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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: The Best Linux Distros for First Time Switchers from Windows and  Mac
Date: 26 Apr 2015 13:55:08 GMT
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On 2015-04-26, Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote:
> Alan Browne wrote:
>
>> On 2015-04-24 18:04, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>>> Lewis wrote:
>>>
>>>> In message <mhec3k$q1q$1@dont-email.me>
>>>>    Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote:
>>>>> nospam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> In article <cpvp98Fcvt1U1@mid.individual.net>, Huge
>>>>>> <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For those of us using OSX the question remains, why switch?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because you want to install and run the software you want to, not
>>>>>>> what Apple says you have to.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> anyone can install anything they want on os x.
>>>>
>>>>> Yes. And the earth is flat
>>>>
>>>> What can't you install?
>>>>
>>> About 90% of unix programs. And those which can be installed are crippled
>> 
>> OS X is Unix.  So all properly designed/compiled Unix compliant programs
>> will run on OS X.
>
> I have several slightly used bridges on sale...

Denying it only makes you look more and more foolish to those of us who
know better.

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