__/ [ TheLetterK ] on Wednesday 31 May 2006 02:26 \__
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 20:35:10 -0400, Ana Thema wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 30 May 2006 16:56:13 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Linux Computing at MIT
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | MIT has a thriving Linux community. Their support groups are efficient
>>> | and encouraging. And they satisfy the needs of specialized research
>>> | oriented applications with Athena. They are a model of how a
>>> | university-sized Linux user community, can be managed.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6236/5/
>>
>> The Linux crew at MIT are a bunch of ugly,
>> "hidden-at-the-end-of-the-hallway" geeks.
>>
>> The BSD bunch, now there's a different story.
>
> Yeah, they're the geeks "hidden at the end of the maze behind the closet".
Bemused as you may feel, these are the people who have tremendous impact on
science and technology. Soon enough, the GNU movement from Massachusetts
will take over, too.
Best wishes,
Roy
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