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Micro$oft vs. ₤inux

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    Henry Jacobs
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    I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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      Because it's not easily available on many keyboards. But you can always use Linuk$ ;) Or $un. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

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      Brian Delahunty
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      Tomasz Sowinski wrote: Linuk$ :laugh:... :laugh: Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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        Because it's not easily available on many keyboards. But you can always use Linuk$ ;) Or $un. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

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        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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        And more importantly, Linux zealots don't want to charge anything. :) -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.

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          I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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          Tomasz Sowinski
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          Because it's not easily available on many keyboards. But you can always use Linuk$ ;) Or $un. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

          *** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***

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            And more importantly, Linux zealots don't want to charge anything. :) -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.

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            Tomasz Sowinski
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            Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Linux zealots don't want to charge anything. But these bastards want all other software to be free of charge. X| X| Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

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              Tomasz Sowinski wrote: Linuk$ :laugh:... :laugh: Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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              Todd Smith
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              Lin$uks? Todd Smith

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                Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Linux zealots don't want to charge anything. But these bastards want all other software to be free of charge. X| X| Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                *** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***

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                Brian Delahunty
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                Tomasz Sowinski wrote: But these bastards want all other software to be free of charge. Yeah.. Leave them want it.. They're not going to get it!!! Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                  Lin$uks? Todd Smith

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                  Brian Delahunty
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                  Todd Smith wrote: Lin$uks? Not really... I use it a lot... but normally only for college work and testing perl scripts. ActiveState perl seems to mess up my IIS Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                    Lin$uks? Todd Smith

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                    Tomasz Sowinski
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                    Whinux? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                    *** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***

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                      Lin$uks? Todd Smith

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                      Jeremy Falcon
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                      :laugh: Jeremy Falcon Imputek "Oh no there was a knife in that kitchen drawer and I cut myself - please remove the kitchen." - David Wulff

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                        Whinux? Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                        *** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***

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                        Brian Delahunty
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                        lindows[^].. ? Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                          Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Linux zealots don't want to charge anything. But these bastards want all other software to be free of charge. X| X| Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

                          *** Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere. ***

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                          Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                          Screw them. They won't get a thing from me unless I give it away because I want to. Neither should you or anyone else :) It's funny how many Linux Zelots and/or GNU-wannabes have distorted the principle of freedom. The true spirit of GNU is to produce free stuff (with the exception that the stuff cannot be unfree) and the stuff should be free as in free speech - not free beer. I don't know how many times Stallman has repeated this goal - but still the Linux zealots and the GNU-wannabes still think about free beer. I've got news for them - beer isn't free until you're offered one. And isn't it also very bizarre that Linux Zealots - the main defenders of GNU/GPL - utterly hate the father of GNU/GPL? :) It's friday evening and it's time for :beer: -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.

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                            I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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                            Daniel Turini
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                            Because they could not use kbdconfig --xpto -h 1504 -v 1312 for configuring the keyboard. You can read it in KDB-HOWTO-RTFM.ps available online on http://www.kbdgnu.org/~rtfm/KDB-HOWTO-RTFM.ps (case sensitive link) "In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence." Peter's Principle

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                              I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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                              Mauricio Ritter
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                              Linuç ;P :rolleyes: Mauricio Ritter - Brazil Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter :jig: I've gone sending to outer space, to find another race :jig:

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                              • H Henry Jacobs

                                I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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                                Because most Linux zealots are too busy trying to figure the latest distro's "new and improved" directory structure to figure out how to type stupid foreign characters on their freakin keyboards (that is, if their keyboard works at all). ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                                  I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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                                  Christopher Duncan
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                                  Henry Jacobs wrote: I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux? Why on earth would we want to do that? Linux guys work for free! I'm thinking that Linux must have originally been owned by P.T. Barnum. :-D Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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                                    I was thinking, since many Linux zealots use a dollar sign to spell Microsoft why not use a Lira sign to spell Linux?

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                                    Bruce Duncan
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                                    I think intentionally misspelling Micro$oft, Microsloth, Windoze etc... shows the immaturity of the majority of Linux 'zealots'. Come on... If they're so desperate to 'insult' MS, can't they come up with something a little more original ?

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                                      Screw them. They won't get a thing from me unless I give it away because I want to. Neither should you or anyone else :) It's funny how many Linux Zelots and/or GNU-wannabes have distorted the principle of freedom. The true spirit of GNU is to produce free stuff (with the exception that the stuff cannot be unfree) and the stuff should be free as in free speech - not free beer. I don't know how many times Stallman has repeated this goal - but still the Linux zealots and the GNU-wannabes still think about free beer. I've got news for them - beer isn't free until you're offered one. And isn't it also very bizarre that Linux Zealots - the main defenders of GNU/GPL - utterly hate the father of GNU/GPL? :) It's friday evening and it's time for :beer: -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.

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                                      Tomasz Sowinski
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                                      Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: don't know how many times Stallman has repeated this goal He repeats this every time I'm reading Bison docs (thanks God we've switched to XML-based file format already): We didn't change the terms because of sympathy for people who want to make software proprietary. Software should be free. I guess he's referring to free beer style of software. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

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                                        I think intentionally misspelling Micro$oft, Microsloth, Windoze etc... shows the immaturity of the majority of Linux 'zealots'. Come on... If they're so desperate to 'insult' MS, can't they come up with something a little more original ?

                                        Bruce Duncan, CP#9088, CPUA 0xA1EE, Sonork 100.10030
                                        I can levitate birds...

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                                        Some of them show more knowledge of Windows and call it Micros~1. "In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence." Peter's Principle

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                                          Screw them. They won't get a thing from me unless I give it away because I want to. Neither should you or anyone else :) It's funny how many Linux Zelots and/or GNU-wannabes have distorted the principle of freedom. The true spirit of GNU is to produce free stuff (with the exception that the stuff cannot be unfree) and the stuff should be free as in free speech - not free beer. I don't know how many times Stallman has repeated this goal - but still the Linux zealots and the GNU-wannabes still think about free beer. I've got news for them - beer isn't free until you're offered one. And isn't it also very bizarre that Linux Zealots - the main defenders of GNU/GPL - utterly hate the father of GNU/GPL? :) It's friday evening and it's time for :beer: -- Please state the nature of your medical emergency.

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                                          Joe Woodbury
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                                          Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: ...the stuff should be free as in free speech - not free beer This phrase has never made sense to me and contrdicts both the GNU movement and Stallman's own position. "Free" in "free speech" means uncensored by government. It means people are able to express what they want and charge what they will for that expression and the government can't do a damn thing about it (though they try.) The founders of the United States also recognized that speech could, and should, be owned by the originator for a time and mandated that copyright and patent laws be created (though both have been abused beyond belief.)

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