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From: Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Hobbyware WinCrap 11 strikes again
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:27:24 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-02-16, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
> vallor wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:50:02 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
>> wrote in <vosmtq$jcde$1@dont-email.me>:
>> 
>>> vallor wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:48:30 -0500, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> <47r2rjl9jlr629og8qceqp8fgfhtmh5sv8@4ax.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> This would be why I use Forte Agent under Wine, why settle for hobbyware
>>>>>>> BS like Pan?  Unix-like has terrific NNTP clients running in terminal,
>>>>>>> but I have yet to see a GUI one worth anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pan works for me. If I want to run Windows stuff, I'll fire up the Windows
>>>>>> laptop. It's been a while but iirc I have usenet set up in Thunderbird on
>>>>>> Windows. It got weird on Linux and I switched to Pan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I used to like KNode but that's history now. Usenet gets no respect in
>>>>>> KDE.
>>>>>
>>>>> My philosophy is to use the best, the latest, up-to-date, user-
>>>>> friendly software for a given purpose.  It's pretty simple, other than
>>>>> Usenapp for macOS, Forte Agent stands as a flagship GUI NNTP client,
>>>>> native to Windows API but usable under Wine.  There's just no good
>>>>> reason to put up with something less than.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen editor wars, and OS wars, but this is the first time
>>>> I've seen some Usenet rando try to start a newsreader war.
>>>
>>> I use slrn. All other newsreaders suck ass.
>>> I use mutt. All other email clients suck ass.
>>>
>>> I should add this:
>>>
>>>      ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
>> 
>> Oh yeah?  Well:
>> 
>> I fly spaceships in Elite Dangerous Odyssey.  All other games suck!
>> 
> doom was a game , heretic was a game , then there were no games any more

Goat Simulator 3.

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