Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Adison Vohn Caterson Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Hobbyware WinCrap 11 strikes again Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:27:24 -0000 (UTC) Organization: openSUSE 15.6 Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <1WoqP.4088$NgFa.1524@fx46.iad> <6CIqP.4095$NgFa.688@fx46.iad> <67b07a28$0$29716$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <0bi2rjtfpg16d2fmbfbjkn4hn2nmqoobji@4ax.com> <47r2rjl9jlr629og8qceqp8fgfhtmh5sv8@4ax.com> <-tKcnYaF9bSneyz6nZ2dnZfqnPgAAAAA@giganews.com> Injection-Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:27:24 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="2d09fa87e7c58e9b65403bd1f51d9392"; logging-data="654889"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/NzjIn9Imz2f89ocwIKlAQ" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:LaAXM/mjx54HQtfRww0zsiDJ430= Bytes: 3411 On 2025-02-16, % wrote: > vallor wrote: >> On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:50:02 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom >> wrote in : >> >>> vallor wrote this post while blinking in Morse code: >>> >>>> On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:48:30 -0500, Joel wrote in >>>> <47r2rjl9jlr629og8qceqp8fgfhtmh5sv8@4ax.com>: >>>> >>>>> rbowman 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. -- End Transmission