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Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 15:28:33 +0100
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All .

I would  say bad bill  has slipped  computing   over  20 years  , from 
where it could  be ...  only  now are the  risc
processors  , decedents  of the  home computing of the  1980's  just 
starting to make the  headlines .. why ?  hardware and battery life 
considerations apparently  are a  problem ..

G..

Has anyone  tried this  >> http://www.netbsd.org/  ??

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From: "pat" <g4gvw@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 1:53 PM
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Subject: LF: Open Sauce

> I was trying to make a point in a humourous fashion but seem to have
> sparked an interesting debate.
>
> Operating systems may be judged in many ways - rather like a
> multi-course meal. One's favourite dish may not suit the other diners
> for a variety of reasons.
>
> What I strongly resent (and I hope more PC component manufacturers,
> vendors and users will too) is the threat that Microsoft are attempting
> in their quest for dominance. It is a restrictive practice and the thin
> end of an insidious wedge intended to remove competitiveness. It will
> also in the opinion of many industry pundits remove an incentive to
> further development of personal computing and connectivity. Arguments
> that running virtual machines within Windows are not an answer.
>
> Strangely, it is reported that Microsoft are major contributors to the
> Linux kernel! One wonders why?
>
>
> -- 
> 73 es gd dx de Pat G4GVW, Nr Felixstowe, East Coast, UK
>
>