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Post #24,957

by Ashton

1/20/02 5:33:43 PM

The Reg wears differently-colored glasses

[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/23746.html|At least, A. Orlowski does]

(sigh} it's rilly Hard, tryin to root for just a slightly different-strain of megalomania.. when the evidence is in: the 'system' is mangled systematically. While all whistle past the cemetery.

A.

LA Times: AOL Negotiating to Buy RED HAT! - (Andrew Grygus) - (100) - Jan. 19, 2002, 11:50:34 AM EST

Nooo! Nooo! Nyet! Nine! Narf! Nunka! - (nking) - (49) - Jan. 19, 2002, 12:48:11 PM EST

Two things . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (47) - Jan. 19, 2002, 01:05:50 PM EST

Oh like it helped Netscape, ICQ? - (nking) - (44) - Jan. 19, 2002, 01:07:23 PM EST

Misconception . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - Jan. 19, 2002, 01:25:06 PM EST

That wasn't what I said - (nking) - (7) - Jan. 19, 2002, 01:35:14 PM EST

Counter platform? - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Jan. 19, 2002, 02:36:51 PM EST

Counter Counter Platform - (nking) - (4) - Jan. 20, 2002, 12:59:08 PM EST

Continued, Post-Monster Kids - (nking) - (2) - Jan. 20, 2002, 05:31:42 PM EST

OT: 5 hrs. at the mall Norm? Sheeesh! -NT - (jb4) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2002, 09:17:56 AM EST

Nope, 15 minutes at the mall, 4 hours at Grandma's house - (nking) - Jan. 21, 2002, 11:48:41 AM EST

Errrr . . Norm? - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 21, 2002, 03:24:29 PM EST

Netscape and Mozilla - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 19, 2002, 02:45:36 PM EST

Eh? - (pwhysall) - (34) - Jan. 21, 2002, 07:29:35 AM EST

AOL whoas - (nking) - (33) - Jan. 21, 2002, 12:01:49 PM EST

Re: AOL whoas - (pwhysall) - (32) - Jan. 21, 2002, 12:17:13 PM EST

if I had my choice between using AOL or not having Net - (nking) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2002, 06:34:26 PM EST

More about AOL - (nking) - Jan. 21, 2002, 07:06:56 PM EST

Excuse me...? - (jb4) - (29) - Jan. 22, 2002, 10:26:38 AM EST

Crap? - (pwhysall) - (28) - Jan. 22, 2002, 12:32:09 PM EST

Then stop genuflecting there... - (jb4) - (7) - Jan. 22, 2002, 01:53:15 PM EST

/me slaps jb4 about with a large trout - (pwhysall) - (3) - Jan. 22, 2002, 01:59:21 PM EST

is that a seagoing, fresh water or racerack trout? me dux -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2002, 02:06:13 PM EST

Given my history in the '70s... - (jb4) - Jan. 22, 2002, 02:20:59 PM EST

/me slaps the Shill about with a large Cod - (jb4) - Jan. 22, 2002, 02:29:31 PM EST

Occham was all marketing... - (mhuber) - (2) - Jan. 24, 2002, 12:34:14 AM EST

A more complex hypothesis - (nking) - Jan. 24, 2002, 01:24:14 AM EST

______________________S _Shhhhhhhh you fool.. - (Ashton) - Jan. 25, 2002, 06:30:28 PM EST

I've already proven that AOL is crap - (nking) - (19) - Jan. 22, 2002, 05:11:20 PM EST

You've done no such thing. - (bepatient) - (18) - Jan. 22, 2002, 10:36:02 PM EST

Sure, I am not alone - (nking) - (17) - Jan. 23, 2002, 02:18:50 AM EST

Why AOL Don't Suck - (pwhysall) - (16) - Jan. 23, 2002, 02:33:12 AM EST

AOL does suck, McDonald's syndrome - (nking) - (13) - Jan. 23, 2002, 02:34:32 AM EST

I see we are at that point... - (pwhysall) - (11) - Jan. 23, 2002, 02:56:16 AM EST

I'll repeat myself again - (nking) - (9) - Jan. 23, 2002, 03:16:20 AM EST

Why bother... - (bepatient) - (8) - Jan. 23, 2002, 08:14:09 AM EST

Oh really? - (nking) - (7) - Jan. 23, 2002, 01:05:56 PM EST

AOL keeps changing - (drewk) - Jan. 23, 2002, 01:36:49 PM EST

Really - (bepatient) - (5) - Jan. 23, 2002, 04:42:27 PM EST

What can AOL provide that you cannot find on the Net - (nking) - (4) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:25:22 PM EST

Don't be sorry... - (bepatient) - (1) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:46:07 PM EST

whether you like it or not - (nking) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:56:03 PM EST

Re: What can AOL provide that you cannot find on the Net - (wharris2) - (1) - Jan. 24, 2002, 12:46:27 PM EST

Oh really? Mark Two. - (nking) - Jan. 24, 2002, 05:32:06 PM EST

Peter, I see a quite larger reason to work against AOL - (Ashton) - Jan. 23, 2002, 06:48:22 AM EST

Hey! Watchit! Leave the Cubbies outta this! ;-) -NT - (jb4) - Jan. 23, 2002, 09:16:28 AM EST

By that...er, "logic"... - (jb4) - (1) - Jan. 23, 2002, 09:15:11 AM EST

Re: By that...er, "logic"... - (pwhysall) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:06:08 AM EST

