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Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.*

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On comp.os.linux.misc, Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> wrote:

> At 6 Feb 2011 20:32:51 +0100 Sidney Lambe
> <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> wrote:

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>> This is comp.os.linux.misc
>>
>> Why the hell would we care about a bunch of Windows groups?
>
> Near the bottom of the list is 'comp.os.xinu'. XINU is a 'toy'
> UNIX-ish operating system and is mostly useful as a system
> to study if one is interested in learning just how a *UNIX*
> flavored kernel works. Eg. before one 'dives' into the Linux
> kernel (read: "deep end"), one can look at xinu (read: "kiddie
> pool" / "shallow end"). Why all of the mess windows groups have
> been 'lumped' with the few others is strange (to me).

That does sound useful. I gather it's better for this purpose
than minix....??

>> I wouldn't allow that crap OS on any box I own.
>
> And no, I have never owned a system running any flavor of
> And nmess-windows. Never will.

<raised fist> Power to the Penguin! :-)

Me too. Never even touched one except at the library or the U.
Most of the time I can boot up DSL or Puppy on a box with
Windows on it if I have to use it.

The necessary purification ritual following even such mild
exposure to the Evil One is tedious, but necessary :-/

Sid

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Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2011-02-06 14:13 -0600
  Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-02-06 23:25 +0000
    Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* ak621@chebucto.ns.ca (Richard Bonner) - 2011-02-08 13:38 +0000
      Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2011-02-08 22:53 +0000
  Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-02-06 21:53 +0000
    Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> - 2011-02-07 00:32 +0100
  Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2011-02-06 15:14 -0600
    Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> - 2011-02-07 00:32 +0100
  Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> - 2011-02-06 21:55 +0100

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