Chris on 20 Jan 2005 14:59:28 -0000


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RE: [PLUG] If the linux people despise windows...How come...


Before mac was xeronx (spelling is off) ;P 

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of William G.
Zappasodi
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:56 AM
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
Subject: Re: [PLUG] If the linux people despise windows...How come...

The father of the OS GUI is the Mac.
When Win 3.1 came out my programming teacher in college referred to it as 
"IBM.....I'm Becoming Mac"
HAL is an acronym for....  ;)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Gallen" <ggallen@slackinc.com>
To: "PLUG" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:38 AM
Subject: [PLUG] If the linux people despise windows...How come...


> OK. This is not meant to be a troll for flames....but
>
> If the Linux community despises windows that much, why does each
>   newer version of linux (at least Redhat/Fedora), look more and more
>   like windows?
>
> Granted, it may run better, with less overhead and problems, but as
> the saying goes, isn't imitation the greatest form of flattery?
>
> George
>
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