On July 31, 2002 12:03 pm, Bruce Balden wrote: > "L" stands for whatever we feel like. �"Linux" has become a codeword for > "more socially responsible software of whatever type". This is fortunate > because many useful things happen outside the Linux context, such as open > software for Palm and Windows 2K.
It may be a codeword for some, true, but if we want to expand the number of people who use Linux, we have to use the common definition of it -- the name of an OS that has many companies behind it. It's kinda' like the word hacker. I like playing with and adapting technology - hacking, if you will. But that definition is limited to computer geeks, to anyone else the word means people who break into machines that aren't theirs or create malicious programs. As such, I use the work geek instead. We can blame the press for misusing the word originally, if we like, but it's perceived that way regardless. -- Jason Wallwork Q: How many IBM CPU's does it take to execute a job? A: Four; three to hold it down, and one to rip its head off. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
