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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement |
| Date | 2014-02-22 15:46 +0000 |
| Organization | solani.org |
| Message-ID | <leago6$bbp$2@solani.org> (permalink) |
| References | <le7n6a$kfe$1@solani.org> <slrnlggiqr.oie.g.kreme@oswin.local> <leabbd$pc7$1@solani.org> <k0qmta-qib.ln1@7398004cd8ad880124144d3c685567d7.anonymous> |
On 2014-02-22, q.kontinuum <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On 2014-02-22, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: > >> Reading about the birth of ARPAnet and etc. it seems to me it was >> created to distribute computing loads across different systems, so you >> could write your code on one machine, compile it elsewhere, and install >> it on a third machine. > > So the machines communicate with each other. Maybe we have different > definitions of communication in mind, maybe the original article as > well. OK, by your definition, that would be correct. I was thinking more along the lines of "people posting pictures of stuff they are planning to eat." And by that definition, this Oatmeal comic is germane: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/incredible_photos I love the opening: "Whoa! 3 or more people I know are eating food at a restaurant! This incredibly unique experience cannot pass us by without a group photo!"
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Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-21 14:16 +0000
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-21 17:33 +0100
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-23 05:39 +0000
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 07:01 +0000
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-22 14:14 +0000
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-22 15:49 +0100
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-22 15:46 +0000
Re: Tox: A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 17:30 +0000
Re: Tox A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-22 14:33 +0000
Re: Tox A Free as in Freedom Skype replacement "jonh" <jon@nada-sub.co.uk> - 2014-02-22 23:10 +0000
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