[Ipg-smz] What happens when Linux keeps getting better and better?

Thu Dec 20 19:37:44 UTC 2018

I also use Linux, but only in limited use-cases. As it can’t handle my workload, simple. 

> On Dec 20, 2018, at 2:34 PM, Alan Zeichick <alan at zeichick.org> wrote:
> 
> IOS. It’s an iPad Mini. 
> 
> I didn’t say, by the way, that Linux is bad, or that I don’t use it. Because I do use Linux. 
> 
> However, it is cultish and overhyped, nonetheless, imho. 
> 
> -A
> 
> 
>> On Dec 20, 2018, at 12:03 PM, Christine Hall <christine at fossforce.com> wrote:
>> 
>> "Tenderly tapped on a tiny tablet"
>> 
>> I wonder what operating system that tiny tablet is using?
>> 
>> Christine Hall
>> Publisher & Editor
>> FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
>> http://fossforce.com
>> 
>>> On 12/20/18 1:48 PM, Alan Zeichick wrote:
>>> I’ll suggest “cultish” and “overhyped.”
>>> -A
>>> Tenderly tapped on a tiny tablet
>>>> On Dec 20, 2018, at 11:44 AM, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com <mailto:pshapiro at his.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>  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
>>>> 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
>>>> of adjectives. We may have to soon start mining asteroids for new adjectives -- just to describe Linux.
>>>> 
>>>>      Take pity on journalists who cover the open source beat. It's not their fault that Linux keeps getting better. Toss them an adjective
>>>> from time to time. They'll be so appreciative if you do.
>>>> 
>>>>                 phil
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