Re: Anniversary

Except linux is just the kernel and has nothing to do with the desktop
right ? :-p
Philip

2008/8/25 Anton Xuereb <mewt.reaper@...>:
> actually in year of the desktop time
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Philip Serracino Inglott <phsi@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> I call it "ubuntu".
>> or simply say "I don't have windows on my pc" and when people ask
>> "what? how?" I just smirk sardonically, and walk around pretending to
>> be a penguin.
>>
>> Jum l-Ghasfura (heppi bird-day) it-tajjeb lil-Linux! But shouldn't we
>> be counting its age in jiffies?
>>
>> philip
>>
>> 2008/8/25 Jean Azzopardi <aragorn@...>:
>> > Lol :P
>> >
>> > Keith Vassallo wrote:
>> >> Yep,
>> >>
>> >> That pretty much nails it!
>> >>
>> >> Keith
>> >>
>> >> On 25 Aug 2008, at 12:55, Anton Xuereb wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> tbh, i think we should stick to calling it linux....the gnu guys are
>> >>> just sore about hurd never taking off and want a piece of the
>> >>> action...so everytime someone calls it linux they throw a tantrum
>> >>> about it being calling GNU/LINUX just to have their name in it
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Ramon Casha <rcasha@...
>> >>> <mailto:rcasha@...>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>     Nah. I don't agree - for two reasons. First and most importantly,
>> >>>     because it annoys Richard Stallman.
>> >>>
>> >>>     Second: What about X11? To many people it's as much a part of the
>> >>>     operating system as the find utility by GNU. What about KDE? With
>> >>>     Linux, the line between operating system and applications is more
>> >>>     blurred than with Windows since in Windows you have to pay extra
>> >>>     for everything, whereas in Linux you get everything packaged on
>> >>>     the same CD. So you're running
>> >>>     GNU/Linux/Xorg/Qt/KDE/OpenOffice.org/Mozilla/Ximian/etc.... or
>> >>>     just Linux :)
>> >>>
>> >>>     Ramon Casha
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>     2008/8/25 Jean Azzopardi <aragorn@...
>> >>>     <mailto:aragorn@...>>
>> >>>
>> >>>         One mistake : GNU/Linux.
>> >>>         Ramon Casha wrote:
>> >>>         > On the 25th August 1991 the following message appeared on
>> >>> the
>> >>>         > newsgroup /comp.os.minix/:
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > /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 (same physical layout of the
>> >>> file-sytem
>> >>>         > due to practical reasons)among other things. /
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > /I've currently ported bash (1.08) an gcc (1.40), and
>> >>>         things seem to work.
>> >>>         > This implies that i'll get something practical within a few
>> >>>         months,
>> >>>         > and I'd
>> >>>         > like to know what features most people want. Any
>> >>>         suggestions are welcome,
>> >>>         > but I won't promise I'll implement them  /
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > /Linus Torvalds torvalds@...
>> >>>         <mailto:torvalds@...>
>> >>>         > <mailto:torvalds@...
>> >>>         <mailto:torvalds@...>> /
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > *Happy Birthday Linux!!!*
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > Ramon Casha
>> >>>         >
>> >>>
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