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From: me <invalid@invalid.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject: Re: Microsoft just put this controversial Notepad feature behind a
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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:48:43 -0500
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On 2/18/2025 8:01 PM, Joel wrote:
> D <noreply@mixmin.net> wrote:
> 
>>> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-just-put-this-controversial-notepad-feature-behind-a-paywall
>>> You have to be kidding me.  This is what dumbasses running Win11 are
>>> paying good money to obtain?  And Linux is *free*?  How is that
>>> reality, where the free product is the only one worth using?  What era
>>> is this, FFS?  Fuck M$ and Apple too, their hardware is overpriced but
>>> required to use their OS.  Linux is the only option, for someone with
>>> sanity.
>>
>> hmm... never heard of ai "rewrite":
>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ai+rewrite
>>
>> for text editing, these work superbly:
>> libre office https://libreoffice.org
>> notetab lite https://notetab.com/notetab-light
>>   ted notepad https://jsimlo.sk/notepad
>>
>> i'm not a linux user, but there are plenty of active linux
>> newsgroups that might be more helpful to linux users, e.g.
>>
>> alt.comp.linux
>> alt.comp.os.linux
>> alt.os.linux
>> alt.os.linux.debian
>> alt.os.linux.mint
>> alt.os.linux.ubuntu
>> comp.os.linux.announce
>> comp.os.linux.hardware
>> comp.os.linux.portable
>> linux.debian.announce
>> linux.debian.user
>> uk.comp.os.linux
>>
>> cross-posting is poor netiquette; it's always best to post
>> articles to only one newsgroup at a time and avoid cursing
> 
> 
> No, I did the correct thing, this article and my commentary was
> relevant to Windows 11 and to Linux advocacy, you can take your wise-
> ass attitude out the door.
> 
You did not do the right thing. I use linux myself. There is no need to 
denigrate those who use other operating systems. Your response was 
childish and conceited.

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