Re: [PLUG] ESR: Last phase of the desktop wars

[JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Listing new Slashdot and original links:

2020-09-25: ESR's "Last phase of the desktop wars? http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8764
* https://linux.slashdot.org/story/20/09/27/193250/eric-s-raymond-is-microsoft-switching-to-a-linux-kernel-that-emulates-windows
* https://linux.slashdot.org/story/20/10/11/0225229/what-if-they-replaced-windows-with-microsoft-linux

The GUI is not hard, you can already theme various Linux to look close enough.  These things might be harder:
* "/" vs "\"
* LF vs CRLF (most editors handle this now, but...)
* Where did "C:" and "D:" and so on go?  (Good riddance!)
* Right now, ALL the apps, esp. games, but see TFAs.

Later,
JP
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