Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 17:57:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT 55-174 DOT hy DOT cgocable DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries
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On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Lorier wrote:

> >True, but why wouldn't it be a "real" operating system like Linux is? In 
> >fact, we should take as much from Linux as we can with OpenDOS still being 
> >DOS!
> 
> Ummm.... Linux has the single disadvange that idiots that can't live without
> a mouse take one look at linux and panic.  We should try to avoid that...
> make it MORE simplistic... Make it so that "advanced" windows users use
> opendos... and advanced opendos users use linux :)

Have you ever seen a Linux box running xdm at boot? X-Windows by default,
with a X login prompt (looks a bit like the one in Windows 95 or NT)...

:-)

Pierre Phaneuf