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To: Fiddlstix; ShadowAce
There's some hatred for Linux (and the BSD flavors) because of its supposed leftist origins and due to the socialist rants of GNU's Richard Stallman. Yet a good percentage of FReepers are on board. And Free Republic itself runs on a Linux platform with plenty of Perl doing the backend work. Both of those things make it A-OK to me.
9 posted on 08/15/2015 1:07:24 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: re_nortex

How would I acquire Unix or Linux for my W-7 machines? Do I have to unload Windows first? What are my odds of getting thru it with my puter still operating?


18 posted on 08/15/2015 1:52:40 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: re_nortex

You should have been here a decade or so ago. The “Linux Wars” were epic. One character in particular, named “Golden Eagle” was a delightful and charming advocate for all things Microsoft.

Those were some hilarious threads. Eventually, we compiled a “Golden Eagle Lie List” that we would just post whenever he decided to speak.

Good times.


38 posted on 08/15/2015 4:08:12 PM PDT by FLAMING DEATH (I'm not racist - I hate Biden too!)
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