Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:20:42 -0700 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@twobirds.us> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: advanced DOS Message-ID: <20040413162042.GB2204@joloxbox> In-Reply-To: <20040413160818.GA94448@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20040413153704.GB3304@joloxbox> <20040413160818.GA94448@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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* Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> [2004-04-13 09:08]: > On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 08:37:04AM -0700, Joshua Lokken wrote: > > > I just had a co-worker tell me that his opinion of *NIX is that it's > > "just advanced DOS." I had to roll on the floor for a few minutes, > > laughing... ;) > > In the same sense that an 18-wheel truck is the same thing as a donkey > cart, yes. > > I trust your colleague will be a long time living that one down... Unfortunately, I have a feeling that most all of my co-workers feel about the same way. I am, however, quite nostalgic about my love for things *NIX, so to me, Mutt and Links are perfect, while others walk by my desk and chuckle about my crude choice of apps... -- Joshua Worlds may change, galaxies disintegrate, but a woman always remains a woman. -- Kirk, "The Conscience of the King", stardate 2818.9
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