[CentOS] Celebrating Centos 6.0 Day World-wide

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Brunner, Brian T. wrote:
> centos-bounces at centos.org wrote:
>> On Monday, July 11, 2011 10:03 PM, Brunner, Brian T. wrote:
>>> Ljubomir The Wise wrote:
>>>> Short version (I am hungry):
>>>>
>>>> Experience (19 years of Windows phone support and 5 years of Linux
>>>> administration and usage as a desktop surrounded by Windows
>>>> users) says that in order to convert (reluctant) Windows user you
>>>> have to fully replicate Windows environment with compatible Linux
>>>> Apps. Period.
>>>
>>> +googolplex!
>>> DirectX games, facebook, facebook games, other games, skype,
>>> garage-band, and many many more.
>>> Many of these *can* be tweaked into running under Linux, by somebody
>>> who knows how. My wife will *never* know how.
>>> Yum install "World of Warcraft" (or whatever game, which looks for
>>> the game installed on your NTFS file system, downloads anything
>>> needed, configures and leaves a ready-to-click-and-play WoW on the
>>> Linux side) or forget it, you're not ready to push Windows off the
>>> desktop.
>>>
>>
>> I hear that WoW is going the way of the dodo due to lack of creativity
>
> Those voices aren't technologically savvy.  WoW is still growing.
>
>> there. Maybe you have some other more pressing example
>> like....minesweeper? _______________________________________________
>
> I am at a loss parsing your reply as anything other than ignorant
> derision.
> Why do you think minesweeper is more pressing?

Perhaps an edit is appropriate:
<satire>
>> I hear that WoW is going the way of the dodo due to lack of creativity
>> there. Maybe you have some other more pressing example
>> like....minesweeper?
</satire>

          mark "I can stop playing minesweeper any time I want...."