Bevan C. Bennett wrote:
Brian Fahrlander wrote:
They are coming from PC's, not linux boxes....my mailbox is full of
people whose addresses I don't know, and they say I've sent'em email...
but it's impossible.
Just to pick a bothersome nit, but 'PC' (personal computer) refers
only to the -hardware-, not the software running on it (PCs are
traditionally based on AT or XT form factor x86 compatible systems).
"They are coming from PCs, not linux boxes" doesn't strictly make
sense, as most personal linux boxes are PCs (as opposed to PowerPC or
server systems).
From context, I suspect you meant to say something like "they are
coming from Windows, not Linux, PCs".
I apologize for the OT issue, but this is one of those little
wrongnesses that really bugs me for some reason, so I'm on a general
quest of education to stamp it out.
My personal favorite is when people call the PC (as in the case with all
the bits in) a "hard drive" or "the CPU"..
Really does my head in.. :)
Later..