Monopolizing all electronic delivery on the net. - (Ashton) - (1) - Jan. 20, 2002, 04:13:14 PM EST

The Reg wears differently-colored glasses - (Ashton) - Jan. 20, 2002, 05:33:43 PM EST

Actually, it might be better turned around the other way. - (static) - Jan. 20, 2002, 04:53:21 AM EST

Re: LA Times: AOL Negotiating to Buy RED HAT! - (a6l6e6x) - Jan. 19, 2002, 01:57:05 PM EST

Rumors anyway, anything proven? - (nking) - (1) - Jan. 20, 2002, 05:34:41 PM EST

Robert Young: "No Comment". - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 21, 2002, 12:31:55 PM EST

Re: Register speaks .... - (dmarker2) - (37) - Jan. 21, 2002, 09:12:00 AM EST

I don't get it. - (bepatient) - (36) - Jan. 21, 2002, 10:15:51 AM EST

Re: You could well be right. - (dmarker2) - (35) - Jan. 21, 2002, 11:42:26 PM EST

What happens after the AOl buyout - (nking) - Jan. 22, 2002, 02:38:35 AM EST

Look at Mozilla - (Andrew Grygus) - (33) - Jan. 22, 2002, 05:12:18 AM EST

This is my point. - (bepatient) - (32) - Jan. 22, 2002, 10:28:25 PM EST

Not so - (nking) - (9) - Jan. 23, 2002, 02:24:45 AM EST

Re: Not so - (pwhysall) - (8) - Jan. 23, 2002, 02:48:26 AM EST

AOL trouble - (nking) - (3) - Jan. 23, 2002, 03:03:13 AM EST

Enough with the lemons, you two. - (static) - (2) - Jan. 23, 2002, 05:31:27 AM EST

We also forgot - (nking) - Jan. 23, 2002, 01:08:46 PM EST

One more lemon - (wharris2) - Jan. 23, 2002, 01:46:32 PM EST

AOL client has killed VPNs I've worked with before. - (imric) - (1) - Jan. 23, 2002, 06:23:21 AM EST

Thanks for your support - (nking) - Jan. 23, 2002, 01:12:37 PM EST

AOL has their own winsock that is incompatible with other - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 23, 2002, 09:38:12 AM EST

AOL mucking up the OS - (nking) - Jan. 23, 2002, 01:14:28 PM EST

BeeP, please see my post above - (Ashton) - (21) - Jan. 23, 2002, 07:05:22 AM EST

Sure... - (bepatient) - (20) - Jan. 23, 2002, 10:25:08 AM EST

Yes.. all true-ish. Sorta. - (Ashton) - (19) - Jan. 23, 2002, 06:11:23 PM EST

You seem to have a decidedly US-centric view... - (bepatient) - (18) - Jan. 23, 2002, 09:32:26 PM EST

You are making the distinction correctly - (Ashton) - (17) - Jan. 23, 2002, 10:09:29 PM EST

Still... - (bepatient) - (13) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:01:27 PM EST

Censorship and freedom of speech - (nking) - (12) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:20:53 PM EST

AOL is under no obligation... - (bepatient) - (11) - Jan. 23, 2002, 11:51:03 PM EST

So they can violate the rights of US citizens - (nking) - (10) - Jan. 24, 2002, 12:01:06 AM EST

They're not, though. - (pwhysall) - (9) - Jan. 24, 2002, 02:18:56 AM EST

That is like saying - (nking) - (8) - Jan. 24, 2002, 09:07:55 AM EST

Doh! back atcha Norm. - (Silverlock) - (5) - Jan. 24, 2002, 09:25:18 AM EST

Customers and users still have rights - (nking) - (4) - Jan. 24, 2002, 06:03:42 PM EST

Wow...there are some good ones there... - (bepatient) - (3) - Jan. 24, 2002, 07:21:14 PM EST

You may have a point - (nking) - (2) - Jan. 24, 2002, 07:45:16 PM EST

Think. - (bepatient) - (1) - Jan. 24, 2002, 08:26:07 PM EST

Think again - (nking) - Jan. 25, 2002, 01:06:57 PM EST

Getting a little off base, aren't we? - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Jan. 24, 2002, 09:44:00 AM EST

Thanks AG...saved me some typing. -NT - (bepatient) - Jan. 24, 2002, 02:11:01 PM EST

Hmm, what about this - (drewk) - (2) - Jan. 24, 2002, 09:34:48 AM EST

Nothing can legally be done 'to' AOL, - (Ashton) - (1) - Jan. 25, 2002, 08:29:34 AM EST

Of course it cannot - (nking) - Jan. 25, 2002, 01:01:41 PM EST

But what about SuSE? - (jb4) - Jan. 21, 2002, 09:12:21 AM EST

The Marti hypothesis - (kmself) - Jan. 21, 2002, 11:49:12 AM EST

In other words.... - (tjsinclair) - Jan. 21, 2002, 10:32:07 PM EST

CNET: No they ain't! - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2002, 03:09:43 AM EST

it just figures - (nking) - Jan. 22, 2002, 05:13:52 PM EST

User Friendly predicts the AOL/Red Hat results: - (Ashton) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2002, 05:42:19 AM EST

About right! :) - (nking) - Jan. 22, 2002, 05:16:20 PM EST

LRPD goes to the bottom of the rumours: - (CRConrad) - (1) - Jan. 25, 2002, 08:54:33 AM EST

Words of wisdom - (nking) - Jan. 25, 2002, 12:56:27 PM EST

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