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   Mark Warner to All   
   Re: Be Wary: Hackers are Readying Securi   
   03 Apr 14 16:47:44   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.freeware, comp.os.ms-windows.misc   
   From: mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/3/2014 4:18 PM, Auric__ wrote:   
   > Joe Zeff wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:21:55 +0200, Bubba wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I just wish that Linux was more standardized and not divided into so   
   >>> many "flavors of the month."   
   >>   
   >> I'm a Linux user and I'm glad it isn't.  If I don't like the direction   
   >> one distro or one DE is going in, I'm free to switch to a different one   
   >> that fits my needs better.  As an example, when I learned what Gnome 3   
   >> was going to be like, I started looking around for an alternative and by   
   >> the time it came out, I'd migrated to Xfce.  With Linux, it's all about   
   >> choice.   
   >   
   > Within limits. A lot of things in Linux are "If you don't like it, write your   
   > own."   
      
   Perhaps. But many times that's the response given to those who refuse to   
   be satisfied with the available choices.   
      
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   Mark Warner   
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