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Hi guys,
<p> it was still good to hear and to cheer one on - you guys keep
well. Good to hear the enthusiasm for Linux - I've started my
first Linux experience around 2006 (Mandrake at the time if I
remember correctly), went through the range of systems, fell in
love with Ubuntu but currently on Mint. I also still have some old
Ubuntu disks - one from 2008 with the SA government emblem on it.</p>
<p>Keep well<br>
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<p>Piet Beukes <br>
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<p>Margate South Coast <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2024/05/10 19:29, Bill Cairns wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">OOps. Sorry all - that was meant to be a private
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 10 May 2024 at 19:28,
Bill Cairns <<a href="mailto:cairnsww@gmail.com"
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<div>Hi Charles,</div>
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<div>Yes, still doing well in the wilds of Limpopo despite
having passed the Big 8 which i think is ridiculous. I
remember my grandfather turning 80 and thinking that was
an age so vast that it was incomprehensible.</div>
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<div>Jill continues to be active and enthusiastic despite
increasing her number of hip / knee replacements almost
yearly. She is due for another knee later this year. I on
the other hand remain ridiculously healthy - I went for my
annual checkup last month and the doctor rudely pointed
out that my last annual checkup was two years ago. Despite
that he still could not find anything wrong with me. A bit
of a useless doctor - how can he not find anything wrong?</div>
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<div>We have scaled down a bit on our commitments to the
local churches but still seem to do at least one service a
month to either the local United Church (with the
Methodies) or in the local Anglican parish which covers 6
congregations and is only serviced by 3 (4 with Jill)
priests - the others are all self supporting. Nevertheless
the parish is thriving which is wonderful.</div>
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<div>I still enjoy Linux and refuse to sell my soul to
Microsoft. I let Jill handle any nasty applications that
require the forces of darkness. She is well equipped to
take on all the assaults of the devil.</div>
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<div>Good to hear from you - tell me how you are getting on.</div>
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<div>Bill<br>
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contact. You are obviously. OK too. Hope life is
enjoyable.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I am afraid
answer is frisbies. I needed MS for Government and
other interactions so I abandoned Ubuntu.</div>
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yourself and family.</div>
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<div>I have been doing a clean up and have found a
collection (five) of old Ubuntu disks - the fancy
ones with 'Linux for human beings' and a bunch of
youngsters looking happy on the cover The set is
not complete and the oldest seems to be 5.04. I am
sure there is some sentimental old Ubuntu fanatic
who would like these disks. If you are that person
and your spouse will allow you to have them, send
me a message and we can fugure out a way to get
them to you.</div>
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<div>Otherwise they become frisbies ...</div>
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<div>Bill<br>
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