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From: privett@chronos5.altair.wes.mot.com (Carl W. Privett)
Subject: Re: Linux thoroughly insulted by Infoworld!
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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 19:11:03 GMT
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> This is why I call MS-DOS the "Budweiser of operating systems"!  :-)
> 
> (OS/2 is more sophisticated, but well-known, like a microbrew.
> Linux is definately homebrew!)
> 
> -- 
> Dennis Flaherty                  dennisf@denix.elk.miles.com
>     Oatmeal Stout: It's the Right Thing to Drink!

Please, slam DOS if you must, but don't bring Bud down to that level.
Beer, any beer has its uses. DOS on the otherhand ...

Carl Privett
privett@wes.mot.com