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The same has been said countless times over the decades for things like "Unix", or "Linux" or heck .. even Windows in some quarters.

I don't think there's anything 'wrong' per se with having alternative operating systems - they may not get mainstream approval, but a lot of what is now mainstream started out as fringe/horizon technology. And in that regard, we ought to encourage the fringe to share their discoveries - it does eventually trickle down.

(Disclaimer: you can have my BeBox when you pry it from my cold dead hands..)




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