On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 09:38:51AM +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote: > Really off topic sadly the yanks are still proud of holden > as then own GM and holden is a subsidiary of GM. ergo GMH. > So really we don't have an Australian car, probably we can > be proud they are assembled here. :)
Many of the "Big 3" Australian cars were designed here, not just built here IIRC: Fully: Commodore 1988-> Falcon 1988-> Holden 1948->1980 Leyland P76 Partially: Valiant 1963-1980, Falcon 1967-> Commodore 1977-> Hardly at all: Valiant 1962-63 Falcon 1960-66 There are fully Australian cars, you just have to look harder: e.g. Lightburn Zeta of late 50s had a 2 stroke, you turned the key in the opposite direction to start the engine in reverse so you could drive backwards with all 4 gears. (Hardware hacking if I ever saw it) also Bolwell, Robnell, Bullet are Australian owned and made cars. -- Woody PS: I would have taken this to slug chat if I was a subscriber. > > > > As an expat a long way from home, I find myself using (apart from > > > straight Debian) mainly Canadian distros (Libranet/Vector/Peanut). > > > To the best of my knowledge, no Australian distros are currently extant. > > > My question is, are any in the works? > > > > There are a few I think. KangaLinux, Four&TwentyLinux, HoldenLinux and a > > new one based on GoboLinux (http://gobolinux.org/) and just for aussies > > called YobboLinux :-) Any others ? > > > > -- > > Mike Lake > > Uni of Technol., Sydney > > > > > > > > UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F > > > > DISCLAIMER > > ======================================================================== > > This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain > > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not > > read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. > > If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender > > immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message > > are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, > > and with authority, states them to be the views the University of > > Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for > > viruses and defects. > > ======================================================================== > -- > Regards, > > Kevin Saenz > > Spinaweb > Your one stop shop for I.T solutions. > > Ph: 02 4620 5130 > Fax: 02 4625 9243 > Mobile: 0418455661 > Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- Woody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
