On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:43:51 -0400 Lanman disseminated the following: > > Isn't this proof enough that Microsoft is doing everything they can to > > either quench the thirst for non-Microsoft OS's or outright kill off the > > threat of GNU/linux with FUD? > > > > They're getting desperate, mate. Very desperate. > > > > GNU/linux is spreading faster than they can counter. > > > > -- > > stephen kuhn - proprietor > > Yeah, Ain't payback a bitch? And Linux is just getting started! > > TeeHee!
Far be it from me to change the subject... But I just heard today is the anniversary of the famous post to comp.os.minix that started this whole thang: > Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Linus Benedict Torvalds) > To: Newsgroups: comp.os.minix > Subject: What would you like to see most in minix? > Summary: small poll for my new operating system > > Hello everybody out there using minix-I'm doing a (free) > operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional > like gnu) for 386 (486) AT clones. This has been brewing since > april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on > things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it > somewhat > > Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) > > Linus Gives me chills ;-) -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 19:16:23 up 21 days, 19:00, 10 users, load average: 1.29, 1.25, 1.25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging." -- Martin Luther
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