Re: [Nolug] Ubuntu

From: Mike Walker <doublethrow_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 18:04:44 -0500
Message-ID: <AANLkTimXS_9L+E+ztgy0JpHE2DzF9Od2gyKh2pEjL==C@mail.gmail.com>

Let's adlib!

Neal Stephensen said Linux is a tank, so Ubuntu is a
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Mike Walker
On Oct 1, 2010 5:56 PM, "Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>
> I used to, but not anymore. Been too long.
>
> Still, the WPS could teach some lessons to GNOME, KDE & Xfce.
>
> On 10/01/2010 05:38 PM, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
>> I still miss OS/2...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/01/2010 11:49 AM, B. Estrade wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>
>>>> I think if Windows suddenly provided a (real) shell like interface
>>>> with familiar tools, made this interface feel unix-y, and allowed for
>>>> it to be run WITHOUTGUI=YES, then there would be a whole lot of
>>>> closet converts out there. 99% of the recreational *nix users out
>>>> there would instantly find it acceptible to use Windows again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> OS/2 had that, back in the day.
>>>
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