Yes, this is a python question, and a serious one at that (moving to Win XP)

[James Stroud]

First, my apologies. You sound sincere.

But, in my defense to jump to conclusions and comparisons:

 (1) You compared first:

        "Windows has so many annoyances that I can only compare it...Bay
        Area...OS X...Portland..."

 (2) "Unfortunate reasons" can not necessarily be interpreted as "beyond my
     control". For instance, elected officials take office many times for
     "unfortunate reasons." Not the least of which is often the ignorance of
     the populace.

I propose that any time anyone suggests switching to Windows, the reasons for 
such should be explicitly described, and not left to interpretation.

James

On Wednesday 19 October 2005 14:31, Kenneth McDonald wrote:
> Perhaps you didn't read my original post? I'm being forced to
> consider Windows
> for reasons beyond my control. Given that I wanted a decent shell in
> Windows,
> I thought I would ask about Python shells because I think Python is a
> great language,
> and such a beast would give me the flexibility I want on a machine I
> don't want to
> use.
>
> There is such a shell (though with a fifty page manual it'll be a
> little while before
> I start using it :-) ). End of matter, except for those who wish to
> discuss further
> Pythonish/shell related issues. Why this demands an OS comparison and an
> insult is beyond my understanding.
>
> Ken
>
> On 19-Oct-05, at 2:22 PM, James Stroud wrote:
> > The OP is obviously a troll. Or he doesn't realize that you can use
> > any shell
> > in OSX as the user default. I used OSX for 4 years and had to go
> > 100% Linux
> > because of my employer. OSX is the best of Linux and Windows--
> > anybody who
> > can't see that has obviously not worked with these three types of
> > operating
> > systems enough and is basing conclusions on limited
> > information...Or is a
> > troll. The OP probably works for microsoft.
> >
> > James

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