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Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware

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In reply to JEDIDIAH who posted:

> On 2011-06-13, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>> The most rabid "advocates" in the world can't even get the people 
>> closest to them to use the hobbyware, so why the fsck should anyone 
>> listen to them?
>
> [deletia]
>
>     I have been quite clear about this in the past: Apple vendor lock.
>
>     Although Android seems set to undo that bit.
>
>     Still it's terribly ironic that Apple works so hard to make the world
> safe for Microsoft products and helps to push sales of newer versions of
> monopolyware.

Well I don't know about any other Linux advocates families, but my other
half uses Linux, in fact she uses Mandriva. She also has a Motorola
Android phone. :-)

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Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-06-13 19:24 -0400
  Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-06-13 21:20 -0400
    Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-06-13 21:35 -0400
  Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-06-14 09:00 -0500
    [Troll] Creepy troll scavenging internet for "dirt" on advocates Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-06-14 10:32 -0400
      Re: [Troll] Creepy troll scavenging internet for "dirt" on advocates chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-06-14 09:42 -0500
        Re: [asshole] useless turd "chrisv" still breathing our oxygen "Feudo Maccari" <feudo@invalid.com> - 2011-06-14 10:45 -0400
    Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-06-14 15:48 +0100
      Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-06-14 12:48 -0500
      Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware Kari Laine <karitlaine@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-14 23:05 +0300
        Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 21:17 +0000
        Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-06-15 07:24 -0500
          Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware "Rick O'Shea" <rick@invalid.com> - 2011-06-15 09:24 -0400
      Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> - 2011-06-14 22:26 +0000
        Re: Why can't Linux "advocates" get their families to use open source slopware William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-06-14 23:36 +0100

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