MESSAGE
| DATE | 2004-08-16 |
| FROM | Michael Richardson
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| SUBJECT | RE: [hangout] Explain this to me.
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The desktop is where I set my computer, or labtop.
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An Executive Knows Something About Everything,
A Technician Knows Everything About Something,
And the Switchboard Operator Knows Everything."
No one person is smarter than their team!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Kosmin [mailto:akosmin-at-nyc.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 3:34 PM
> To: Steve Milo
> Cc: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> Subject: Re: [hangout] Explain this to me.
>
>
>
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> uh what is "the desktop"?
>
> Can we (who are supposed to be computer literate) stop abusing this term
> (which is nothing more than marketing lingo) and be a little more
> specific?
>
> That said, GNU/Linux runs perfectly on my desktops (all of them) as well
> as my servers.
>
> So the question really is whether or not the OS is ready for YOUR
> desktop. This is a question only you can answer.
>
> Adam
>
> "
> " I see, so you agree that Linux is not ready for the desktop.
> "
> " Steve M
> "
> " On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:15:08 -0400, Michael Richardson wrote
> " > It knows you are a windows user ;-)
> " >
> " > --
> " > "In The Business World
> " > An Executive Knows Something About Everything,
> " > A Technician Knows Everything About Something,
> " > And the Switchboard Operator Knows Everything."
> " >
> " > No one person is smarter than their team!
> " >
> " > > -----Original Message-----
> " > > From: Steve Milo [mailto:slavik914-at-mrbrklyn.com]
> " > > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 3:13 PM
> " > > To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
> " > > Subject: [hangout] Explain this to me.
> " > >
> " > >
> " > > I am configuring my machine to connect to the internet with a
> static IP
> " > > address through the network configuration GUI utility. Why is it
> that
> " > > when I
> " > > open up a shell in the GUI it will hang until and/or if the
> machine can
> " > > connect to the internet. Why is my being able to get a prompt
> dependent
> " > > on
> " > > the machine connecting to a network?
> " > >
> " > > Steve M
> " > >
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> --
>
> "Yes, Your Honor. Now, where we are so far, in at least my
> line of reasoning, is I want to walk the Court through enough of our
> complaint to help the Court understand that IBM clearly did contribute a
> lot of the Unix-related information into Linux. We just don't know what
> it is."
>
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