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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!vic.news.telstra.net!news.mira.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!news2.cais.com!cais.cais.com!mcgraw From: mcgraw@cais.cais.com (Michael Curry) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD? Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Date: 3 Apr 1996 19:30:37 GMT Organization: Capital Area Internet Service info@cais.com 703-448-4470 Lines: 15 Message-ID: <4jujkt$rqc@news2.cais.com> References: <4jpq8b$tfv@lucy.swin.edu.au> <4jq70e$oe0@marple.umd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cais.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16608 comp.os.linux.misc:96091 Christopher (campagna@marple.umd.edu) wrote: : Please foreward all flames to bill.clinton@whitehouse.com :) : If you are brand spanking new to using UNIX and want to play a little bit : and get your feet wet, I'd say go with Linux. I only say this because it : has some nice little features, such as color coded filenames, ability to : run DOS programs (some) and some other toys that are neat. WHAT??????!!!!! COLOR-CODED FILENAMES???!!! IN UNIX!!!??? GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN!!!! EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT'S COGNITIVELY COUNTER REACTIVE AND GOES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE ELECTRON-SPIN THEORY!! AUGH!!! Sorry. Gee, I don't know what came over me. Oh, well.