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h_ank

XPde is a group of people trying to copy 99% of Windows XP's interface for Linux. Maybe if BeOS gets more votes we can bring these misguided souls aboard?

Eddyspeeder · Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2002 12:41 am2 Post subject:

Yeah yeah, people come on. We should really do this!

Read the story on the front page of TBJ, or go here: http://www.xpde.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&pollID=2

Move your mouse cursor to "the holy OS name" in the screen that appears when you click the link above, and smash VOTE.
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Eddyspeeder · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 12:03 am3 Post subject:

Cool we have a new poll. Check out http://frankps.net/modules/news/. On the right there's a poll (Norwegian: Meningsmålinger) with these options:

Norwegian

tarjei · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 9:18 am4 Post subject:

hm, it's not swedish, but norwegian..

Eddyspeeder · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:04 pm5 Post subject:

Sorry, but thanks

I speak a few words of Swedish and with my Dutch background I can quite understand what is meant in Swedish and Norwegian... but separating them doesn't always work, so it seems. I estimated this was most probably Swedish. Anyway, corrected it now

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donan71 · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:31 pm6 Post subject: Well i did it

I stemmed on that website for BeOS of course!!!

Alex Mouton · Guest

Guys. Come on. This is a ridiculous penis-size contest. Who cares how many votes BeOS gets on the website of a linux/XPwm front. Blue Eyes OS is already building a beos equivalent of XPde anyways, correct? One thats actually due to come out Real Soon Now, even. The converse, an XPwm on top of BEOS, is the lowest of low priority efforts for BeOS at the moment. Please, its distracting.

Eddyspeeder · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 11:09 pm8 Post subject:

You have a few pretty strong arguments there, but on the other hand I think that a bit extra promotion for BeOS (any version) is never bad.

It's funny that you mention this is a "penis size contest". But every man wants a big penis, right? And regarless of all those "enlarge your penis using our product", we have something way better - BeOS.

So it's showing off, all right I'm giving you full credit on that. But if we stand strong as a BeOS community and show that BeOS has the biggest fans of all, people might get fascinated and curious to this "Be Operating System" thingy.

I hope you see my view and respect it as I respect yours. At least you've already been attracted to this brave new world. Another soul has been saved

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Alex Mouton · Guest

Hey Eddie

Thank you for a well balanced response. To continue the analogy, I should also remind you that penis size contests involve lots of LYING, and generally discredits most participants. All humor besides. I think this is ballotstuffing is still problematic. If we want to better get the word out, lets make an OpenBeos Ad campaign. It could be like the 3rd rip off of the Apple Switcher Campaign. Show our inthusiasm head on, in its entirety with out bootstrapping to some insignificant, voiceless, multiple choice ballot.

h_ank · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:05 am10 Post subject:

I'm certainly not ballot stuffing, I just want other people who like BeOS to be aware of related polls. If you think Be is the best, vote. I do and would vote so, if I knew a question was being asked...
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