From: Mark Warner on
»Q« wrote:
>
> Even the some of the more sluggardly hardware vendors are coming around.
> <http://www.magicjack.com/5/faq/> was one you were concerned about, no?

<q>
Your Question

Will magicJack work with Linux?

Answer

Not yet.

We expect to offer Linux support the first quarter of 2010.
</q>

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From: Bear Bottoms on
Mark Warner <markwarner1954.inhibitions(a)att.net> wrote in
news:7tc76eF9q3U1(a)mid.individual.net:

>�Q� wrote:
>>
>> Even the some of the more sluggardly hardware vendors are coming around
> .
>> <http://www.magicjack.com/5/faq/> was one you were concerned about, no?
>
>
> <q>
> Your Question
>
> Will magicJack work with Linux?
>
> Answer
>
> Not yet.
>
> We expect to offer Linux support the first quarter of 2010.
> </q>
>

Off topic. Windows is the only freeware. You obviously think I have no
clue, so leave it to others.

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From: Olivier on
Mark Warner wrote:

> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> <boxcars(a)gmx.net> wrote:
>>> Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sabayon is a nice distro. If I were going to list Linux programs, it
>>>> would be one of the ones I would list as I did.
>>>
>>> What do you find so nice about it?
>>
>> It's pretty.
>
> Is that from actually installing it, or are you just going by the
> screenshots?
>
lol
From: Spamblk on
=?UTF-8?B?wrtRwqs=?= <boxcars(a)gmx.net> wrote in
news:20100208221346.6d78297c(a)bellgrove.remarqs.net:

<SNIP...>
> I find Windows� users unhappy about a lot of things with it, but inertia
> and other factors keep them from really giving something else a try.
> There are good, free alternatives to check out if anyone's so
> inclined. I'm much happier using the system that I now have than I
> ever was when using Windows�.

I am happy enough with linux; for me to use the latest Microsoft Windows I
would have to purchase/upgrade new hardware as well as the software. That
said the fact I also rely on WINE is indicative of the the success of Windows
which IMHO can't be denied.
From: Gordon Darling on
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:20:50 +0000, Bear Bottoms wrote:

> Spamblk <ZapSpam(a)SpamMeNot.invalid> wrote in
> news:hl39af$g35$3(a)news.albasani.net:
>
>> =?UTF-8?B?wrtRwqs=?= <boxcars(a)gmx.net> wrote in
>> news:20100208221346.6d78297c(a)bellgrove.remarqs.net:

<snip>

> Wine is a software stealing program.
>
> If Linux wants to develop a software stealing program like Wine, to run
> another operating systems software, they should inform users that it is
> potentially stealing and they should check the requirements from the
> developer. I would think Linux would be best served using software that
> was developed for Linux, not steal software from other operating
> systems.

What complete and utter bollocks


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