Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?

On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 19:33:46 -0700, % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote in
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Alan wrote:

On 2025-06-04 19:00, % wrote:

Alan wrote:

On 2025-06-04 18:13, % wrote:

Alan wrote:

On 2025-06-04 18:07, % wrote:

Alan wrote:

On 2025-06-04 15:48, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:41:29 -0700, Alan wrote:
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On 2025-06-04 00:14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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Nobody was disputing that Apple is a licensee of the “Unix”
trademark, and is entitled to use it to label their products.
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This is why I like to use the term “*nix” with a meaning that
has nothing to do with the trademark, for how a system is
supposed to work. POSIX is a core part of that, of course. But
there’s a lot more to it. Linux and the BSDs conform to this
“*nix” concept, while Apple’s OSes do not.

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To which "core parts" do Apple's OSes not conform exactly?

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How about you go away and actually use some proper *nix systems
for a few years, then you can come back and show us how you’ve
answered the question for yourself.

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So you can't answer.
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Got it.

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i can i'm just being rude and not doing it

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Are you saying that you're also posting as Lawrence D'Oliveiro?
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Because he's the one to whom my words were addressed.
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:-)

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this is a public format you addressed comp.os.linux.advocacy

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I understand that...
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...but that doesn't mean words aren't directed to what previous
people have said.

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did someone elect you to be the newsgroup cop ,

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Nope.
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Why is it people like you assume that a comment is an attempt to
police?
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Or since you're commenting about me, can I assume you think YOU've been
elected?
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or did you just elect yourself and then start ,
either way we got a problem due to the fact , that i do as i please
here

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As do I.
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The difference is:
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You whine about it.
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do you have a paragraph you would like to submit here ,
i thought i saw you talking about you

 Admit it, % -- he beat you at your own game.