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Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care?

From Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care?
Date 2011-05-04 11:52 +0200
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On Wednesday 04 May 2011 11:09 in alt.os.linux, somebody identifying as
flatfish+++ wrote...

> It's been twenty years and Linux desktop has gone no place.

Which does of course entail that it's also not going South, like your
beloved Wintendo has.

> Why waste time on it?

I'm not wasting any time on it.  I'm using it.  Quite happily so. 
Wouldn't want anything else.

> Cut the cord and move on.

You are projecting your aversion for GNU/Linux onto other people.  Don't
do that.  Just because you hate it or can't get it to work or whatever
doesn't mean that the rest of us here share that opinion.  

Judging by the sheer number of individual poster names/pseudonyms in the
great many GNU/Linux-related newsgroups I reside, I'm apparently not
the only one who have an opinion different from yours.  And the number
of GNU/Linux newsgroups I'm subscribed to is even only a very small
subset of the many that exist on news.eternal-september.org alone.  

(Note: Many groups are language-specific or locale-specific, and I'm not
subscribed to any of those, except for one group which officially
centers around my own country, Belgium, albeit that in practice it
rather centers around people who speak Dutch - Belgium has three
official languages - and as such, the group's population includes
GNU/Linux users from the Netherlands as well.)

As always when it comes to GNU/Linux, dweller of the Mariana waters,
your vision is inaccurate.  You and your Microsoft fanboy brethren
constantly appeal onto (quite terribly) skewed statistics with regard
to GNU/Linux usage - with evidence of the skew of these statistics
readily available in other statistics, namely those of the computers
that are currently being sold with GNU/Linux pre-installed.

In addition, it has also already been explained to you in abundance -
both by myself and by others - that the GNU/Linux operating system is
one thing, while the way it is being offered - i.e. via a very
fragmented landscape of distributions, of which some don't have
commercial intents while others do - in a world where Microsoft Inc.
had already been dominating the market through monopolistic tactics,
and Apple Computer is no better than they are.  The only reasons why
Apple isn't as widespread are (a) that Apple's hardware is still in
part proprietary amidst a huge offer of standardized x86 hardware from
other vendors, (b) that Apple's hardware is comparatively expensive,
and (c) that Apple profiles its hardware as being a work of art,
thereby appealing unto an elitist buyer audience.

And then there's the distinction between a home desktop machine and the
corporate desktop.  Corporate desktop users are not in a position to
choose what operating system they want on their machines.  Said
decision is made higher up in the food chain, and Pointy Haired Bosses
(TM) prefer dealing with an IT partner which has a corporate name.  But
that said, even there Microsoft is losing ground.  Many government
departments around the globe and many corporations are already ditching
Microsoft because of licensing issues - which basically boils down to
that they prefer the Freedom of FLOSS over the restrictions of
proprietary software - and related to that, the total cost of
ownership, and are adopting GNU/Linux instead.

So please, before embarking on Yet Another Anti-GNU/Linux Rant, get your
facts right.  GNU/Linux itself is an operating system, not a commercial
initiative.  If you have any issues with this or that distribution
vendor, then that *is* a matter pertaining to this or that distribution
vendor, but then that has nothing to do with the quality or tenet of
the GNU/Linux operating system.  And that tenet is Freedom.  The
Freedom to choose whether you want to use it or not, and /how/ you will
be using it.

And that's all that matters to us.  We like it, and we use it.  You
don't like it?  Fine, then don't use it.  That is a Freedom we grant to
you as well.  Who cares about how many people are using it or how many
are not using it?  At least, we know that we've got a time-proven,
secure, stable, versatile, integrated, portable, standards-compliant
and powerful operating system on our machines.

I guess that answers the question in the subject line for this
thread, "Does anyone even care?"  Only the Microsoft fanboys seem to
care.  And that posits a very interesting new question, doesn't it? 
Namely the question as to *why* Microsoft's fanboys care so much about
GNU/Linux's "market share".  After all, if Microsoft's software were so
good and its position "in the market" so strong, then why should *you*
care about GNU/Linux?

Either use it or leave it for what it is.  The choice is yours.  Nobody
here is forcing you or shoving an expensive license down your throat
that you did not ask for.  Be grateful that you _have_ that choice, and
if you decide to use GNU/Linux, then be grateful also for the hard work
all those FLOSS developers have put in, without that they're asking you
for an arm and a leg, not to mention your soul.

I bid you a good day, Sir.

