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Re: How simple are newbies anyway?

dav...@lappie3.invalid (Felmon) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:26:44 UT

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:29:32 -0400, Linonut quoth:
good luck with that! I suspect the problem is insuperable. but anyway,
it's one thing to dig into tools and another to discuss fair rights.
but about tools, most of the people I know - and many are very smart and
some very educated people - are incurious even to the point that hurts

Re: Linus Torvalds, Geek of the Week

hawat.thu...@gmail.com (thufir) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:26:00 UT

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Sounds like someone who wants to download essays instead of doing
homework. What a strange complaint.
On the flip side, and not completely unrelated, is Homer's complaint
about being CD's. The "solution" is basically the same. Homer can opt
to not purchase CD's and Ballmer can opt not to use GPL'ed code.

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

robj...@insightbb.com (rjack) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:25:47 UT

Many thanks. Trolls need love too!
Sincerely,
Rjack :)
“The GPL is a License, Not a Contract, Which is Why the Sky Isn't Falling”,
Sunday, December 14 2003 @ 09:06 PM EST -- Pamela Jones at Groklaw

Re: Cost vs. Worth of Ubuntu Linux

hadronqu...@googlemail.com (Hadron) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:25:25 UT

Are you insane or merely in need of more meds? How the hell is agreeing
with Shuttleworth about the best way to take Linux forward in any shape
or form "Mac Advocacy"?

Re: EEEXUBUNTU?

highplainsthum...@invalid.invalid (High Plains Thumper) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:25:13 UT

Clogwog nymthieving as High Plains Thumper schreef:
Message-Id: <20080720143127.03C001C00081@m winf6209.online.nl>
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Well put.

Re: Where do I get the Mac version of this software?

ha...@lavista.org (hasta la vista) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:22:28 UT

In article <ad6ac$484d7c17$17...@news.ter anews.com>,
WHOIS Lurky? Not a new reader - an old troll who is sock puppeting as
Lurky - will the real Lurky come out of the closet?
** Posted from [link] **

Re: [News] Review of BLAG GNU/Linux 90000

reply_in_gr...@mouse-potato.com (Tim Smith) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:24:36 UT

In article <dtJgk.4505$t32.3...@bignews3. bellsouth.net>,
No. I'd forgotten about his column. It's contents bear little relation
to his posts in COLA or elsewhere.

Re: Cost vs. Worth of Ubuntu Linux

use...@gallopinginsanity.com (Snit) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:21:46 UT

"thufir" <hawat.thu...@gmail.com> stated in post
i3Mgk.17910$nD.9261@pd7urf1no on 7/20/08 12:09 PM:
My pointing out your lies is not in any way Mac advocacy... and your claim
"everything" I write advocates Macs is simply absurd... not even you are
willing to try to support that rubbish of yours!
In any case I am having fun quoting Shuttleworth's comments that show he is

Re: EEEXUBUNTU?

highplainsthum...@invalid.invalid (High Plains Thumper) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:19:30 UT

Clogwog nymthieving as High Plains Thumper schreef:
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X-Abuse-Contact: ab...@bananasplit.info

Re: [News] Review of BLAG GNU/Linux 90000

newsgro...@schestowitz.com (Roy Schestowitz) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:00:49 UT

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____/ Linonut on Sunday 20 July 2008 16:13 : \____
When I write my columns in Datamation, I make use of knowledge that I gain in
COLA. Does that count as FUD'ing columnists?
Maybe I should 'un-know' what I learn while posting here because it helps me
understand Linux.

Re: Linux uptime goes from 1 minute to 1 day - then freeze and hard reboot

rel...@cjb.net (relic) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:12:09 UT

:-D

Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record

lino...@bollsouth.nut (Linonut) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:10:48 UT

* rjack peremptorily fired off this memo:
Your best argument yet.

Re: Linux uptime goes from 1 minute to 1 day - then freeze and hard reboot

lino...@bollsouth.nut (Linonut) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:09:35 UT

* chrisv peremptorily fired off this memo:
A compliment from another fakeboi? I should back-track and check the
headers. (But I won't.)
I'm thinking you mean I get off a good troll every now and then.
I dunno, sometimes I just get this bad attack of "what the hell", and
say what I really feel, rather than holding back and respecting the

Re: Cost vs. Worth of Ubuntu Linux

hawat.thu...@gmail.com (thufir) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:09:02 UT

The point is that everything you write advocates macs in one way or
another, hence my remark above. Take mac advocacy to a mac advocacy
group.
-Thufir

Re: Windows Vista vs Ubuntu Hardy Heron

lino...@bollsouth.nut (Linonut) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:06:02 UT

* Arse Cork OK peremptorily fired off this memo:
The "problem" with Linux for most average consumers?
1. It isn't preloaded, and certainly not under the auspices of a
monopolistic software vendor.
2. It isn't an exact clone of Windows.
The second "problem" isn't all that big of one, however, since most