On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:28:16 -0500 Jack disseminated the following: > And be aware that I have not used equivalent derogatory terms like "windoze" > or some such when describing Linux
Would there be a reason to do such a thing? As far as 'Windoze' goes, or 'Internet Exploder', or 'Outhouse', these derogatory terms have been well earned, and deservedly applied. M$ has exploited the ignorance of the 'average' user for decades, allowed the Internet to become a cesspool of spam and other garbage with its half-witted approach to security, engaged in illegal business practices, made a serious effort, with Exploder and Outhouse, at breaking every 'Net standard in existence, and is now trying to patent those broken standards (?!). Linux? A guy in Finland and GNU put together an OS that in less than a decade has reinvigorated the tech industry, sustained open standards for cross-platform compatibility, come close to building a home desktop OS that will kick MS's ass, and all for...free (mostly). If there's an insult fitting that description, I'd really like to hear it. -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 18:59:35 up 100 days, 19:51, 7 users, load average: 0.03, 0.07, 0.01 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -- Hunter S. Thompson
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