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you are sniffing TOO much glue (or transmission oil as someone else said ... )

It's OK. Let's see the Linux popularity in 1-2 years when people would really be POed on the flimsyness of other dominant desktop platforms.

Your impression of the state of Linux of 5 years AGO is wrong. FYI Linux took big evolution steps especially when the 2.6.x kernel was released. It looks increasingly more like mature UNIX than a toy OS.

On the other hand, the progress of other dominant platforms is DISMAL at best. The user apps have not offered anything new in the last 5 years. The security of these systems is deplorable. Worse yet, it CANNOT EVEN GET FIZED, even after repeated (hysterical) attempts from the s/w giant.

It's OK, go back to sleep. Linux is just a 2% of the it world...

-m
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Nonsense..  Mike Cox | 07/08/04
9.5  Linux User 147560 | 07/08/04
Stop it Mike... you're scaring me  Tux Groomer | 07/08/04
not that was good .) (NT)  ryusen | 07/08/04
Yes, surely the prophet speaks. . .  boomslang_z | 07/12/04
Try fixing linux  Enterprise Analyst. | 07/08/04
Fantasy...  Tim Patterson | 07/08/04
Only with an IT staff  frgough@... | 07/08/04
And this is different from Windows how?  B.O.F.H. | 07/08/04
It's different  frgough@... | 07/08/04
No...  Linux User 147560 | 07/08/04
Another difference you forgot to mention  Monkey_MCSE | 07/08/04
Having worked in many small businesses  B.O.F.H. | 07/08/04
Guess i wasn't the only one thinking of the licensing issue here(NT)  Monkey_MCSE | 07/08/04
Have you used RPMs or other  michael-t | 07/08/04
Bring it back when you're done??????  NemesisNL | 07/16/04
You are so right:  michael-t | 07/08/04
Dell selling linux  zijiang | 07/08/04
Why are they trying to  Linux User 147560 | 07/08/04
This is about  Linux User 147560 | 07/08/04
Actually it would not  FirstNLastN | 07/08/04
not all MCSE's are "incompetent"..  Monkey_MCSE | 07/08/04
Try making sense  Jeff Spicoli | 07/08/04
The percentage of Linux...  bjbrock | 07/08/04
Smart business person  jsjag1 | 07/08/04
Re: Try fixing Linux  issthatso | 07/08/04
Linux will be secure until...  zijiang | 07/08/04
How hard is it?  ryusen | 07/08/04
I think that  michael-t | 07/08/04
MS has the best desktop  Enterprise Analyst. | 07/08/04
Not an apple user just a tech  xshakes | 07/08/04
I agree  Michael Kelly | 07/08/04
Enterprise has been trolling all morning...ignore (nt)  el1jones | 07/08/04
why would i think _I_ could do better?  ryusen | 07/08/04
Stop spreading the FUD  dj_45_cal | 07/08/04
Who (realistically) says Linux is perfect?  Michael Kelly | 07/08/04
Hear, hear  Linux User 147560 | 07/08/04
too many do  zijiang | 07/08/04
I'll readily admit...  Michael Kelly | 07/08/04
but that's the point isn't it?  ryusen | 07/08/04
Your list is almost as long as the updates in my add/remove window  jdunn_z | 07/08/04
did you install fedora?  zijiang | 07/08/04
No suse,  jdunn_z | 07/08/04
I know  zijiang | 07/08/04
MSFT is not going to change  Chad_z | 07/08/04
Destroyed by the Blog?  Anton Philidor | 07/08/04

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