switch to a real american product

[Justin Bennett]

I think it might be a good idea to let this thread die. This is one of
those areas where people have very strong opinions, It's probrably not
going to lead to anything productive.

Conrad Kreyling said:
> This is really REALLY pathetic, guys. Merely because the French / German
> leaders do not support the unilateral American-lead "War for Something"
> (depends on whom you ask on what week) does not mean that running any
> one of these Linux distributions makes you less of an American, it less
> of a Linux distribution or your machine any less of a Patriotic piece of
> American hardware.
>
> Oh, and a simple reminder: toss all of your Japanese made products
> (Sony, Toshiba, Nissan, Toyota, you get the drift,) because they don't
> support it either.
>
> I'll be by later this week to collect monitors and cars from any of the
> above. ^_~
>
> Con
>
> * ck (c.keogh at verizon.net) wrote:
>> >ck wrote:
>> As American as Apple Pie
>>
>> Considering that linux is open source, built by citizens of many
>> nations... one should logically use/switch to an All American UNIX
>> variant, say Apple Computer's OSX.
>> btw:
>> anybody got a spainish keyboard for sale?
>>
>> "hot cold, up down"- Thales
>> ----------
>> >From: "Robert F. Stockdale IV" <javabob at adelphia.net>
>> >To: nflug at nflug.org
>> >Subject: Re: Switching to Redhat
>> >Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2003, 3:10 PM
>> >
>>
>> >Where all entitled to our opinion. Mine happens to be: DON'T SUPPORT
>> COUNTRIES THAT DON'T SUPPORT US. Even if their product can be
>> obtained  freely.
>> >Bob
>> >
>> >ck wrote:
>> >
>> >>it is silly- a jingoistic circle jerk.
>> >>----------
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>From: "Samuel Morales Jr." <sonofrage at yahoo.com>
>> >>>To: nflug at nflug.org
>> >>>Subject: Re: Switching to Redhat
>> >>>Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2003, 11:40 PM
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>I'm sorry but this seems really silly. Why don't you
>> >>>use Mandrake and call "Liberty Linux?"
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>--- Bob Stockdale <javabob at adelphia.net> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>Mandrake is a French Distribution.
>> >>>>S.U.S.E is a German Distribution.
>> >>>>France and Germany won't support the US against
>> >>>>terrorist Iraq.
>> >>>>I won't support any of their businesses, even if
>> >>>>thier product is free.
>> >>>>Switching to Redhat this weekend on my workstation.
>> >>>>Will use
>> >>>>NSA's SE-Linux on my server. I may even do a LFS.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Any comments?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Bob
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
> --
> "All creature will die, and all the things will be broken.
>   THAT'S the law of samurai!"
>     -- Haomaru, Samurai Spirits


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