Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Floppies Date: 20 Sep 2025 03:55:34 GMT Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <9fjemlxbio.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10884l7$173em$1@dont-email.me> <1089ge2$1fvl9$8@dont-email.me> <10a68ql$16tjt$1@dont-email.me> <68c6bbc5$0$402$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <10a6rp4$1d082$5@dont-email.me> <2d9jplxvcn.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10a6t8d$1d082$8@dont-email.me> <4cnjplxbgm.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <101fck52laaigefq5tubi6i7b0qpccmuic@4ax.com> <9DOdncYo-vBzE1r1nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com> <10a8mbc$1q6g1$8@dont-email.me> <10aflaa$3hppa$5@dont-email.me> <10agq22$3qpp9$1@dont-email.me> <10aj64l$cqsf$3@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net X8vIXTPsxamgz1sxpXn8uwikcJ8jIbmHgHhpJ4gFo54ESi3/1g Cancel-Lock: sha1:effrlEICK4fKX00s5lUwvGPgP6g= sha256:Y8okJLcH35EmeP2uVkI9b4E5scSKQScFOYUWQejLPLU= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:74601 On Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:32:04 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-09-19, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> On 19/09/2025 00:50, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> I'm willing to chalk it up to independent creation. Later the >>> different companies realized that they could talk to each other - >>> and didn't. And NIH and vendor lock-ins were born. >> >> Bless. Monopolies have been favourite as long as man has been trading. >> >> If only you know where the prettiest oyster shells are, you can charge >> as many mammoth steaks for them as you like. > > And if your buddy Thag doesn't keep his mouth shut, he's going to have > an accident. Shortly after that a government was formed to protect Og's rights. Og, of course, then had to buy a oyster shell harvesting license from the newly appointed Fisheries Commissioner who found collecting license fees a hell of a lot more pleasant than digging around in oyster beds. Since Og was a little short of the newly minted currency, Blurg the Banker offered to set him up for a slight fee. I think I just unconsciously sort of ripped off Jack London but he did a much better job. https://americanliterature.com/author/jack-london/short-story/the- strength-of-the-strong/ London is an author today's so-called socialists approach very gingerly.