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From: jupiter@iii1.iii.net (Craig Shrimpton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
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Date: 19 Jan 1995 06:53:43 -0500
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Mr. Ed (ed.duomo@lambada.oit.unc.edu) wrote:

: 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!

: What do you think of this?

I actually wrote Mr. Petreley after reading the article to point out some 
of his "misconceptions." Graciously, he returned my e-mail and told me 
not to take his "underware" term too seriously.  I get the feeling that 
the follow up article may shed  a kinder light on Linux.  We should 
probably wait for his next article before we spam him.  Remember: it's 
only un*x .. only un*x .. only un*x .. only un*x  . . .. . .. ... .. .

-Craig