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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... |
| Date | 2026-05-14 22:56 +0200 |
| Organization | Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming |
| Message-ID | <rhphdmxt8o.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <10u11eg$2faiu$1@dont-email.me> <n6jsjtF2dl2U5@mid.individual.net> <10u2t5e$30sf7$1@dont-email.me> <4mkgdmxa55.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <kEoNR.3$0hf2.1@fx44.iad> |
On 2026-05-14 20:38, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2026-05-14, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: > >> On 2026-05-14 00:15, Nuno Silva wrote: >> >>> On 2026-05-13, rbowman wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:58 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >>>> >>>>> I can only envy the depth of your experience. Indeed and how >>>>> did the installation go if you can dredge that up from your memory? >>>> >>>> Very smoothly compared to Slackware's many many diskettes. People claim >>>> Ubuntu is what popularized Linux but the only thing they did was mail out >>>> free CDs. You didn't have to buy a box set or a magazine or book with a CD >>>> in it. The 1998 Sams 'Red Hat Linux Unleashed' came with a long gone CD. >>> >>> I think I saw some magazines with discs of Linux-based systems on >>> shelves some years before I saw Ubuntu shipped install media for free, >>> I'd say these magazines probably did more to popularize it, or at least >>> make it known. >> >> According to Google, Ubuntu initial release was on 2004. >> >> On the other hand, I got magazines with Linux CDs on the summer of 1998. > > When I decided to try Linux, I went to the local bookstore, flipped > through the various Linux books, and chose the one I liked best, > which happened to be by Patrick Volkerding. It contained a CD for > Slackware 3.5; a bit of searching suggests it came out in 1998. > (Wow, how time flies...) > Right, I just remembered I got a "Linux Unleashed, the comprehensive solution!", third edition, Byt Tim Parker, SAMS. I see inside an empty CD envelope. Copyright 1998. Oh! There is another CD envelope on the back cover (inside). Good quality paper, has not yellowed. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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All the problems of French Philsophy... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-11 19:00 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-05-11 14:11 -0400
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-11 11:34 -0700
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-11 20:18 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2026-05-11 20:57 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-11 21:33 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-11 15:05 -0700
Re: All the problems of French Philosophy... Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-11 22:45 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-12 07:37 +0200
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-12 05:50 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-12 02:17 -0400
[OT] Microsoft delusions in EULAs (was: Re: All the problems of French Philsophy...) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-12 09:34 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-05-12 17:48 +0200
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-12 20:42 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-05-12 17:28 +0200
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-12 09:09 -0700
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-13 04:59 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-05-12 22:15 -0700
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-13 18:01 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-13 23:15 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-14 02:19 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-14 12:27 +0200
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-14 11:34 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-14 18:15 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-14 22:18 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-05-14 18:38 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-14 22:56 +0200
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-14 23:51 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-15 09:10 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-14 23:50 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-14 20:04 -0400
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-12 23:06 +0000
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Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-11 22:33 -0400
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-12 14:09 +0100
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-12 23:07 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-11 21:01 -0400
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-12 03:58 +0000
Re: All the problems of French Philsophy... The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-12 14:10 +0100
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