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Re: Why do you guys use Linux?

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Why do you guys use Linux?
Date 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
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On 10/12/16, 11:09 AM, in article ntlu8l$gff$1@dont-email.me, "Peter
Köhlmann" <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote:

> The lying imbecile Snit Michael Glasser (tmelmosfire) babbled:
> 
>> On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 09:27:48 UTC-7, Marek Novotny  wrote:
>>> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On 2016-10-12 12:04 PM, Marek Novotny wrote:
>>>>> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 2016-10-12 10:11 AM, Marek Novotny wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2016-10-12, Silver Slimer <> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 2016-10-12 5:10 AM, Alexander Suvorov wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hello, Silver Slimer. On 10/12/16 2:05 AM you wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> "The indicated OS X usage for May was 3.67% and
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows was at 95.39%. " Gee, I wonder where the
>>>>>>>>>>>> developers will go.
>>>>>>>>>>> Where indeed?? If they make it simple to cross
>>>>>>>>>>> develop, what's the problem? And what did you expect at
>>>>>>>>>>> this early stage? A runaway success that smashes
>>>>>>>>>>> Windows right off the bat?
>>>>>>>>>> The only hope for Linux (and the Mac, ironically) is if
>>>>>>>>>> the Vulkan development platform becomes popular. As it
>>>>>>>>>> is, companies seem to prefer DirectX which makes porting
>>>>>>>>>> a difficult process. If, however, they consider their
>>>>>>>>>> options and realize how much smarter using Vulkan would
>>>>>>>>>> be, then Linux might actually have a chance to get gaming
>>>>>>>>>> users and therefore to become a much more viable platform
>>>>>>>>>> for whichever developer resists at first. It won't happen
>>>>>>>>>> though. I've already seen Mantle fail in a short period
>>>>>>>>>> of time so there's no reason to believe Vulkan will fare
>>>>>>>>>> better. Besides, Linux doesn't do its users many favours
>>>>>>>>>> in having certain things not work in one version and then
>>>>>>>>>> working again in the next only to become completely
>>>>>>>>>> non-functional in the one after that. That's how Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>> seems to work at least.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Again. I just don't get it, guys. As an Ubuntu user (and a
>>>>>>>>> gaming one, btw) I wonder what is it you all talking about
>>>>>>>>> that shouldn't work?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Import a GPG key into Seahorse. Let me know how well it
>>>>>>>> works.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So use your head and switch to Thunderbird...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Except that using Seahorse and importing your key there allows it
>>>>>> to be available in all applications that support GPG including
>>>>>> Evolution which syncs beautifully (and natively) with Google
>>>>>> Calendar. You're essentially reducing functionality (unwillingly)
>>>>>> because the open-source guys can't get their act together.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can't use Google Calendar in Thunderbird??? Could have fooled
>>>>> me.
>>>> 
>>>> Notice the use of the word _natively_ . With Thunderbird, you can do
>>>> so but require a plug-in.
>>> 
>>> So Thunderbird has an architecture to NATIVELY support Plugins, one of
>>> which is LIGHTNING, which supports Google Calendar. So, Slimer, what's
>>> the problem?
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Marek Novotny
>>> https://github.com/marek-novotny
>> 
>> Every OS has an architecture to NATIVELY support applications meaning when
>> Peter asked for a native GUI to help him with networking Snit's pointing
>> to a third party app was completely fine to you.
>> 
> Quit lying, lying imbecile
> I did *not* ask for a GUI. And I especially did not ask for "help", as I
> already had setup that stuff before the first post
> 
> I wnated to show that *you* don't have the foggiest of ideas about the
> things you are babbling. And you didn't. You spewed total bullshit from
> start to end
> 

Peter Köhlmann claimed: "I have hardly talked about [Snit]" during October,
when I did not post at all.

You lied. Period.


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Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 15:40 -0700
  Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-10 18:54 -0400
    Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 16:09 -0700
      Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-10 19:26 -0400
        Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 16:58 -0700
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:10 -0400
        Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 00:08 +0000
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 22:05 -0600
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:13 -0400
            Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-11 15:33 +0200
              Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-11 15:45 +0200
              Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 09:09 -0500
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 14:12 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 10:27 -0400
              Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 10:24 -0400
              Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 09:24 -0500
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 15:14 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 15:22 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 11:28 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 11:23 -0400
            Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 13:44 +0000
            Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 11:19 -0400
              Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 08:29 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 11:39 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 11:42 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-11 17:54 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 11:02 -0500
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 16:09 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-11 23:10 +0100
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 12:01 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 11:29 -0500
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                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-11 23:13 +0100
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 16:12 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 16:58 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 17:11 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-11 18:00 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 19:05 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 23:32 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 08:15 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Alexander Suvorov <axr.suvorov@yandex.ru> - 2016-10-12 12:10 +0300
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 13:30 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-12 13:56 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 15:27 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 10:18 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 17:18 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-12 17:46 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 11:53 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-12 20:36 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 12:04 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-12 18:21 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 20:28 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-12 18:50 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux?? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:38 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:37 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 21:55 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:15 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 22:30 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:41 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 22:49 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 13:53 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 13:54 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 17:19 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-12 23:04 +0100
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:09 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 08:27 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 10:12 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-12 15:27 +0100
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 11:56 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 12:07 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 20:21 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-12 07:05 -0500
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 08:25 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 10:11 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 11:54 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 12:04 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 12:15 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 12:27 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 09:56 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-12 20:09 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 15:33 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-01 10:10 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 14:53 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 15:50 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:12 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 16:35 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:46 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 17:40 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 17:47 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 20:23 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 20:19 +0000
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-12 16:28 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-12 17:18 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-12 23:25 +0200
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-11 23:15 +0100
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 11:39 -0400
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 09:41 -0700
                Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 16:21 -0400
        Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-11 05:54 +0000
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-10 23:12 -0700
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 07:09 -0500
            You are a hypocrite and Liar. GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-11 12:42 -0600
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-11 09:20 -0400
    Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 00:07 +0000
      Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ebinsageman@gmail.com - 2016-10-10 17:13 -0700
        Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-10 21:44 -0400
          Re: Why do you guys use Linux? GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 22:07 -0600
      Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-11 06:50 +0000
  Re: Why do you guys use Linux? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 00:42 +0000
    Re: Why do you guys use Linux? GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-10 22:07 -0600
    Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 07:37 -0500
  Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 00:17 -0700
  Re: Why do you guys use Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 06:54 -0500
  Why do you guys use Linux? Alexander Suvorov <axr.suvorov@yandex.ru> - 2016-10-11 17:50 +0300
    Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-11 15:17 +0000
      Re: Why do you guys use Linux? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-11 17:51 +0200

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