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From: Dan C on 6 Jan 2010 22:08 On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:23:38 -0500, GangGreene wrote: > john(a)wexfordpress.com wrote: > > [putolin] >> >> In general Slackware is always stable when released. Most packages are >> included in the original distro and may be behind the times. Slackware >> 13 however has KDE4 and QT 4. QT 4 enables some packages to run like >> the latest Scribus and disables some others, like Quanta and Kpdftool. >> And KDE4 is itself an abomination. So I run Slack 13, but with Xfce as >> the Gui. I also have a 12.1 partition just for Quanta and Kpdftool. >> >> There are no automatic updates. You are always in control. >> >> John Culleton > > What version of slackware has kde 3.5.10? That would be Slackware 12.2, which is one revision behind the latest (13.0). -- "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". "Bother!" said Pooh, as he wiped the vomit from his chin. Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
From: Sidney Lambe on 6 Jan 2010 23:45 On comp.os.linux.misc, John Hasler <jhasler(a)newsguy.com> wrote: > "Sidney" writes: >> [John Hasler is] an employee of Debian... > > Darren Salt writes: >> That's an interesting assertion, given that Debian has no employees... > > And thus is just what one should expect from "Sidney". I guess "John" doesn't want to discuss the distribution of the donated funds at Debian. This is hardly surprising. If he did, he'd find himself looking for a new job. Sid
From: Sidney Lambe on 6 Jan 2010 23:45 On comp.os.linux.misc, Darren Salt <news(a)youmustbejoking.demon.cu.invalid> wrote: > I demand that Sidney Lambe may or may not have written... > > [snip; about John Hasler] > >> And an employee of Debian... > > That's an interesting assertion, given that Debian has no > employees... > That's what they are in fact. If you want to fall for the doublespeak, go ahead. Sid
From: Sidney Lambe on 7 Jan 2010 00:47 On comp.os.linux.misc, John Hasler <jhasler(a)newsguy.com> wrote: > "Sidney" writes: >> [John Hasler is] an employee of Debian... > > Darren Salt writes: >> That's an interesting assertion, given that Debian has no employees... > > And thus is just what one should expect from "Sidney". > -- > John Hasler > jhasler(a)newsguy.com > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI USA "John's" basic dishonesty is readily apparent. Here he is posting on a Linux group. And instead of informing everyone in his signature of his affiliation with a major distro, he supplies utterly irrelevant information that is supposed to make him look like he's being open and honest. Sid
From: Keith Keller on 7 Jan 2010 01:07
On 2010-01-07, Sidney Lambe <sidneylambe(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > > "Sidney Lambe" aka "Tom Newton" aka "Alan Connor"'s basic > dishonesty is readily apparent. I fixed your post for you. --keith -- kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us (try just my userid to email me) AOLSFAQ=http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt see X- headers for PGP signature information |