Subj : Re: PING Question
To   : Barry Martin
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Sat Oct 19 2019 00:17:44

-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 09-Oct-2019 09:27 <=-

 BM>>> Nope - close!  Have seen the system suggest a half-dozen options
 BM>>> depending on what typed in -- all depends on what requested
 BM>>> originally. (Think a spell checker suggesting words.)
 NB>>> That could give some hours of amusement, should one have the
 NB>>> inclination... ;)
 BM>> Hmm: now that is an odd form of entertainment!
 NB>> Especially for people (neither you nor I) that have time on their
 NB>> hands... ;)
 BM> Oh I have some time, just not that much. :)   Or more prefer doing
 BM> something else with my free/spare time other than reading randomly
 BM> brought up articles.  I will admit to sometimes reading those 'you
 BM> might be interested in' article teasers (not click-bait) because I find
 BM> them potentially of interest.  To me a difference between 'of interest'
 BM> and 'anything because I've nothing better to do'.

And I'm rarely if ever in that sort of situation where something might
be suggested that way, anyway....
 
 BM>> Ubuntu (Zulu pronunciation: [—?Łnt'—]) is a Nguni Bantu term meaning
 BM>> "humanity". It is often translated as "I am because we are," or
 BM>> "humanity towards others", but is often used in a more philosophical
 BM>> sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that
 BM>> connects all humanity".
 BM>> So the name is based on a philosophy.
 NB>> Interesting.... given that the linux distros are meant to be for
 NB>> the masses, in their own way... ;)
 BM> Yes, and I don't know how well the masses react.  From what I've read
 BM> some time back this country is more Windows-orientated and Europe
 BM> Linux-oriented.  I don't have a statistical base: doesn't come up in
 BM> conversation.  And I think a lot would be 'influenced' by what comes
 BM> with what they're buying: the $35 Raspberry Pi comes with a form of
 BM> Linux, the desktop computer at Best Buy with Windows.  What's running
 BM> inside generally doesn't matter to the average consumer, it's what it
 BM> does on the outside.

The ones that care, generally seem to gravitate towards linux, at least
from what I've seen... Of course, my sample is probably skewed that way,
given that I'm mostly dealing with people that are more into computers
on a deeper level than the average consumer... ie, sysops, Fido or Ilink
mail movers, along with several of my friends, to say nothing of
Richard... :) 

ttyl         neb

.... What Manual? I thought this was an automatic.

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