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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:10:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn@panix.com> wrote at 01:31 this Friday (GMT):
> Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> writes:
>>> 
>>> To be fair, having Linux as your first OS would be very rare.
>> 
>
> Who cares.  It is the only OS I have used since 1998 at least.
>
> Everything else I look at sucks.
>
> Programs I install
> Openshot
> Firefox
> Gimp
> GVIM
> thunderbird
> mutt
> gcc
> make
> Perl
> Python
> gdb
> vlc
> crossfire-gtk
> gnuplot
> dia
> inkscape
> scribus
> xcalc
> oclock
> windowmaker
> X11
> openrc
> hexchat
> popcorntime
> transmission
> open-nusismat
> make
> rsync
> ssh!!
>
> at minimum
>> Hey, look, guys! I'm a rarity!! 
>> (Most people would deinitely consider that a GOOD THING!)
>> 
>> Well, almost. I went from MSDOS to UNIX and then Linux. Never had Windows as
>> my personal 'daily-driver'.
>> 
>> (Aually, I was using X11 desktops on UNIX, and had heard 'Wonderful Things'
>> about this new 'Windows thing'.  So I tried it and was aghast at just how
>> **bad** and primitive it was, compared to what I was already using.)
>> 
>> Jack


I thought older windows was good for it's time, but yeah nowadays I'm
leaning more towards Linux. I haven't heard of some of these, thanks for
bringing it up!
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