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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:5437 comp.os.linux.misc:35470 comp.os.os2.advocacy:79745 alt.folklore.computers:73458 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!newshost.marcam.com!uunet!nwnexus!nwnexus!amc-gw!dsinet!daveb From: daveb@dgtl.com (David Breneman) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld! Message-ID: <5098@dsinet> Date: 16 Feb 95 19:56:21 GMT References: <950116203411@lambada> <3fv5jm$ie6@plato.simons-rock.edu> <3g862c$3mu@supreme.pcug.org.au> <D3Mvy7.1Kq@csc.liv.ac.uk> <3heh7u$scl@umbc8.umbc.edu> <3hg0ei$f96@yama.mcc.ac.uk> <damir-1002952345140001@damir.mindspring.com> <3ho4v4$1p4@yama.mcc.ac.uk> Sender: root@dsinet Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,alt.folklore.computers Organization: Digital Systems International, Redmond WA Lines: 21 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] Paul Floyd (paul@meed47.ee.man.ac.uk) wrote: Deletions... : Plenty of ideas. Ban cars from city centres. Tax on petrol $3 per : gallon (not far from current European levels). Tax engine sizes so : that anything over 1.5 litres really really hurts. Ban cars that : fail to meet emmisions/efficiency limits. Encourage public transport. : More cycleways in city centres. Mandatory purchasing of OS/2 : (weak attempt at getting back on topic). : Unfortunately, the car & construction companies seem to have too much : political power. In other words, us rich dumb Americans would be in great shape if we just nationalized our car companies and ran them like British Leyland. -- David Breneman Email: daveb@jaws.engineering.dgtl.com Systems Administrator, Voice: +1 206 881-7544 Fax: +1 206 556-8033 Product Development Platforms Digital Systems International, Inc. Redmond, Washington, U. S. o' A.