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From: jepler@herbie.unl.edu (Jeff "Obik" Epler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
Date: 18 Jan 1995 01:19:45 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
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ed.duomo@lambada.oit.unc.edu ("Mr. Ed") writes:
>He then goes on to refer to linux as underware throughout the column
>-- over ten times. The column is also titled something like "Linux
>should be called underware". Underware what? Hanes? Fruit of the loom?
>BVD? How insulting!

FreeBVD?

>What do you think of this?

Are there any pictures of the Linux developers in their shorts?  Does
Linus wear briefs or boxers?

>Ed

Jeff
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