Issue 1. [Re: [ros-general] ROS-User-Issues]

[jwalsh at bigpond.net.au]

Actually Kevin, it means "Needs Terabytes".
As the billy goat said to the nanny goat.
"Just kidding"
Cheers and rosuccess
Justin
---- Kevin Lawton <kepla at btinternet.com> wrote: 
> I sometimes wonder if even Microsoft know what NT means. 
> Look at the Windows 2000 splash screen - 'based on NT technology'. 
> Translate the 'NT' into 'New Technology' and we get 'based on new technology technology'. 
> Not very confidence inspiring, Microsoft. 
> Kevin.   
>    
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ros-general-bounces at reactos.org
> > [mailto:ros-general-bounces at reactos.org]On Behalf Of
> > jwalsh at bigpond.net.au
> > Sent: 24 October 2005 21:13
> > To: ReactOS General List
> > Cc: Robert Köpferl
> > Subject: Re: Issue 1. [Re: [ros-general] ROS-User-Issues]
> > 
> > 
> > Sorry guys.
> > In my preoccupation with separating USER from PROGRAMMER I 
> > stepped into a rather smelly issue of my own making.
> > However your response is making me aware of a number of issues 
> > which may have lain dormant, simply because nobody "in the know" 
> > would have had (myself included) the courage to ask such a 
> > seemingl silly question.. 
> > How many Users would know what NT even means: Afterall Users 
> > don't program or do they?
> > Cheers and rosuccess
> > Justin
> > ---- "Robert Köpferl" <rob at koepferl.de> wrote: 
> > > Seems to me like you missed the point (or I did)
> > > 
> > > It's about updates, patches for win98 and their current apps still 
> > > working on win98
> > > 
> > > jwalsh at bigpond.net.au wrote:
> > > > Issue 1
> > > > 
> > > > Telstra Bigbond has announced that they are following 
> > Microsofts plan to drop  support for Windows98 fron 17th August 
> > this year. 
> > > > It is clear that Microsoft is no longer supporting backward 
> > compatability, only forward.
> > > > These are two entirely different Technologies, both at the OS 
> > and at the File level.
> > > > If ReactOS policy is to be plug compatibe with Windows, how 
> > does ReactOS plan to deal with it? 
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers and rosuccess
> > > > Justin 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ---- Justin Walsh <justin_2006 at operamail.com> wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > >>---- Justin Walsh <justin_2006 at operamail.com> wrote: 
> > > >>
> > > >>>I'm a little confused.
> > > >>
> > > >>Well not anymore.
> > > >>This may not be a Wiki, but I can make it look like one.
> > > >>All I have to do is comply strictly with the ReactOS Code of Conduct.
> > > >>I think ROS-User-Issues or RUI is pretty clear.
> > > >>If you need to talk code then got to:
> > > >>ROS-Programmer-Issues or RPI.
> > > >>We already have Mingw-Msys for those don't just read or talk code, 
> > > >>but seriously do it.
> > > >>Kicking off RUI.
> > > >>I recommend taking a look at http://www.pcpitstop.com
> > > >>He has some interesting things to say about Microsoft.
> > > >>Not that I agree entirely with him.
> > > >>
> > > >>Any objections or recomendations are welcome
> > > >>
> > > >>Cheers and rosuccess
> > > >>
> > > >>Justin
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>   
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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