8.10b - first impression and questions [Yes, I am going to hijack this thread!]

[Emanoil Kotsev]

Hi,

--- On Fri, 10/10/08, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:

> From: Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> Subject: Re: 8.10b - first impression and questions [Yes, I am going to hijack this thread!]
> To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 2:09 AM
> Emanoil Kotsev wrote:
> 
> > --- On Fri, 10/10/08, Derek Broughton
> <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> >> Subject: Re: 8.10b - first impression and
> questions [Yes, I am going to
> >> hijack this thread!] To:
> kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 1:08 AM
> >> Emanoil Kotsev wrote:
> >> 
> >> > I think one very important name should be
> mentioned
> >> here - the man called
> >> > Michail Gorbatchov. If it wasn't him we
> could end
> >> up in a nuclear desaster
> >> > and linux wouldn't see the daylight at
> all ;-)
> >> 
> >> OK, if you want to go all serious on us :-)
> >> 
> >> I agree - Gorbachev was vital.  I shudder to think
> what
> >> could have happened
> >> if Yeltsin or Putin had been at the helm instead
> of
> >> Gorbachev.
> > 
> > No, I don't want to get very serious on it. In
> fact there was one between
> > Brezhnev (not sure in spelling either) and Gorbachev
> (thanks for this
> > didn't know how you spell it),
> 
> Well, it should be Cyrillic, so _your_ spelling is no doubt
> at least as good
> as mine.  "Gorbachev" is the way I've most
> often seen in spelled here, but
> I've certainly seen "Gorbachov", too.

I think Gorbachov is correct, because russian 'ov' is pronounced like like 'ov' anyway it's good to know that it has been written with 'ev' too.

> 
> > whos name I don't remember, and he
> "died" 
> > very fast after taking the leadership, but he was a
> hardliner and was
> > going to start the nuclear war - 
> 
> Andropov.  There's much speculation that he actually
> died even earlier than
> the politburo admitted.  

Yes exactly - I've heard that may be he was poisoned on purpouse. But these are only speculations. What I know for sure is that he was ready to push the red button and only his dead 'saved the world'.

regards