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"proprietary vendors such as Unix"

Story: Nandor Tanczos – The Open Source revolutionTotal Replies: 10
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chalex

Jun 28, 2006
2:02 PM EDT 		There's an article I won't read!
jimf

Jun 28, 2006
2:10 PM EDT 		I believe the phrase is " proprietary vendors such as Unix and Microsoft."

While I would have put Microsoft first, I don't see your problem with this. Unix is proprietary.
hiohoaus

Jun 28, 2006
4:33 PM EDT 		I undestand; but "Unix" is not a vendor.

Finding misrepresentations that basic does not bode well for any sense in the rest of the article.
dcparris

Jun 28, 2006
6:34 PM EDT 		Might he have intended "UNIX vendors"? I think he just handled the phrasing in an awkward way. It's hard to know for sure though.
tuxchick2

Jun 28, 2006
6:46 PM EDT 		ya know, anyone can make a mistake, or worse, be afflicted with poor-quality editors. don't judge a whole article without reading the whole article.
grouch

Jun 28, 2006
7:43 PM EDT 		tuxchick2: >"be afflicted with poor-quality editors"

Hey! I resemble that remark!
jimf

Jun 28, 2006
8:16 PM EDT 		> Hey! I resemble that remark!

We all do grouch... Only tuxchick has that perfect editor and spells perfectly to boot :).
grouch

Jun 28, 2006
8:28 PM EDT 		jimf:

Yeah, and she has that audible ping thing she won't share.
mvermeer

Jun 28, 2006
11:05 PM EDT 		Groich: for audible ping you have to probe the pcspkr module. Does it for me.
grouch

Jun 28, 2006
11:51 PM EDT 		mvermeer:

I don't think I compiled that with my current kernel. Anyway, my ping is defective and won't recognize the option so I have to use other means to annoy people within hearing.
tuxchick2

Jun 29, 2006
1:26 PM EDT 		grouch, generating a good active batch of healthy bowel tones is the best method for annoying anyone in hearing range. It's even funnier when they try to be polite and not notice.

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