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  From: Alex Garner <alex@netcraft.com.au>
  To  : Justin Hawkins <justin@tardis.mx.com.au>
  Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:18:10 +1030 (CST)

Re: compiler missing

> As someone else mentioned, 'man X'.
> 
> I find this highly annoying. Talk about putting people off free Unix. When
> Joe User walks up to your u-beaut workstation running spiffy enlightenment
> and asks what you are running you can say, "X", and he looks at you as if
> you are a complete pratt. Or, you can say "The X Window System", and
> ..... he looks at you as if you are a complete pratt.

I prefer being correct (as per the X authors wishes) than worring
if joe user is going to be "put off free UNIX" because I don't speak
microsoft.

I'm sure Joe User will get the hang of it. :o)

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Alex Garner <alex@netcraft.com.au>

NetCraft Australia
Phone (08) 8370 3650
http://www.netcraft.com.au

...I should have taken the blue pill.

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