinks. I didn't say I found Mint not
    solid enough compared to MXLinux, and, I didn't write about donating to
    the Mint team. You have written about donating to them. My issue with
    Mint was their no longer providing a KDE based distro to download.

    I imagine that the KDE edition of Mint wasn't downloaded enough for it to
    be worth continuing to develop. If you're a fan of KDE and want an Ubuntu base, you're probably going to prefer Kubuntu anyway.

    < snip >
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  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 14:08:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 12 Jan 2026 22:51:10 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that Debian-based
    systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
    difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
    than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
    Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared to
    MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
    "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
    regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
    distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.

    Everyone is insecure according to Snit Brock Michael McNuggets Glasser Prescott Parasite and Computer Guy. We need to be more secure like him.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 14:10:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:17:21 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that Debian-based
    systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
    difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
    than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
    Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared
    to MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
    "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
    regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
    distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.


    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Says the low-quality troll.
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  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 11:05:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/13/26 9:10 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:17:21 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that Debian-based >>> systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
    difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
    than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
    Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared
    to MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
    "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
    regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
    distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.

    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality
    trolling can actually get traction.

    Says the low-quality troll.


    Your own spew speaks for itself, you're a racist and a phobe, I could
    really be angry that you appropriate Christianity for your craziness but
    I see that in a lot of crazy people, convincing themselves their lives
    are that important.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
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  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 16:17:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 6:17:21rC>PM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote <E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad>:

    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities >> still dominate.

    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Very much true.

    To his credit, though, he does work to focus a bit more on tech in the last
    few posts here, and he correctly called me out on quoting AI even when it made some pretty obvious errors. My main point -- backed by AI though -- is that he is focusing more here on tech.

    Even then, though, his ego pushes him to attack others: you, me... anyone his "master" in ACW tells him to target.

    He makes MANY tech errors and shows a lot of mental health challenges. IN RESPONSE to his attacks I started documenting some of them:

    https://www.icloud.com/pages/0c60dkG-Yyr7Wkikv7jxS2q9Q

    It is a shame he cannot use evidence to move himself toward self awareness.
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Brock McNuggets@brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 17:39:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Jan 13, 2026 at 7:08:55rC>AM MST, "CrudeSausage" wrote <696651f7$0$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>:

    On 12 Jan 2026 22:51:10 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:

    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that Debian-based
    systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
    difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
    than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
    Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared to
    MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
    "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
    regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
    distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.

    You ignored the above to troll. Do yo have anything relevant to add?
    --
    It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 17:43:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:05:23 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:

    On 1/13/26 9:10 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:17:21 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars dispute
    with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.

    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because
    low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Says the low-quality troll.


    Your own spew speaks for itself, you're a racist and a phobe, I could
    really be angry that you appropriate Christianity for your craziness but
    I see that in a lot of crazy people, convincing themselves their lives
    are that important.

    Let's make this clear:

    - Christianity does not condone homosexuality, and neither do I. This does
    not make me a "homophobe" because no one in their right mind would be
    scared of sissies like you. It merely makes me a Christian who follows the Word over your fragile emotions.

    - As a Christian, I am told that I am to be truthful. I refuse to ignore
    the general actions of a race of people simply because it might hurt their
    or your feelings. It is truth, but to you it is racism. I don't care
    either way.

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 12:52:25 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/13/26 12:43 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:05:23 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/13/26 9:10 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:17:21 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to
    user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the
    platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars dispute >>>>> with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.

    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
    false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because
    low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Says the low-quality troll.

    Your own spew speaks for itself, you're a racist and a phobe, I could
    really be angry that you appropriate Christianity for your craziness but
    I see that in a lot of crazy people, convincing themselves their lives
    are that important.

    Let's make this clear:

    - Christianity does not condone homosexuality, and neither do I. This does not make me a "homophobe" because no one in their right mind would be
    scared of sissies like you. It merely makes me a Christian who follows the Word over your fragile emotions.


    You want it made clear, it's clear that you're so painfully wrong that
    it's no wonder you simply run away from truth. The little in the Bible doesn't overwhelm the good done by churches embracing their community,
    your side has shown time and again your Christian values were always for
    sale to the right racist.


    - As a Christian, I am told that I am to be truthful. I refuse to ignore
    the general actions of a race of people simply because it might hurt their
    or your feelings. It is truth, but to you it is racism. I don't care
    either way.


