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Miscellaneous => Applications => Topic started by: Refalm on 18 May 2002, 21:16

Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Refalm on 18 May 2002, 21:16
Maybe, maybe not, but if you have seen the thread: "Greenpeace cans Windows" you may understand my sadness.
I'm a vegetarian. I visit PeTA (http://www.PeTA.org/) almost everyday. I wanted to know what software there running, so I took a visit on Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and it scared the hell out of me...
 
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The site peta.org is running Microsoft-IIS/5.0 on Windows 2000

I hate to see when a good orginazation like they are, run such evil software... could everyone please send an e-mail to  [email protected] ([email protected])  and tell them to run Solaris, Linux, BSD or something else?
You help me a lot if you should!
Thanks in forward.
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: badkarma on 21 May 2002, 17:11
I couldn't care less about the peta actually (hey .... I like my meat ... don't try and take away my meat   (http://smile.gif)  ) but what's worse:

http://www.sportbedrijftilburg.com (http://www.sportbedrijftilburg.nl) also runs on win2k/MS-IIS which means some of my taxmoney goes to MS (not that I didn't already knew that, but I still think it's not right)

(d'oh ... bad link)

[ May 21, 2002: Message edited by: BadKarma ]

Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Refalm on 21 May 2002, 18:07
All the computers in the city senate (gemeentehuis eigenlijk, maar ik heb geen idee hoe je dat in het Engels zegt) Nijmegen have Windows ME for administrative stuff... a good waste of money I soppose (goed idee voor Over de balk?  :D ).

I believe the government and eviremental orginasations must stop using Windows, because our tax/donations are wasted on Mr. Gates and Mr. Balmer  :(
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Calum on 21 May 2002, 23:12
you are right, refalm, but windowsME for administration? windowsME for a cdplayer/doorstop is more like it...

also re: PETA, they probably do not want to use sth they do not know. while i have no sympathy for this ignorant attitude, i totally sympathise with their low budget charity status, and them thinking they would be taking an unnecessary risk by migrating. For administration though, it could only benefit a charity to move to linux in the longer term.
re server space, maybe they do not own the server and have no choice (or active concern) about what OS it runs?
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Refalm on 22 May 2002, 13:41
OK, you've got a point... look at my website www.Refalm.com (http://www.Refalm.com), it runs Windows 2000   :(  

But when you look at my server, it's Apache on Red Hat Linux    (http://smile.gif)  

Just visit my webiste and you'll see what I mean

[ May 22, 2002: Message edited by: Refalm ]

[ May 22, 2002: Message edited by: Refalm ]

Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Kintaro on 23 May 2002, 04:43
I am a vicoius meat eating pig already but i sent them this
 
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Run Linux or FreeBSD or i will eat animals whilst they are living!

Hope this helps, i care more about gloabal warming except the fact that i have a box that runs 24/7 with a 650w power supply!
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Kintaro on 23 May 2002, 04:46
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Originally posted by Refalm:
OK, you've got a point... look at my website www.Refalm.com (http://www.Refalm.com), it runs Windows 2000    :(    

But when you look at my server, it's Apache on Red Hat Linux     (http://smile.gif)    

Just visit my webiste and you'll see what I mean


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
 
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Surprise! Nine DragonBall Z games now downloadable from the DragonBall Z section.

That scared me away from your site!!!!!!!!!!
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Refalm on 27 May 2002, 01:24
I know... I have to update it... lot's of Win32 apps  :( ...
DBZ is just a non-violent version of Akira I guess... that's what fucked it up and made it non-realistic...
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Master of Reality on 28 May 2002, 01:32
i told them that if they start running BSD, Linux, or Solaris I will stop eating living animals.
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Refalm on 28 May 2002, 13:09
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Master of Reality: i told them that if they start running BSD, Linux, or Solaris I will stop eating living animals.


Thanks. You may also try to stop eating dead animals too. Much healthier too.

[ May 28, 2002: Message edited by: Refalm ]

Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: voidmain on 28 May 2002, 23:44
The live ones taste better.
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Calum on 29 May 2002, 00:03
all the more reason not to eat dead ones, don't you think?  ;)
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Master of Reality on 29 May 2002, 00:38
I figure that from all this meat that i am eating i better get some excercise while i eat... so i chase my food before i catch it and eat it alive  :D
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: voidmain on 29 May 2002, 00:43
Better yet, if you are into big scary meat (grizzly bear, tiger) you can have it chase you before you eat it.  Even better exercise.
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Calum on 29 May 2002, 01:32
why would you let it chase you if you had the power to eat it? and why wouldn't it run away???
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Ctrl Alt Del 123 on 29 May 2002, 01:32
It's fun to eat a big and juicy cheeseburger in front of a vegetarian and make noises of pleasure while you eat it.
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: voidmain on 29 May 2002, 03:39
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Originally posted by Calum:
why would you let it chase you if you had the power to eat it? and why wouldn't it run away???


I am assuming that the beast tires before you do.  If the beast tires before you do you can feast away. If you tire before the beast does, the beast will feast away.  (http://smile.gif)
Title: PeTA's choice: Microsoft Windows 2000
Post by: Calum on 29 May 2002, 04:19
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Originally posted by VoidMain:


I am assuming that the beast tires before you do.  If the beast tires before you do you can feast away. If you tire before the beast does, the beast will feast away.   (http://smile.gif)  


How survivalist, dog eat dog, et c...

Wow, we're back to the old Darwinism/Linux parallel are we?