-- 
*Aragorn*
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

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Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 05:09 -0400
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-04 11:52 +0200
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 06:03 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-04 15:19 +0200
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 15:31 +0200
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-05-04 15:00 +0000
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 17:16 +0200
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-05-04 16:20 +0100
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-04 10:28 -0500
                Re: chrisv is a useless turd...Does anyone even care? "carlos" <carlos@nospam.com> - 2011-05-04 11:31 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 17:45 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 11:11 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-04 12:23 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-05-04 17:13 +0100
                Linux Desktop...Does anyone ever ask if people want it? Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2011-05-04 17:30 +0100
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone ever ask if people want it? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:28 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone ever ask if people want it? Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> - 2011-05-04 23:45 +0000
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone ever ask if people want it? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-04 20:15 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone ever ask if people want it? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-04 17:47 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-04 16:28 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 17:27 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 22:16 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-04 23:03 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-05 16:38 +0000
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-05 09:52 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-05 12:04 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-05 10:15 -0700
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2011-05-04 16:50 +0100
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:05 -0400
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:04 -0400
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-04 19:28 +0200
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-05-04 23:35 +0100
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 07:54 +0000
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? marco <marco@invalidaddress.com> - 2011-05-06 16:53 +0200
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-06 12:56 -0400
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-06 13:09 -0400
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2011-05-05 10:35 +0000
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-05 13:45 +0200
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? philo <philo@invalid.not> - 2011-05-04 06:05 -0500
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-04 04:42 -0700
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-04 15:28 +0200
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 21:53 +0200
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-06 11:26 +0200
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:01 -0400
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2011-05-04 13:37 +0100
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tinker Tanker <nosuch@_INVALID_no.gov> - 2011-05-04 08:45 -0400
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:02 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tinker Tanker <nosuch@_INVALID_no.gov> - 2011-05-04 13:17 -0400
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:35 -0400
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tinker Tanker <nosuch@_INVALID_no.gov> - 2011-05-04 13:59 -0400
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 14:12 -0400
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tinker Tanker <nosuch@_INVALID_no.gov> - 2011-05-04 14:23 -0400
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? marco <marco@invalidaddress.com> - 2011-05-04 20:19 +0200
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 00:20 -0700
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-06 01:14 -0700
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-05-06 12:37 +0100
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-06 07:33 -0500
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 13:25 -0500
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2011-05-05 10:16 +0000
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tinker Tanker <nosuch@_INVALID_no.gov> - 2011-05-05 11:57 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-05-05 16:36 +0000
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 20:03 +0200
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? WLS <wls15202@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2011-05-04 10:34 -0400
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-04 09:51 -0500
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "carlos" <carlos@nospam.com> - 2011-05-04 10:57 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 11:14 -0500
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:09 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? WLS <wls15202@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2011-05-04 14:00 -0400
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 14:14 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2011-05-05 10:50 +0000
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2011-05-05 16:18 +0100
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-05-05 09:37 -0600
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-05 11:43 -0400
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-05-07 07:45 -0400
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 17:04 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 17:52 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 18:01 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-05-07 15:21 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-07 15:24 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-05-07 16:06 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 22:24 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 20:48 +0000
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 00:27 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-05-07 18:05 -0600
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 02:51 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-07 23:44 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 07:15 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-08 10:04 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-05-07 20:06 -0600
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 08:50 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 00:22 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 11:20 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 11:19 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-09 13:14 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-05-08 07:53 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 20:31 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-05-08 15:26 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 13:55 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-05-08 17:01 -0600
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-09 07:39 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-07 17:40 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 08:00 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-07 23:10 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 08:56 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 00:18 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 20:51 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 13:18 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-08 11:46 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-08 11:57 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-05-08 12:00 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 13:30 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-08 17:10 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-08 17:15 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-08 18:14 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-08 18:24 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-09 01:04 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 21:59 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-05-08 18:28 -0700
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-05-08 19:48 -0600
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 20:34 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-08 15:34 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 10:25 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-09 07:46 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 19:35 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-09 13:15 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? An Old Friend <an.old@friend.com.invalid> - 2011-05-10 19:24 +0100
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-10 15:32 -0500
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-07 13:57 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-09 13:16 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-05-09 23:16 +0100
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Flatfish does obviously. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 11:10 -0500
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Ivan Marsh <ivanmarsh@Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> - 2011-05-04 12:20 -0500
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:36 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 13:38 -0400
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2011-05-04 18:44 +0000
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-04 14:42 -0500
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-05-05 11:19 +0000
    Some people are sick of COLA cross postings J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-05-05 11:23 +0000
      Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-05 08:19 -0400
        Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-05 17:21 +0000
          Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-05 14:40 -0400
            Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-05 16:56 -0400
              Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-05 23:41 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 07:39 +0000
          Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 23:48 +0200
            Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-05 18:25 -0400
              Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-05 20:33 -0400
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 07:37 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> - 2011-05-06 07:46 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 11:17 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-06 07:25 -0500
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings "Catch the Wave" <zm@nospam.com> - 2011-05-06 09:30 -0400
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-05-06 18:41 +0100
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-06 14:32 -0500
              Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 01:35 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-05 22:05 -0400
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 08:26 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-05-06 12:44 -0400
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-06 12:47 -0400
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 19:32 +0000
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-09 07:54 -0500
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings "Nest of Angels" <nest@nospam.com> - 2011-05-09 09:23 -0400
                Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-09 21:33 +0000
              Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 07:35 +0000
            Re: Some people are sick of COLA cross postings Sinister Midget III <fardblossom@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 06:24 -0500
  Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2011-05-04 20:19 -0400
    Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-04 22:18 -0400
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2011-05-05 10:56 +0000
      Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2011-05-06 09:48 -0400
        Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Big Steel <Steel98@steel98.com> - 2011-05-06 11:20 -0400
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? marco <marco@invalidaddress.com> - 2011-05-06 17:22 +0200
            Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-05-06 15:41 +0000
              Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-06 18:07 +0200
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-05-06 10:14 -0600
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-06 12:15 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-05-06 16:52 +0000
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-05-06 12:57 -0400
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2011-05-06 18:02 +0000
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-06 13:46 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-05-06 12:04 -0500
                Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? "Catch the Wave" <zm@nospam.com> - 2011-05-06 13:21 -0400
          Re: Linux Desktop...Does anyone even care? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2011-05-06 11:39 -0400

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