    That's what Nazis claim, you're no different.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From CrudeSausage@crude@sausa.ge to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 18:44:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:52:25 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:

    On 1/13/26 12:43 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:05:23 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/13/26 9:10 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:17:21 -0500, Joel W. Crump wrote:
    On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
    On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33rC>PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
    <XnsB3D2AAD2849C2HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

    https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
    -----
    Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges JoelrCOs claim that
    Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,
    attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to >>>>>> user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that
    while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the >>>>>> platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post
    leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,
    questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged
    Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars
    dispute with a side of ad hominem.
    -----

    You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
    insecurities still dominate.

    Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a >>>>> false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven
    wrong.
    He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because
    low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Says the low-quality troll.

    Your own spew speaks for itself, you're a racist and a phobe, I could
    really be angry that you appropriate Christianity for your craziness
    but I see that in a lot of crazy people, convincing themselves their
    lives are that important.

    Let's make this clear:

    - Christianity does not condone homosexuality, and neither do I. This
    does not make me a "homophobe" because no one in their right mind would
    be scared of sissies like you. It merely makes me a Christian who
    follows the Word over your fragile emotions.


    You want it made clear, it's clear that you're so painfully wrong that
    it's no wonder you simply run away from truth. The little in the Bible doesn't overwhelm the good done by churches embracing their community,
    your side has shown time and again your Christian values were always for
    sale to the right racist.

    False prophets and false churches. Peter 2:1: "But false prophets also
    arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you,
    who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master
    who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."

    Don't delude yourself, faggot. The path you are in is sending you to Hell.
    If you intend not to spend eternity in Hell, repent of your sins and
    submit to Christ.

    - As a Christian, I am told that I am to be truthful. I refuse to
    ignore the general actions of a race of people simply because it might
    hurt their or your feelings. It is truth, but to you it is racism. I
    don't care either way.

    That's what Nazis claim, you're no different.

    By all means, find me quotes showing that they are truthful because they believe in Scripture.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 18:51:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 13 Jan 2026 13:57:39 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:


    I imagine that the KDE edition of Mint wasn't downloaded enough for it
    to be worth continuing to develop. If you're a fan of KDE and want an
    Ubuntu base, you're probably going to prefer Kubuntu anyway.

    KDE is moving away from x11 and Wayland on Mint isn't ready for prime
    time. I updated to 22.3 Sunday and tried the Cinnamon/Wayland
    'experimental' session yesterday. It worked for a while but went
    unresponsive while I was trying to install LibreWolf.

    I rebooted into standard Cinnamon and finished the job. I ultimately used
    the AppImage.

    Both the Fedora and Arch boxes are running the Wayland KWin with no
    problem so I don't know what Mint's major malfunction is.
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Joel W. Crump@joelcrump@gmail.com to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Tue Jan 13 13:58:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 1/13/26 1:44 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:

    low-quality trolling can actually get traction.

    Says the low-quality troll.

    Your own spew speaks for itself, you're a racist and a phobe, I could
    really be angry that you appropriate Christianity for your craziness
    but I see that in a lot of crazy people, convincing themselves their
    lives are that important.

    Let's make this clear:

    - Christianity does not condone homosexuality, and neither do I. This
    does not make me a "homophobe" because no one in their right mind would
    be scared of sissies like you. It merely makes me a Christian who
    follows the Word over your fragile emotions.

    You want it made clear, it's clear that you're so painfully wrong that
    it's no wonder you simply run away from truth. The little in the Bible
    doesn't overwhelm the good done by churches embracing their community,
    your side has shown time and again your Christian values were always for
    sale to the right racist.

    False prophets and false churches. Peter 2:1: "But false prophets also
    arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you,
    who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master
    who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."

    Don't delude yourself, faggot. The path you are in is sending you to Hell.
    If you intend not to spend eternity in Hell, repent of your sins and
    submit to Christ.


    That's simply foaming at the mouth, crazy talk.


    - As a Christian, I am told that I am to be truthful. I refuse to
    ignore the general actions of a race of people simply because it might
    hurt their or your feelings. It is truth, but to you it is racism. I
    don't care either way.

    That's what Nazis claim, you're no different.

    By all means, find me quotes showing that they are truthful because they believe in Scripture.


    Actions speak louder than words, racist whites in church tends to
    reflect a shallow belief.
    --
    Joel W. Crump
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2