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Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013.

From	William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013.
Date	2013-04-06 23:08 +0100
Organization	Dumb Willie Boaster @ Llareggub Inc.
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RonB wrote:

> On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:17:49 +0100, Homer wrote:
>
>> The fact that he or anyone else merely /uses/ Windows is not a problem.
>> People are forced to use Windows for all sorts of reasons (e.g. work).
>> That is the inescapable consequence of Microsoft's "desktop" monopoly.
>> But the sheer volume of anti-Linux bile posted here by a minority of
>> Windows users has left me with little option but to completely filter
>> all posts by Windows user agents.
>> 
>> There is also the more fundamental point that those who purport to
>> advocate something should, at the very least, use it. I'd also expect
>> them to state a preference for it, given the definition and purpose of
>> advocacy.
>> 
>> Most importantly though, with respect to GNU/Linux, they should also be
>> so outraged by Microsoft's (and to a perhaps lesser extent Apple's)
>> unethical business practises that they at least attempt to avoid their
>> products wherever possible, especially given the sort of vile acts
>> Microsoft and Apple committed (and continue to commit) against Android
>> and GNU/Linux vendors. Again, I understand that isn't always possible,
>> but anyone claiming to be a Linux advocate should at least sympathise
>> with that position and make some effort to support it, otherwise they
>> are in fact supporting Microsoft, both financially and in principle.
>
> Bears repeating.
>
> Something the WinTrolls and iCultists can't seem to get through their 
> heads, this *is* a Linux *advocacy* newsgroup. Want to advocate Windows 8? 
> -- do so somewhere else. It's not "censorship" to filter out anti-Linux 
> claptrap on a Linux ADVOCACY newsgroup.

Agreed.

-- 
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Micro$oft, the company that makes spreading malware easy. 

Microsoft exec Ron Markezich was quoted saying that for every $1 
companies spend on Microsoft software, they need to spend $6 getting 
it to work right. -- April 2011 SanFrancisco Chronical --

"We have no intention of shipping another bloated OS and shoving 
it down the throats of our users."
-- Paul Maritz, Microsoft group vice president --

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Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Homer" <usenet@slated.org> - 2013-04-06 09:00 +0100
  Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2013-04-06 10:18 +0100
    Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-06 08:21 -0400
  Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Marti Van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2013-04-06 17:32 +0200
    Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 10:13 -0600
      Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Marti Van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2013-04-06 20:47 +0200
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Goblin <bytes4free@googlemail.com> - 2013-04-06 20:02 +0100
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-06 12:05 -0700
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2013-04-06 15:09 -0400
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-06 16:11 -0400
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Sinister Midget <fardblossom@gmail.com> - 2013-04-06 15:15 -0500
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-06 17:14 -0400
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2013-04-06 21:22 +0000
              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-06 17:34 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2013-04-07 00:32 +0200
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-06 15:48 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 21:58 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-06 21:11 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-06 18:52 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 22:00 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Cola Zealot" <Cola_Zealot@fuckoff.com> - 2013-04-07 12:18 +0200
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-07 11:02 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 07:31 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-08 10:59 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2013-04-06 19:46 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 22:07 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-07 09:09 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-07 11:02 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2013-04-07 06:47 +0100
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-07 09:08 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 21:57 -0600
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2013-04-08 13:30 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2013-04-08 23:52 +0200
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 15:08 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Sinister Midget <fardblossom@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 18:06 -0500
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2013-04-09 01:23 +0100
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-08 17:20 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2013-04-08 20:28 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2013-04-09 03:09 +0000
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-08 20:33 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-09 08:10 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-09 06:59 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2013-04-09 05:31 +0100
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-09 07:21 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2013-04-09 06:16 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2013-04-09 04:56 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. cc <scatnubbs@hotmail.com> - 2013-04-09 04:54 -0700
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2013-04-09 13:50 -0400
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              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2013-04-07 06:43 +0100
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 21:55 -0600
              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-07 09:11 -0400
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 21:54 -0600
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2013-04-07 06:42 +0100
              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-07 09:10 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2013-04-08 07:35 -0700
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 21:50 -0600
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2013-04-08 08:38 -0500
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-08 11:02 -0600
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Cola Zealot" <Cola_Zealot@fuckoff.com> - 2013-04-08 21:47 +0200
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-08 15:46 -0400
    Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Cola Zealot" <Cola_Zealot@fuckoff.com> - 2013-04-06 18:23 +0200
    Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. philo  <philo@privcy.not> - 2013-04-06 12:00 -0500
      Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 11:17 -0600
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Cola Zealot" <Cola_Zealot@fuckoff.com> - 2013-04-06 19:41 +0200
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-06 16:12 -0400
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Cola Zealot" <Cola_Zealot@fuckoff.com> - 2013-04-06 22:26 +0200
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Marti Van Lin <ml2mst@dontevenbother.invalid> - 2013-04-06 21:21 +0200
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. philo  <philo@privcy.not> - 2013-04-06 16:30 -0500
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 22:11 -0600
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2013-04-07 06:44 +0100
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. philo  <philo@privcy.not> - 2013-04-06 16:31 -0500
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 22:13 -0600
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. philo  <philo@privcy.not> - 2013-04-07 05:30 -0500
              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-07 09:13 -0400
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. philo  <philo@privcy.not> - 2013-04-07 18:42 -0500
      Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2013-04-06 14:57 -0400
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Goblin <bytes4free@googlemail.com> - 2013-04-06 20:06 +0100
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. "Cola Zealot" <Cola_Zealot@fuckoff.com> - 2013-04-07 12:30 +0200
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-07 09:16 -0400
        Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2013-04-06 22:17 +0100
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2013-04-06 21:29 +0000
            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2013-04-06 23:08 +0100
              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-06 15:49 -0700
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            Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-04-06 22:15 -0600
              Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2013-04-09 00:51 +0100
                Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-09 08:06 -0400
          Re: Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 6th of April, 2013. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2013-04-06 15:01 -0700
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