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Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery.

Message-ID <570C565F.8010008@smartchat.net.au> (permalink)
Date 2016-04-12 11:58 +1000
From Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery.
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On 12/04/16 10:42, Omar wrote:
> Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's misery already.
> It has become embarrassing.
>
> It's been 2 decades of the Linux desktop and it still is completely
> ignored by end users.
>
> So why even bother to continue the embarrassment of an operating
> system that apparently cannot be given away for free?
>
> Why does the Linux community continue to look like fools while they
> try to promote Linux as a desktop system?
> Don't Linux zealots realize they are being laughed at?
>
> Would it not be a better approach to focus on where Linux is a viable
> solution rather than waste cycles promoting Linux where it is clearly
> out classed?

And why do you care? Do you denounce people wasting their time 
collecting bottle tops? Methinks the only reason you write is because of 
the threat to your employer. After all, I am very happy using linux on 
the desktop 100% of the time (running linux software, MS office, windows 
games, developing web sites...). And others are too. So why are we, 
happy with our productive systems, such a threat? Could it be that no 
retailer in the city will sell me a linux system? That when I want it 
replaced I have to put it together myself? Just think, if these secure, 
useful systems could be bought off the shelf, how many others might buy 
them? So you write the nonsense above.

-- 
Ron House
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Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-11 20:42 -0400
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2016-04-11 21:45 -0400
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-11 21:49 -0400
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-12 09:06 +0100
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-12 05:35 -0400
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Daniel47 <Daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2016-04-12 21:24 +1000
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-12 05:53 -0700
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-12 12:40 -0400
          Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <fat.linux.loser@linux.is.sh.it> - 2016-04-12 13:18 -0400
            Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-12 13:47 -0400
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-04-12 11:58 +1000
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-11 22:09 -0400
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-04-12 12:29 +1000
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-11 22:52 -0400
          Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-11 23:34 -0400
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-11 23:33 -0400
          Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-11 20:40 -0700
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-11 19:15 -0700
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-04-12 12:26 +1000
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-12 09:59 -0500
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2016-04-11 23:31 -0700
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-12 07:31 -0500
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-04-14 13:10 -0400
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <fat.linux.loser@linux.is.sh.it> - 2016-04-12 09:09 -0400
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-04-12 12:38 -0500
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <fat.linux.loser@linux.is.sh.it> - 2016-04-12 17:01 -0400
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-04-12 23:10 +0100
          Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-12 19:24 -0400
            Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-12 19:41 -0400
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-04-13 12:34 +1000
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-13 08:25 -0400
          Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-04-14 11:55 +1000
            Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-14 05:27 -0400
              Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Me Sham <osirus47@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-14 05:59 -0700
        Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-13 08:47 -0500
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-04-12 05:42 -0500
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. sbd <sbd.pambu@safe-mail.net> - 2016-04-12 08:49 -0300
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <fat.linux.loser@linux.is.sh.it> - 2016-04-12 09:07 -0400
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2016-04-12 17:44 +0200
  Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-12 18:26 +0200
    Re: Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-12 12:30 -0400
    Re: Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-12 09:32 -0700
      Re: Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-04-12 20:43 +0200
        Re: Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-04-12 13:07 -0700
          Re: Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-12 17:16 -0400
        Re: Put flatfish Gary Snit Stewrat Out Of It's Misery. Silver Slimer <linux@sucks.balls> - 2016-04-12 17:07 -0400
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-04-12 12:35 -0500
    Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-12 14:23 -0500
      Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. Omar <omarsayeed@linuxmail.org> - 2016-04-12 19:21 -0400
  Re: toss a brick in the glass castle bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2016-04-12 22:44 -0400
  Re: Put Desktop Linux Out Of It's Misery. crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-13 14:38 -0600
    Put Desktop Linux Trolls Out Of Their Misery. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-13 19:26 -0400

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