<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I’ll suggest “cultish” and “overhyped.”<div><br></div><div>-A<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div><br></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Tenderly tapped on a tiny tablet</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 20, 2018, at 11:44 AM, Phil Shapiro <<a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div> Folks, sjvn is in the unenviable position of having to describe Linux, which just keeps getting better and better. Let's all chip in and</div><div>buy him a Dictionary of Superlatives. My fear is that we're running out of adjectives to describe Linux. The Earth has a finite supply</div><div>of adjectives. We may have to soon start mining asteroids for new adjectives -- just to describe Linux.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> Take pity on journalists who cover the open source beat. It's not their fault that Linux keeps getting better. Toss them an adjective</div><div>from time to time. They'll be so appreciative if you do.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> phil</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__">-- <br></div><div>--<br>Phil Shapiro, <a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a><br><a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html</a><br><a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br><a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>-- </span><br><span>Ipg-smz mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Ipg-smz@netpress.org">Ipg-smz@netpress.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://netpress.org/mailman/listinfo/ipg-smz_netpress.org">http://netpress.org/mailman/listinfo/ipg-smz_netpress.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>