but without the libraries that make up the desktop system it would mostly be a load of boring crap :P
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Philip Serracino Inglott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Except linux is just the kernel and has nothing to do with the desktop > right ? :-p > Philip > > 2008/8/25 Anton Xuereb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > actually in year of the desktop time > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Philip Serracino Inglott < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> > >> I call it "ubuntu". > >> or simply say "I don't have windows on my pc" and when people ask > >> "what? how?" I just smirk sardonically, and walk around pretending to > >> be a penguin. > >> > >> Jum l-Ghasfura (heppi bird-day) it-tajjeb lil-Linux! But shouldn't we > >> be counting its age in jiffies? > >> > >> philip > >> > >> 2008/8/25 Jean Azzopardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> > Lol :P > >> > > >> > Keith Vassallo wrote: > >> >> Yep, > >> >> > >> >> That pretty much nails it! > >> >> > >> >> Keith > >> >> > >> >> On 25 Aug 2008, at 12:55, Anton Xuereb wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> tbh, i think we should stick to calling it linux....the gnu guys are > >> >>> just sore about hurd never taking off and want a piece of the > >> >>> action...so everytime someone calls it linux they throw a tantrum > >> >>> about it being calling GNU/LINUX just to have their name in it > >> >>> > >> >>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Nah. I don't agree - for two reasons. First and most > importantly, > >> >>> because it annoys Richard Stallman. > >> >>> > >> >>> Second: What about X11? To many people it's as much a part of > the > >> >>> operating system as the find utility by GNU. What about KDE? > With > >> >>> Linux, the line between operating system and applications is > more > >> >>> blurred than with Windows since in Windows you have to pay extra > >> >>> for everything, whereas in Linux you get everything packaged on > >> >>> the same CD. So you're running > >> >>> GNU/Linux/Xorg/Qt/KDE/OpenOffice.org/Mozilla/Ximian/etc.... or > >> >>> just Linux :) > >> >>> > >> >>> Ramon Casha > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> 2008/8/25 Jean Azzopardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> >>> > >> >>> One mistake : GNU/Linux. > >> >>> Ramon Casha wrote: > >> >>> > On the 25th August 1991 the following message appeared on > >> >>> the > >> >>> > newsgroup /comp.os.minix/: > >> >>> > > >> >>> > /Hello everybody out there using minix- / > >> >>> > > >> >>> > /I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't > >> >>> be big > >> >>> > and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This > has > >> >>> > been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. > I'd > >> >>> like > >> >>> > any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix; as my > >> >>> OS > >> >>> > resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the > >> >>> file-sytem > >> >>> > due to practical reasons)among other things. / > >> >>> > > >> >>> > /I've currently ported bash (1.08) an gcc (1.40), and > >> >>> things seem to work. > >> >>> > This implies that i'll get something practical within a > few > >> >>> months, > >> >>> > and I'd > >> >>> > like to know what features most people want. Any > >> >>> suggestions are welcome, > >> >>> > but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) / > >> >>> > > >> >>> > /Linus Torvalds [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> / > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > *Happy Birthday Linux!!!* > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > Ramon Casha > >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> >>> > > >> >>> > _______________________________________________ > >> >>> > MLUG-list mailing list > >> >>> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> >>> > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> MLUG-list mailing list > >> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> >>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> MLUG-list mailing list > >> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> >>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> MLUG-list mailing list > >> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> >>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> MLUG-list mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >> >> > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > MLUG-list mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> MLUG-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >
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