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From: Andrew J Cosgriff
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 00:00

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>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Strates <mstrates@minkirri.apana.org.au> writes:

ajc> that's right.  if i only had one or two machines that I ever had
ajc> to look after, i might be willing to afford myself the luxury of
ajc> being ultra-paranoid and DIY'ing it, but these days, since i'm
ajc> trying to do other things than spend my entire life next to
ajc> computers (not that anyone would believe it), i'm willing to put
ajc> my trust in Linux distribution vendors to do some of the work for
ajc> me.

Michael> I'd personally love if I had a little more time to make my
Michael> own distribution of real Linux. DIY everything! I'm sure
Michael> it'll be everybody's dream -- but I've got college, projects,
Michael> other computerish things I've committed to doing. It's hard
Michael> when you have all that on your back.

rather than real-time extensions to linux, maybe we also need
virtual-time extensions to linux, that let us get more linuxing done
without affecting our other commitments ?  Then we can work, rest,
play and hack[1] all we like, without Mars Bars...

Andrew.

Footnotes: 
[1]  in the useful sense of the word.

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 - Andrew J Cosgriff -                                   ajc@bing.wattle.id.au
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