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Re: GNU/Linux Greatware

From owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: GNU/Linux Greatware
Date 2018-10-24 04:37 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <p7szb0903ga.ahu3@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
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proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> wrote:
> On 23 Oct 2018 20:01:35 GMT, F. Russell wrote:
> 
>> When discussing GNU/Linux, the term "software" is very inadequate.
>> 
>> I propose using the term "greatware" when referring to GNU/Linux
>> projects.  In comparison to the alternative commercial junkware
>> and trashware that floods the market, GNU/Linux is composed only
>> of greatware.
>> 
>> GNU/Linux is, beyond all doubt, Greatware.
>> 
>> Hail Linux!
>> 
>> Hail GNU and the FSF!
>> 
>> Hail Stallman!
> 
> Guess your last attempt at trolling didn't gain much traction so you are
> trying again.
> If you want to troll you need to become more inventive. How about
> explaining how word processors are crap and how you can use vi / emacs to
> perform the same tasks that a good Windows or OSX word processing program
> can?
> Make sure to demonstrate how it takes you 9 different programs to do it.
> 
> You can start with embedding an image and then rotating it to any arbitrary
> angle, say 67 degrees.
>  

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GNU/Linux Greatware "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-10-23 20:01 +0000
  Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-23 13:33 -0700
    Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-23 18:30 -0700
      Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-23 22:58 -0700
  Re: GNU/Linux Greatware proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-10-23 18:47 -0400
    Re: GNU/Linux Greatware owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-10-24 04:37 +0000
      Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-23 21:55 -0700
      Re: GNU/Linux Greatware proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-10-24 10:33 -0400
        Re: GNU/Linux Greatware owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-10-24 15:04 +0000
      Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 08:34 -0700
        Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 09:51 -0700
        Re: GNU/Linux Greatware proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-10-24 13:14 -0400
          Re: GNU/Linux Greatware owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-10-24 17:53 +0000
            Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 18:42 -0700
          Re: GNU/Linux Greatware RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 20:03 +0000
            Re: GNU/Linux Greatware proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-10-24 17:42 -0400
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 15:03 -0700
                Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 16:53 -0700
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-10-24 20:12 -0400
                Re: GNU/Linux Greatware proletariat <myemailisaol@defunct.org> - 2018-10-24 20:25 -0400
                Re: GNU/Linux Greatware SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-10-24 20:32 -0400
                Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 18:49 -0700
            Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Hadron Quark <hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2018-10-25 00:30 +0200
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 16:52 -0700
                Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 17:24 -0700
            Re: GNU/Linux Greatware "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-10-24 23:10 +0000
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Hadron Quark <hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2018-10-25 01:29 +0200
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 16:37 -0700
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 16:51 -0700
            Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 18:30 -0700
              Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 18:43 -0700
          Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-10-24 18:44 -0700
  Re: GNU/Linux Greatware Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-10-23 17:13 -0700
  The CORRECT term is Software, Fuck Tard! Simon bar Sinister <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2018-10-24 09:26 -0700

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