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Article #373Re: Why Linux will never displace Microsoft
From: WindowShaker
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:29
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:29
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Only people who can only afford pedal operated computers would use lunix, dumbass! Pleiades wrote: >>> I know plenty about computers: I have an MCSE. What about you? > > I know a guy who did his NT4 MCSE without ever having sat in front of a > machine with NT installed. You're in good company. > >>> For who? The kind of people who would have us all living in wood huts >>> without electricity? > > That's right, Mr/Ms MCSE, Linux runs on pedal operated computers too. > > > On Friday 26 July 2002 16:48, WindowShaker gave us the benefit of his/her > wisdom thus: > >> >> >> Peter M wrote: >>> Linux isn't based on displacing anything. >> >> Yes, you're right about that. I think that was the whole point of my >> message! >> >> It is based on the concept >>> of creating a fine operating system. If it displaces Microsoft all >>> the better. >> >> For who? The kind of people who would have us all living in wood huts >> without electricity? >> >>> >>> Next, because Linux is a fine operating system and not a cartoon the >>> operator must know something (or be willing to learn) about computers. >>> >> >> I know plenty about computers: I have an MCSE. What about you?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 111148,f280ad6860a72901,start X-Google-Attributes: gid111148,public X-Google-Thread: 102b32,c0ce83fc4cbac8ef X-Google-Attributes: gid102b32,public X-Google-Thread: 10669a,c0ce83fc4cbac8ef X-Google-Attributes: gid10669a,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-26 04:29:34 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator-sterling!news-in.nuthinbutnews.com!intgwlon.nntp.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: WindowShaker <noone@nowhere.org> Subject: Re: Why Linux will never displace Microsoft Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.hardware,aus.gardens Followup-To: comp.os.linux.networking References: <3D40E855.3080005@nowhere.org> <3d40ee3b.462732173@news1.on.sympatico.ca> <3D40F0D3.90206@nowhere.org> <It609.6306$Cq.275517@ozemail.com.au> Lines: 41 User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Message-ID: <ooa09.494562$o66.1340822@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:29:24 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.137.88.55 X-Complaints-To: news@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1027682964 144.137.88.55 (Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:29:24 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:29:24 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)