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   As we have discussed it will be interesting to see if you maintain =
your hypocrisy in the future.  In the mean time, you keep playing your =
word games with "linux" and try to pur words in my mouth.  The =
vulnerable components for which I provided links to redhat taking =
responsibility are part of redhat linux 9.  I make no claims about =
whatever fluid definition of the term "linux" you are using
today.

Rich

  "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message =
news:4032818c{at}w3.nls.net...
  Rich wrote:

  >    I wouldn't call redhat linux 9 flour but that doesn't matter.  =
Adam=20
  > want's to claim that redhat linux 9 is not linux.  Are you as silly =
as he?
  > =20

  No I am stating that mutt & GAIM are not linux. How stupid are you if=20
  you confuse an operating system with a email client & a Instant=20
  messaging client?




  Adam


  > Rich
  > =20
  >=20
  >     "Chris Robinson"      > wrote in message
  >     news:4031fdb7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  >     Rich wrote:
  >=20
  >      >    More nonsense from you.  I find it particularly humorous =
that you
  >      > accuse me of deception for using redhad linux 9, a product =
that calls
  >      > itself linux as an example of linux when you repeatedly =
attempt to
  >      > claim a sony computer sold in bundle with Windows and other =
sony
  >      > supplied software is simply Windows.
  >      >
  >      >    I see you still refuse to commit or back down to your =
silly claim
  >      > that redhat, sun, and other vendors have no responsibility to =
support
  >      > the code they ship in their products if they do not own the =
copyright
  >      > to this code.
  >      >
  >      > Rich
  >=20
  >     The fact is that it's an unfair comparison.  Comparing Windows =
to a
  >     Linux distribution (with ALL the software bundled with it) is =
like
  >     comparing flour with a big mac.
  >=20
  >     http://dict.die.net/linux/ -  The GNU project has provided large
  >     numbers of quality tools, and together with other public domain
  >     software it is a rich Unix environment.  A compilation of the =
Linux
  >     kernel and these tools is known as a Linux distribution.
  >=20
  >     So, I think the real argument here should be "what's a fair
  >     comparisson".  If someone was to build a Linux distribution =
(could base
  >     it on RedHat for example), and put it together as a =
like-for-like match
  >     to Windows (i.e. include a basic text editor, calculator, file =
manager
  >     etc), then this would prove a fair comparison imho.  We could =
call it
  >     "Winux", and it would exist purely to prove a point.
  >=20
  >     Chris.

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   As we
have discussed it =
will be=20
interesting to see if you maintain your hypocrisy in the future. 
= In the=20
mean time, you keep playing your word games with "linux" and try
to pur = words in=20
my mouth.  The vulnerable components for which I provided links to
= redhat=20
taking responsibility are part of redhat linux 9.  I make no
claims = about=20
whatever fluid definition of the term "linux" you are using =
today.
 
Rich
 

  "Adam Flinton" <adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com=">mailto:adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com">adam_NO_{at}_SPAM_softfab.com=
>=20
  wrote in message news:4032818c{at}w3.nls.net...Ri=
ch=20
  wrote:>    I
wouldn't call redhat linux 9 =
flour but=20
  that doesn't matter.  Adam > want's to claim
that redhat =
linux 9=20
  is not linux.  Are you as silly as
he?>  No I =
am=20
  stating that mutt & GAIM are not linux. How stupid are you if =
you=20
  confuse an operating system with a email client & a Instant =
messaging=20
 
client?Adam>
Rich>  =
>=20
  >     "Chris
Robinson" <c.robinson{at}NOtotaliseSPA=">mailto:c.robinson{at}NOtotaliseSPAM..co.uk">c.robinson{at}NOtotaliseSPA=
M..co.uk>    =20
  <mailto:c.robinson{at}NOtotal=">mailto:c.robinson{at}NOtotaliseSPAM.co.uk">mailto:c.robinson{at}NOtotal=
iseSPAM.co.uk>>=20
  wrote in message>     news:4031fdb7$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>    =20
  Rich wrote:>
>     =20
  >    More nonsense from you. 
I find it =
particularly=20
  humorous that
you>     
> accuse me =
of=20
  deception for using redhad linux 9, a product that=20
  calls>     
> itself linux as an =
example of=20
  linux when you repeatedly attempt =
to>     =20
  > claim a sony computer sold in bundle with Windows and other=20
  sony>     
> supplied software is =
simply=20
  Windows.>     =20
 
>>     
>    I =
see you=20
  still refuse to commit or back down to your silly=20
  claim>     
> that redhat, sun, and =
other=20
  vendors have no responsibility to=20
 
support>     
> the code they ship =
in their=20
  products if they do not own the=20
 
copyright>     
> to this=20
  code.>     =20
 
>>     
> Rich>=20
  >     The fact is
that it's an unfair=20
  comparison.  Comparing Windows to =
a>     Linux=20
  distribution (with ALL the software bundled with it) is=20
  like>     comparing
flour with a big =
mac.>=20
  >     http://dict.die.net/linux/;">http://dict.die.net/linux/http://dict.die.net/linux/">http://dict.die.net/linux/;
=
-  The=20
  GNU project has provided
large>     numbers =
of=20
  quality tools, and together with other public=20
  domain>     software
it is a rich Unix=20
  environment.  A compilation of the =
Linux>    =20
  kernel and these tools is known as a Linux distribution.>=20
  >     So, I think
the real argument here =
should be=20
  "what's a
fair>    
comparisson".  If =
someone=20
  was to build a Linux distribution (could =
base>    =20
  it on RedHat for example), and put it together as a like-for-like=20
  match>     to
Windows (i.e. include a basic =
text=20
  editor, calculator, file
manager>     etc), =
then=20
  this would prove a fair comparison imho.  We could call=20
  it>    
"Winux", and it would exist purely =
to prove=20
  a point.>
>    =20
Chris.

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