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Re: A distribution to watch
by Whistler on Wednesday 12/Jul/2006, @19:32

Oh and forgot to mention: there are actually _not_ many GNU/Linux users in China. Everyone is using unauthorized copies of Microsoft Windows, except free software zealots like me :)

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Re: A distribution to watch
by cjacker on Thursday 13/Jul/2006, @08:02

I want to clarify that it's absolutely wrong for you to say that everyone in China is using unauthorized copies of MS windows. On what ground do you say so?

You know why some of the Chinese users are using the distributions other than Redflag Linux? Coz they think that the moon abroad is much brighter than the one in China.

About the above statistics of market share, you can get it from IDC.

at last,As Chinese, I am shame on you.

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Re: A distribution to watch
by Whistler on Thursday 13/Jul/2006, @22:42

> You know why some of the Chinese users are using the distributions other
> than Redflag Linux? Coz they think that the moon abroad is much brighter
> than the one in China.

LOL, this is interesting: everyone who uses GNU/Linux but don't use yours are traitors. Doesn't you mean this?

I use Debian GNU/Linux because it isn't freedom-subtracted, and it's better... uh, more suitable for me. If you can give a distribution which is better than this one, I'll use yours too. But you don't, so no way.

> About the above statistics of market share, you can get it from IDC.

I don't think any statistics can have unauthorized copies count. So that is the case.

And I don't trust them either.

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Re: A distribution to watch
by cjacker on Thursday 13/Jul/2006, @08:03

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Re: A distribution to watch
by Whistler on Thursday 13/Jul/2006, @22:26

I could have added an "almost" before "everyone". Sorry for miswording.

But you have to admit the problems. It's not about nationalism, it's about being honest.

As for what you have done for free software, I would like to thank for you contribution. It's true that I have contributed less than you (but not none!), but that doesn't mean I have to thank you for _everything_.

Whistler

PS: please stop insulting me at linuxfans.org, as I did not insult you.

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Re: A distribution to watch
by Whistler on Friday 14/Jul/2006, @00:07

OK, as someone may misread this, just a clarification:

I don't say that I'm in any way "different" from the Chinese, as I'm Chinese too. I just mean that there is a problem, and we should face it instead of fooling others as well as ourselves. And please don't try to find other things in my bad wording.

I hope this is the end of the thread.

Thanks
Whistler

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