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| From | Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. |
| Date | 2015-08-24 21:40 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <d41hb4Fplp9U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (12 earlier) <slrnmtmo0m.16k.jedi@nomad.mishnet> <hqtmtat35hco58quic3vafhah0ulfucvh4@4ax.com> <d41dblFoc40U2@mid.individual.net> <mrfv9s$isc$2@dont-email.me> <slrnmtn2a3.3uq.jedi@nomad.mishnet> |
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:14:43 -0500, JEDIDIAH wrote: > On 2015-08-24, Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote: >> Lloyd Parsons wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:30:47 -0500, chrisv wrote: >>> >>>> JEDIDIAH wrote: >>>> >>>>>> Slime wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not one computer store I've gone to since 1999 has stocked >>>>>>> _anything_ >>>>>>> which actually says "Linux" on it. The last thing I remember was a >>>>>>> store called MicroBytes which had a boxed copy of RedHat Linux 5. >>>> >>>> Err... Maybe because high-speed Internet came-along, making it faster >>>> and cheaper to just download the ISO? >>>> >>> Yep, and all those are FREE!! No purchase necessary though you can >>> donate money. >> >> Which has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you can't get >> boxed sets anymore > > I think it was a big mistake for Canonical to NOT offer boxed sets. > It > would have been like Kickstarter is now. You get a little chotche for > your money. It encourages "donations" and takes advantage of the human > scavenger instincts for hoarding. > > [deletia[ They probably didn't because they knew that wouldn't have been in their best interest. IOW, if they tried to sell it people would get Linux desktop elsewhere. At least with the begging some will pay. Frankly I think that's a shame because they've done some really fine work. -- Lloyd
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Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-08-23 22:09 -0500
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Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-08-24 13:19 -0500
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Turdv IS mentally ill. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-08-25 22:33 -0600
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Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 01:49 +0000
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-08-24 22:07 -0500
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Tommy Troll <elkabong99@Itroll.org> - 2015-08-24 23:12 -0400
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 03:23 +0000
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Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-08-24 16:14 -0500
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 21:40 +0000
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Tommy Troll <elkabong99@Itroll.org> - 2015-08-24 17:49 -0400
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-25 07:26 -0500
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Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-08-24 16:11 -0500
Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 21:41 +0000
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Re: Lloyd Parsons can't answer this. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 17:04 +0000
When are you going to check yourself in to the nearest rest home? GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-08-25 22:41 -0600
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Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-07-29 14:31 +0100
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-29 11:28 -0500
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-07-29 13:21 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-07-29 13:26 -0400
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Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-07-28 18:13 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-07-28 20:07 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-07-29 08:44 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-07-29 09:03 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-07-28 08:57 +0100
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-07-28 10:30 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-07-27 09:19 -0700
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-07-27 13:38 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-07-27 14:28 -0400
Re: M$ "backs down" on W10 forced updates "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-07-27 15:19 -0400
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