Re: [Veritas-bu] Auburn vs. Netbackup forums-Was: sniff...bpgpisgone from 6.5
2008-04-09 11:33:04
I resent being called a "Windows Guy." This
insinuates that I only use Windows. I've seen Linux before. On the
box, is says "Linux" - I've seen it! And screenshots on the
internet! And, for the record, my other PC runs OS/2
warp.
-Jonathan
You guys robbing the fun by turning this in to a Unix VS Windows. Can
we get back to our discussion about "Old Farts" ? :)
-Shyam
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:33 AM, WEAVER, Simon (external)
< simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net>
wrote:
Well I am
in Windows all the time ;-)
You guys spend WAY to much time in
cold, loud rooms with no windows! ;-)
An old fart has spoken blasphemy against the
master! Microsoft disciples unite to protect the precious! Those
evil Unix Jedi won't get the better of us this time! Counter their
system stability and anti-trust legislation with systems that populate like
rabbits and so much money we wipe our buts with it! What? Solaris
doing to Intel processors? Community based Linux support and learning?
Fire marketing campaigns alpha, beta and gamma! Open engineering
centers in China, India and Taiwan!! Long live Bill Gates!
-Jonathan
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of
Jeff Lightner Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:14
AM To: Clem Kruger; Haskins, Steve; Ed Wilts Cc: Rusty.Major AT sungard DOT com; Jim Horalek; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject: Re:
[Veritas-bu] Auburn vs. Netbackup forums- Was: sniff...bpgpisgone from
6.5 Lumping in a marketer like Bill Gates with TECHNICAL experts like
Dennis Ritchie is plain silly. Bill didn't "create" anything – he saw an
opportunity when IBM came knocking and bought QDOS to resell to IBM.
(We won't talk about the fact that QDOS was pretty much believed to be a knock
off of CP/M). After DOS became the main OS for IBM PC compatible
systems he was able to force much of the rest of the world into dependence on
his other products not by their technical superiority but by practices that
got the DOJ in the U.S. to start an anti-trust action against him and the E.U.
which has now judged it as monopolistic twice. By the way – I'm pretty sure it was us old farts that were joking about
old farts.
From: Clem Kruger [mailto:Clem AT re-thinking-it DOT com] Sent: Wednesday, April
09, 2008 1:58 AM To: Haskins, Steve; Ed Wilts; Jeff
Lightner Cc: Rusty.Major AT sungard DOT com; Jim Horalek; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject: RE:
[Veritas-bu] Auburn vs. Netbackup forums- Was: sniff...bpgp isgone from
6.5 Good day all y'all, Can someone please explain
what am "old fart" is? There are only 3 certainties
in life, death, taxes and change. The last two we can control but death
started the day we were born. Those of you
who used the term "Old Fart", just remember one day you will wake up and find
yourself much older and then you too will be offended by being called an old
fart! The changes we have seen through the
60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and now the 21st century has made us better
people and most of all we (old farts) are disciplined. You needed to drop a
try of cards once to understand discipline. Will you be remembered when you are gone? The old farts Bill Gates,
Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson and many others will be. Do you know why? Because
they were the pioneers, because all we had was a pair of pliers and some
wire. We never had memory leaks because
could not waste memory. Go and learn assembler and find out what a thrill it
is to do so much with very little. I just
hope that you are fit in mind and body when it is your turn to be called an
"old fart" so that you can ask yourself "did I leave any foot prints others
can follow"? I took offence, but now enjoy
remembering the program sheets, the cards and ticker tape. The something we
made from nothing. It is great to say we were part of the pioneers and just
hope the pioneering spirit will continue. Enjoy your life and have some compassion. Regards,
Clem.
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu on behalf of
Haskins, Steve Sent: Wed 2008/04/09 05:19 AM To: Ed Wilts;
Jeff Lightner Cc: Rusty.Major AT sungard DOT com; Jim Horalek; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject: Re:
[Veritas-bu] Auburn vs. Netbackup forums- Was: sniff...bpgp isgone from
6.5 And programming on punch
cards…Oh, what FUN!
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of
Ed Wilts Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:50 PM To:
Jeff Lightner Cc: Rusty.Major AT sungard DOT com; Jim Horalek; VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu Subject: Re:
[Veritas-bu] Auburn vs Netbackup forums- Was: sniff...bpgp is gone from
6.5 On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Jeff Lightner
<jlightner AT water DOT com> wrote:
We now prefer to be called
Chronologically Mature Methane Producers or ChMMPs (NOT to be pronounced as
Chimps so as not offend the Evolutinarilly Challenged…) An old fart like me can't remember a name *that*
long. I can remember paper tape though... .../Ed (hiding out at SNW in the state that defines
old)
-- Ed Wilts,
Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts AT ewilts DOT org
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