Chrome on Ubuntu: Install it now, show interest in promoting companies to write Linux software!

[Dotan Cohen]

2009/6/10 Matt Harrison <matt.harrison82 at gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Dotan Cohen<dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have a special message for e-mail newbies that complain about top posting:
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>> I have a special message for e-mail newbies that insist on top posting:
>> *plonk*
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>> I've been using email since you were using crayons. Don't try pulling
>> the newbie stick with me, guppy. In my day email was _per_machine_ (no
>> silly @ in the address), both ways uphill, and console based because
>> there was no GUI. Text formatting? The printer even had a fixed-font
>> daisy wheel! Top posting? If you'd waste four bits of bandwidth the NA
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> Like Karl was told....Dotan....get a blog....
>

Or you could just filter me. I posted here to encourage other Ubuntu
users to stand up and show that the Linux community exists. Lots of
software houses are comnemplating Linux software, but most have the
same concern: no real Linux user base. I know that because I write to
them regularly, asking about Linux software.


> About 80% of the posts on this topic are from you...This thread is
> slowly reminding me of Karl and his Wicd thread.

No kidding! That might be because I'm the OP?!? And 9 out of 48 posts
works out to 80% in your narrow world?

> But, you know...I
> wasn't verbose enough on my dislike of Google, even though I use
> G-Mail.  I like Google better than Microsoft, but their business
> practices leave something to be desired, at least by me...and possible
> the guy who wrote the Forum Thread I read about securing Firefox
> against Google.
>

I don't care what good guy / bad guy scale you use or how MIcrosoft
rates on it. Take your crusade somewhere else.


> So yes, I do have Cookies turned off, Ad-Block installed and NoScript
> running because I would rather not give Google and other companies
> like it an open invitation to my computer and my information without
> at least a chance at knowing what they are doing.
>

Smart move. I do the same.


> Do I think it is great that Google is working on a Linux version of
> Chrome....not particularly, but that is just because of the company,
> but I do see the monumental impact that can be had when a company as
> big as Google begins writing software for the Linux platform.  So on
> the other side of things, yes I think it is very cool they are doing
> it.
>

So maybe you could show them some gratitude? Show them that there is
in fact interest in Linux software?


> However, on a personal side, it's about as cool as Microsoft writing a
> version of Office for Linux.
>


That would be about the coolest thing that I could think of. I'm
waiting for that day. I don't particularly like MS's operating systems
or web browsers, but their office software is top notch.


> Again, this is my opinion, I'm not some ZOMG Google Bad newbie on the
> Internet, I just choose not to be overly wordy on some posts because
> then you end up sounding like a jackass as I am sure I have made
> myself sound here...
>

We both have. Actually, I'm a jackass in real life too!


> I'm glad you are uber happy for a Linux version of Chrome.  I hope it
> works out for you very well.
>

I hope that it works out for _google_ really well, because that will
be an example to other software houses. Let's try to make it a good
example.


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Dotan Cohen

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