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    Re: Linux users have odd vocabulary...

    From the former SUN ceo:
    Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers

    Of that article, I loved "CaptiveX". Brilliant.
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    Re: Linux users have odd vocabulary...

    Quote Originally Posted by Sirin
    Linux was not always "Linux". Torvalds didn't like the name and went with "Minix". He was too late, as people were already using "Linux". And that is why we use "Linux".
    andrew tanenbaum created minix

    edit: i see a few people covered that already, sorry
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeepmanjr
    This is not about checking email and looking at porno after mama goes to work. It's about application specifics.

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    Re: Linux users have odd vocabulary...

    Quote Originally Posted by YourSurrogateGod
    Yeh, what does Nintendo have to do with Windows? That and why would any rational people dump on Nintendo?
    Maybe it is the 'toy' appearance of nintendo with all their cutesy characters etc.

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    Re: Linux users have odd vocabulary...

    Quote Originally Posted by Raeth
    Playstation -> Play... dows?
    For the Danes, try pronouncing that. Bring back anything ?
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