On 2009-09-03, Moshe Goldfarb <moshegoldfarb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:07:58 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> ____/ Terry Porter on Wednesday 02 September 2009 23:30 : \____
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>>> On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:53:02 +0200, Attila wrote:
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>>> <snip excellent article about Linux in a internet cafe>
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>>>> This couple does not run the shop for their health. This is their
>>>> livelihood. They trusted me to set up their machines and I trusted Linux
>>>> to do the job. In neither case was the trust misplaced (I'm glad to say
>>>> ;) ).
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>>>> Please don't ask me if anyone really uses Linux for serious work. I do
>>>> and so do Livio and Claudia and so do millions of people around the
>>>> world.
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>>>> Gnu/Linux Rules! This is advocacy by the way. ;) Attila, The Freetard
>>>> from Hell
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>>> Nice article Atilla, reflecting what most here know to be a fact in the
>>> real world. Linux rules.
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>> Isn't "Real world" one of those classic FUD terms like "Average
>> Joe", "Usability", "Ready for the desktop" and "Unwashed masses"?
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> Those aren't FUD terms, Roy Schestowitz, those are words that
Yes they are. They are terms that tend to get hijacked by marketing
so that they ultimately don't mean anything. Such notables are
"innovation", "luxury", "premium" and "usability".
[deletia]
They allow people to fixate on really meaningless minutia while
completely ignoring more meaningful characteristics.
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Mac users aren't supposed to be capable of organizing their
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