2009/8/6 Tim Dobson <[email protected]> > Brian Butterworth wrote: > >> The first version of Unix I used was on a PDP11! When I started doing >> system admin for Unix I learnt both System V and BSD. I used XWindows on >> Sparcstations! So, I have a rather blaze attitude to "new" versions of >> something I have known for a more than a few decades. Sorry... >> > > Gah. I always feel young round here. > I can hardly ever join in discussions on vintage computing :( > [snip]
> > I agree with your points, but dispute that it's not nearly there. > I dislike this article for several reasons but > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/linux_ubuntu_blog.html > if the catalyst has to be the publicity from claiming the UK has 400 linux > users, so be it! ;) LOL. And we all know where AH is now. And what he spent his BBC expenses on. > > > Now there are certainly issues encountered there, but he still makes some > good points. > > > >> How about a BBC Micro 2012 Edition...? FM&T need another impossible tech >> project. Be more exciting than "Bang Goes The Theory". >> > > If exciting means "more likely to cause flame wars on backstage than > iplayer" then "yes". :P > > The world does not need new gnu/linux distros IMHO. Yes, consumers probably like stability over endless choice in this department. > > > Tim :) > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
