Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-08-01 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Friday 01 August 2003 01:26 am, Robin Turner wrote: snip OK, but the Roman empire wasn't especially evil, was it ? As empires go, pretty average, I suppose. Certainly it's unfair to compare them to Microsoft ;-) And : I thought the Goths lived in Gothland ? People got around more in

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-08-01 Thread Richard Urwin
On Friday 01 Aug 2003 11:14 am, Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Friday 01 August 2003 01:26 am, Robin Turner wrote: snip OK, but the Roman empire wasn't especially evil, was it ? As empires go, pretty average, I suppose. Certainly it's unfair to compare them to Microsoft ;-) And : I

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-31 Thread Robin Turner
Haywiremac wrote: On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:27:26 +0300 Robin Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Bring on the Visigoths! Was it the Visigoths that brought Rome down? I thought they lived in France...got wiped out by the Church in Medieval times... Either way, I like being on the side that's gonna

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-31 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Thursday 31 July 2003 10:41 pm, Robin Turner wrote: Haywiremac wrote: On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:27:26 +0300 Robin Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Bring on the Visigoths! Was it the Visigoths that brought Rome down? I thought they lived in France...got wiped out by the Church in

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-30 Thread Haywiremac
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 02:14:27 -0400 Lee Wiggers [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-14-linux-tech_x.htm zat happened quite awhile ago, herr Viggers, it is olt news but nonetheless quite a hopeful sign for your little...band of rebels. Heh. We shall see... --

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-30 Thread Haywiremac
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:35:08 +0800 Frankie [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Its this bit that gets me: an illusion of support and accountability and exactly how much support does one get from Microsoft, and what does it cost? Heh. It was a simple decision for Munich: money talks, bullshit walks.

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-30 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 16:14, Lee Wiggers wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-14-linux-tech_x.htm Rome wasn't built in a day, and certainly didn't fall in a day; but we can hope for a quicker demise to the monopoly of dem guys! -- Wed Jul 30 20:25:01 EST 2003 20:25:01 up 23:17, 2

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-30 Thread Robin Turner
Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 16:14, Lee Wiggers wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-14-linux-tech_x.htm Rome wasn't built in a day, and certainly didn't fall in a day; but we can hope for a quicker demise to the monopoly of dem guys! Bring on the Visigoths! Sir Robin

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-30 Thread Aron Smith
On Wednesday 30 July 2003 11:27 am, Robin Turner wrote: Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 16:14, Lee Wiggers wrote: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-14-linux-tech_x.htm Rome wasn't built in a day, and certainly didn't fall in a day; but we can hope for a quicker demise

Re: [newbie] OT M$ Loses again

2003-07-30 Thread Haywiremac
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:27:26 +0300 Robin Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Bring on the Visigoths! Was it the Visigoths that brought Rome down? I thought they lived in France...got wiped out by the Church in Medieval times... Either way, I like being on the side that's gonna kick some arrogant