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Re: Windows rant

From	Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Windows rant
Date	2025-05-07 12:49 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 2025-05-06, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Tue, 6 May 2025 20:41:21 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:
>
>> I suspect that the "Server Manager" app that is the GUI way to do this
>> only exists on a Windows Server edition.
>
> This is why I keep saying, Linux (and other *nixes) is a “workstation” OS, 
> not a “desktop” OS.
>
> The distinction between “desktop” and “server” OS products is an 
> artificial one which was created by Microsoft (and other long-gone 
> proprietary OS vendors) as a way to segment the market and boost their 
> revenues.
>
> Whereas a “workstation” includes both “desktop” and “server” functionality 
> in the same box, with no artificial barrier between them.

It is particularly galling, since - like Linux - the desktop and the
server edition of Windows are pretty much the same build.

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Windows rant Peter Flass -- Iron Spring Software <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-05-05 22:37 +0000
  Re: Windows rant Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-05-06 01:37 +0000
    Re: Windows rant Not Necessary <not@necessary.invalid> - 2025-06-30 09:37 +0530
      Re: Windows rant Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-30 06:47 +0000
      Re: Windows rant Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-30 13:41 +0000
        Re: Windows rant Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-07-01 00:06 +0000
          Re: Windows rant John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-07-01 08:13 -0700
        Re: Windows rant Jan van den Broek <fortytwo@xs4all.nl> - 2025-07-01 20:12 +0200
          Re: Windows rant Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-07-02 01:13 +0000
            Re: Windows rant "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-07-02 16:30 +0100
              Re: Windows rant Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-07-02 20:05 +0000
                Re: Windows rant Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-07-02 22:40 +0000
      Re: Windows rant Beej Jorgensen <beej@beej.us> - 2025-07-15 16:54 +0000
  Re: Windows rant rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-06 05:13 +0000
    Re: Windows rant scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-05-06 14:08 +0000
      Re: Windows rant Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-05-06 18:38 +0000
        Re: Windows rant rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-07 19:11 +0000
      Re: Windows rant rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-07 19:06 +0000
    Re: Windows rant Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-05-06 20:41 +0000
      Re: Windows rant Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-05-06 22:36 +0000
        Re: Windows rant Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-05-07 12:49 +0000
          Re: Windows rant Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-05-07 21:57 +0000
            Re: Windows rant Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> - 2025-05-08 11:50 +0000
              Re: Windows rant rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-08 19:53 +0000
      Re: Windows rant rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-07 19:17 +0000
        Re: Windows rant Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-05-07 21:52 +0000
  Re: Windows rant Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2025-05-06 20:30 +0000
  Re: Windows rant Berend Lettinga <berendlettinga@hotmail.com> - 2025-07-03 17:26 +0200
    Re: Windows rant rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-03 18:33 +0000
      Re: Windows rant John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-07-03 11:49 -0700

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