Re: [Nolug] Elitist and proud of it

I'm almost old enough to remember it, and definitely remember when
Usenet was still usable.

On 10/01/2010 04:18 PM, B. Estrade wrote:
> Look up "Eternal September".
>
> On 10/1/10, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>> On 10/01/2010 12:03 PM, Jeremy (mailing list account) wrote:
>>> On 10/1/2010 11:50 AM, Michael Jeter wrote:
>>>> Is it such a bad thin that non - programmers are using a Linux product?
>>>> It almost sounds like you do not want a user - friendly, consumer
>>>> friendly version of Linux.
>>>> I am not a programmer. I still depend on professionals like you to do
>>>> many things on my computer.
>>>> I do like the idea of software that, if not free, can be made more
>>>> affordable and more functional for millions of non - programming users.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Over the years I've met some people who were quick to bemoan the lack of
>>> adoption of Linux on the desktop but at the same time, they would give
>>> you the feeling that they really didn't want widespread adoption of
>>> Linux on the desktop to happen. Sort of like, if everyone is using it,
>>> suddenly the mystique and coolness of Linux is lessened.
>>>
>>
>> I'll take that a step further and say that I bemoan the fact that
>> way too many grossly-ignorant people are connected to the Internet.
>>
>> I'd say that I think that people should need a license to connect to
>> the Internet, but am more than dubious that the
>> idiots-which-are-the-vast-majority-of-the civil service (greatly
>> influenced by powerful corporations and orgs like RIAA/MPAA) could
>> ever create an adequate test for such a license...
>>

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