Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: GNOME bans Manjaro Core Team Member for uttering "Lunduke"
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:32:28 +0100
Organization: A little, after lunch
Lines: 43
Message-ID: <v8a8es$v3hl$1@dont-email.me>
References: <v7s9sq$15lt7$1@paganini.bofh.team> <R-ydndqLgq2ezD77nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> <B1NoO.105967$BYv6.91680@fx09.iad> <pJydnb6wvMNaRzj7nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <v854h5$3slas$3@dont-email.me> <8734ntg3k4.fsf@eder.anydns.info> <v85fdr$3uder$4@dont-email.me> <slrnvaf2kr.ogr.apple.universe@freight.zombinet> <v88vkj$l04m$2@dont-email.me> <8734nrxwx6.fsf@eder.anydns.info>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:32:28 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="65d69d3a525f74b5ddeb6d2d8ff33ef5"; logging-data="1019445"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/U4OQ0pOUU/nhRjf1rsTXTDlMOCmLphT0="
User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird
Cancel-Lock: sha1:tM03eAKkLtIB4L3o7IHqCkC70Ek=
In-Reply-To: <8734nrxwx6.fsf@eder.anydns.info>
Content-Language: en-GB
Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:57472

On 30/07/2024 06:37, Andreas Eder wrote:
> On Mo 29 Jul 2024 at 21:55, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 29/07/2024 13:27, Eric Pozharski wrote:
>>> with <v85fdr$3uder$4@dont-email.me> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 28/07/2024 12:26, Andreas Eder wrote:
>>>>> On So 28 Jul 2024 at 10:54, The Natural Philosopher
>>>>> <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 28/07/2024 06:44, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/26/24 8:55 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2024-07-26 3:32 a.m., 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 7/24/24 9:30 PM, Heil Lunduke! Mein Forther! wrote:
>>> *SKIP* [ 11 lines   7 levels deep]
>>>>>>> Linux isn't, and should not   pretend to be, Winders.
>>>>>> Well why not?  A GUI is essentially if you are doing any sort of
>>>>>> graphical work, even typesetting needs some kind of WYSIWG
>>>>>> interface.
>>>>> No, not at all. Try TeX / LaTeX or Context. No GUI necessary.
>>>> Thiose are not typesetting languages per se.
>>> I'm pretty much certain, you can win this claim *only* by redefining
>>> terms.
>>>
>> That is what everyone else is doing ...
>>
>> I know what I mean., A multi page brochure in nice colors with pictures and
>> text interwoven, is not what you do with TEX.
>> Whjich is why Quark Xpress and a Macinstosh were de rigeur back in the
>> nineties
> 
> Such things a regularly done with Context.
No they are not.
No creative studio runs on anything by Xpress or  Adobe creative suite.

> Have a look at https://wiki.contextgarden.net
> 
> 'Andreas
> 

-- 
"I am inclined to tell the truth and dislike people who lie consistently.
This makes me unfit for the company of people of a Left persuasion, and 
all women"