switch to a real american product

[Robert F. Stockdale IV]

AGREED

Bob

On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 07:48, Justin Bennett wrote:
> 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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