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| From | William Poaster <wp@dev.null> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Gotta' Love Linux |
| Date | 2017-04-20 11:47 +0100 |
| Organization | Llareggub |
| Message-ID | <j7gmsd-ps5.ln1@debian.machineone.org> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <L9OdnaHFGpjM4WrFnZ2dnUU7-Sdi4p2d@giganews.com> <od7vka$cld$2@dont-email.me> <od82ei$oet$1@deskrabbit.motzarella.org> <mg4ffclu701falfkipg0qf582gng07uhi6@4ax.com> <oda2bq$ffv$1@dont-email.me> |
On 20/4/2017 11:21 in comp.os.linux.advocacy, Chris Ahlstrom posted: > chrisv wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > >> Dunce Rabbit wrote: >> >>> RonB wrote: >>>> >>>> I guess all the time spent experimenting with computers by those who became >>>> founders of great IT companies was also a "waste of time" in the >>>> short-sighted vision of these idiot trolls. >>> >>> Name one, I'll bet they were getting paid to do the work. >> >> Fool. The great programmer or computer architect who did not >> start-out as a "hobbiest" is a rare animal. > > And many of them, *including* Bill Gates, got started by using the > computer resources of the college they were attending. And dumpster diving to get source code. > Heh, reminds me of grad school, where I was composing my Ph.D. dissertation > using a mark-up language called DPS that was roughly similar to TeX. They > had a nice big laser printer attached to the mainframe you could use; this > was in the days before these things were affordable by the masses. > > There was a 600-page (or some such) limit for each student user, not much > when doing drafts of the damn dissertation. So a couple of professors who > didn't use the system at all let me use their accounts for some extra > printing. Nice guys. > > By the way, I have two big doc projects out there, one is 170 pages, the > other is 250 pages. Done using LaTeX. There is NO WAY in Hell I would > do those documents with Word or Writer or any other standard "word > processor". > -- The troll is but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: his is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. (With acknowledgement to W.S.)
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Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 03:55 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 21:08 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-18 21:29 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 22:41 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-18 23:50 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-19 09:49 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 07:39 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 15:21 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 08:41 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 08:56 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2017-04-19 19:17 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 10:03 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 15:27 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 08:44 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 11:04 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:19 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-19 17:18 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 09:29 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 11:41 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:49 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 17:44 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 10:56 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 12:23 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 08:59 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 13:02 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 18:08 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:38 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 11:39 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:39 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 12:22 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:00 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-20 06:21 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2017-04-20 11:47 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-20 07:55 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 07:22 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2017-04-20 13:29 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 07:49 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-21 10:32 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2017-04-20 13:28 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2017-04-20 05:15 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-20 17:17 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-20 12:22 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 10:51 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 12:55 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 18:06 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 11:19 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-20 13:56 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 12:00 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 12:32 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-21 08:49 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-21 08:02 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-21 13:17 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-21 10:13 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-21 11:20 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2017-04-21 08:38 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-21 08:32 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-21 15:30 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2017-04-21 08:55 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 10:41 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-04-20 08:26 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:08 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 09:27 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 12:20 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 07:40 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 16:30 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:44 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 12:47 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 11:16 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 13:44 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:58 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 10:19 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-19 14:23 -0400
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 11:46 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 14:14 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 12:23 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2017-04-19 19:51 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 15:05 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 13:41 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 14:01 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 16:12 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 14:26 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 14:50 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:32 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2017-04-20 18:58 +0000
Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 11:48 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 11:56 -0500
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 10:05 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 08:42 -0700
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-19 17:19 +0100
Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:09 -0700
no girl wants to do the moodle John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 06:31 -0700
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