Kubuntu vs. Ubuntu

Douglas Phillipson phillipd at oem.doe.gov
Wed Sep 19 17:15:11 UTC 2007


Steven Vollom wrote:
> Stew Schneider wrote:
>> Nils Kassube wrote:
>>  
>>> Reading all those stories from you oldtimers, I'm still waiting for 
>>> somebody to tell us how she / he discussed the design of the 
>>> difference engine with Charles Babbage :))
>>>     
>> Charles was terribly stubborn and wouldn't listen to me, but I can 
>> humbly confess to having designated the bottom of a filesystem tree 
>> as "root". At the time, everyone was calling it "bottom", but I 
>> suggested that since we were all geeks, too much talk of "mounting 
>> the bottom" would make us laugh backwards, resulting in snorty noises.
>>
>> I think we made the right decision.
>>
>> stew
>>
>>
>>   
> I'm making snorting noises.
> Steven
>
Could this non-kubuntu discussion be taken elsewhere please?

Doug P




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