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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 19:58:40 -0700
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On 2025-06-04 19:47, vallor wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 19:33:46 -0700, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote in
> <b92cnbY9xeCFn9z1nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
> 
>> Alan wrote:
>>> On 2025-06-04 19:00, % wrote:
>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>> On 2025-06-04 18:13, % wrote:
>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2025-06-04 18:07, % wrote:
>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2025-06-04 15:48, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:41:29 -0700, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-06-04 00:14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nobody was disputing that Apple is a licensee of the “Unix”
>>>>>>>>>>>> trademark, and is entitled to use it to label their products.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> This is why I like to use the term “*nix” with a meaning that
>>>>>>>>>>>> has nothing to do with the trademark, for how a system is
>>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to work. POSIX is a core part of that, of course. But
>>>>>>>>>>>> there’s a lot more to it. Linux and the BSDs conform to this
>>>>>>>>>>>> “*nix” concept, while Apple’s OSes do not.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> To which "core parts" do Apple's OSes not conform exactly?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How about you go away and actually use some proper *nix systems
>>>>>>>>>> for a few years, then you can come back and show us how you’ve
>>>>>>>>>> answered the question for yourself.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So you can't answer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Got it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i can i'm just being rude and not doing it
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are you saying that you're also posting as Lawrence D'Oliveiro?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because he's the one to whom my words were addressed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this is a public format you addressed comp.os.linux.advocacy
>>>>>
>>>>> I understand that...
>>>>>
>>>>> ...but that doesn't mean words aren't directed to what previous
>>>>> people have said.
>>>>
>>>> did someone elect you to be the newsgroup cop ,
>>>
>>> Nope.
>>>
>>> Why is it people like you assume that a comment is an attempt to
>>> police?
>>>
>>> Or since you're commenting about me, can I assume you think YOU've been
>>> elected?
>>>
>>>> or did you just elect yourself and then start ,
>>>> either way we got a problem due to the fact , that i do as i please
>>>> here
>>>
>>> As do I.
>>>
>>> The difference is:
>>>
>>> You whine about it.
>>>
>> do you have a paragraph you would like to submit here ,
>> i thought i saw you talking about you
> 
> Admit it, % -- he beat you at your own game.
> 

Not much an accomplishment.

;-)