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Running OS X, actually, since he was talking about working on Hex Fiend. I imagine that would offend you even more?



Actually these days I'm not even sure which is more offensive, Mac OS X which has always been smugly bastardized Unix, or Ubuntu which has most recently been making everyone think their crappy Linux modifications are the only proper ones (and making "Ubuntu" synonymous with "Linux")


That's one way of saying it. Another is to say that the scope of Unix has widened to suit the needs of other users.


The "close button on the left" crowd, for instance, is thrilled.


Haha, cheap shot, but isn't a good thing that Unix has such a diverse community now? Many years ago, after OSX had been out for a while, even the Mac greybeards started poking at the terminal, isn't that cool? Or does the pool of new users somehow drain from the entire pool?


That's what they get for sharing their bed with the Gnome interface nazis[1].

[1] http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2005-December/msg00...


Yeah, damn those jerks who make a Linux distro that people actually want to use. Betcha those asshats also care about making awesome software more accessible to new users! What dicks.




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