Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoftdoes not

2003-09-17 Thread Aron Smith
On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 01:59, HaywireMac wrote: On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:42:36 -0400 Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: while using your legendary electric bong? I do *not* have an electric bong. Wish I did tho. ** Thats the trouble with WMD (Wipeout Mind Devices) You have no

Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoftdoes not

2003-09-16 Thread karthikeyan.balasubramanian
Hi, I am pretty damn sure the terrorists use GNU-Linux, because it is secure, and they are not locked into buying any certain type of software, and I bet they use GNU-Linux _because_ it is secure. You forgot they are terrorists. They break rules and stuff so they crack Windoze and use

Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoftdoes not

2003-09-16 Thread ed tharp
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 06:31, karthikeyan.balasubramanian wrote: Hi, I am pretty damn sure the terrorists use GNU-Linux, because it is secure, and they are not locked into buying any certain type of software, and I bet they use GNU-Linux _because_ it is secure. You forgot they are

Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoftdoes not

2003-09-16 Thread HaywireMac
On 16 Sep 2003 07:08:13 -0400 ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: AOLM ? -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++ Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++ There

Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoftdoes not

2003-09-16 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Tuesday 16 September 2003 09:42 am, HaywireMac wrote: On 16 Sep 2003 07:08:13 -0400 ed tharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: AOLM ? alt.os.linux.mandrake (Yeah, I thought it was something on AOL, too.) -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoftdoes not

2003-09-16 Thread HaywireMac
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:59:47 -0400 Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: alt.os.linux.mandrake ah, never been a newsgroup fan. am I missing anything thrilling? -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++