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Re: The Fall Of OS/2

From	John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: The Fall Of OS/2
Date	2024-10-08 09:59 -0700
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On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 02:41:08 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> Of course you can. As a last resort, you can UTSL.

The fact that you *can* do that is certainly a Good Thing. The fact
that so many freenix advocates see it as a catch-all defense against
criticsm of pervasive usability issues is a handy microcosm of the
reasons why freenix still struggles to gain mainstream acceptance, no
matter how increasingly janky and anti-user the commercial options get.

> No, I was just offering suggestions. I can’t order you to do
> anything, can I? Are you prone to just doing what people say?

Of course not - but proferring a suggested alternative, consistently
pushing back on any criticism of it, and then acting as if the critics
are just being arbitrarily hostile to the subject of critique out of
nowhere (as opposed to engaging in a germane discussion you yourself
started) is peak absurdity.

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The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 00:31 +0000
  Re: The Fall Of OS/2 ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2024-10-06 02:47 +0000
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 03:27 +0000
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-06 06:55 -0400
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 15:58 -0700
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 23:24 +0000
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2024-10-07 04:16 +0000
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 OrangeFish <OrangeFish@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-07 10:47 -0400
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 20:37 +0000
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 OrangeFish <OrangeFish@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-08 13:08 -0400
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2024-10-08 20:25 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 19:45 -0700
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 21:03 -0700
  Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 20:57 -0700
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 13:40 +0000
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 14:16 -0700
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 21:31 +0000
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 09:35 -0700
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 20:41 +0000
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 14:32 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 21:44 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 15:19 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-08 02:41 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 09:59 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-08 23:12 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-14 15:02 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-17 23:25 +0000
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> - 2024-10-11 14:49 +0000
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 15:58 -0700
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 23:26 +0000
        Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 18:05 -0700
          Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-07 03:11 +0000
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-10-07 09:09 -0700
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-07 15:52 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-08 02:45 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 19:56 -0700
            Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-07 15:52 -0700
              Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-08 20:14 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-09 05:48 +0000
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2024-10-10 19:28 -0700
                Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-11 05:42 +0000
  Re: The Fall Of OS/2 jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) - 2024-10-06 10:10 +0100
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-06 07:01 -0400
    Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2024-10-06 09:08 -1000
      Re: The Fall Of OS/2 Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2024-10-06 13:33 -1000

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