-=> KK4QBN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 KK> I hope you're talking about the original poster.. although I don't run
 KK> on a Pi, I'm by far not a windows user.. most of my services run off
 KK> linux, My IRC server, and POTS server run off an old rusty XP machine
 KK> that has better uptime then my linux box does BTW. (upgrades.) My XP
 KK> machine has been running since before I moved my whole BBS (minus the
 KK> irc server, bots and pots server) flawlessly.. it was just a bit too
 KK> slow to keep up with the growth of my BBS.

Cool.  It's just I always get that generic reply, but the dev versions weren't
available precompiled for the Pi, last time I looked, and I only knew of
Windows versions available, it was more in reference to that.

 KK> This old tower says "Optimized for AOL" if that tells you anything. I
 KK> paid about 2.50 for it at a thrift store and another 2 bucks for the
 KK> 17" flatscreen monitor.. Now I have dual monitors on my linux box and
 KK> the one on the XP machine "Like I really need it.. I only use it to
 KK> monitor pots connections every now and then). But really.. come one..
 KK> why shame someone for what OS they use.. thats like some of these Ham
 KK> radio operators shaming others for using Chinese radios.. Newsflash
 KK> people.. the components of all these radios are built on the same
 KK> freaking assembly line by the same 5 year old kids in China.. get a
 KK> grip.. you just paid 15x more for yours than I did mine.. You're afraid
 KK> to use your 400+ dollar ht because it might get dirty.. I'll throw mine
 KK> in the mud puddle, pick it up, get shocked (they'll shock whether their
 KK> wet or not haha.. and keep using it)

It was not so much about the OS people use, more about the assumption that
because one is running an OS (most commonly Windows for reasons of convenience,
since the installed base of compilers is much smaller proportionally) for which
a precompiled version is available for download.  It's those blind assumptions
that annoy me more.  I don't care what OS people use, just don't assume I'm
using the same or that upgrade and other paths are the same! :)


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