Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-17 Thread Richard Lyons
On Tuesday 16 November 2004 23:59, Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:09:25 -0500 > Michael Z Daryabeygi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The only thing that gets my goat on lists is when people complain > > about OT or ask people to take things off list. > > lists are first about comm

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-17 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 07:49:28PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Much. Let's have flamewars about things that _matter_. ^ ^ This is good! -| he he -- To UNSUB

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread Brian Pack
On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 19:49 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > David Jardine writes: > > vi is the bee's knees. Sod emacs. aptitude is rubbish. Stick to > > apt-get. > > > Is that better? > > Much. Let's have flamewars about things that _matter_. Such as this: Sarge. D-I. Sarge. D-I. Think about it

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread John Hasler
David Jardine writes: > vi is the bee's knees. Sod emacs. aptitude is rubbish. Stick to > apt-get. > Is that better? Much. Let's have flamewars about things that _matter_. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAI

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
i was speaking for myself and those who commented that they didn't mind. I really don't think Curt was trying to be divisive? Are we really so fickle? Am I really not going to seek your help or value your opinion on debian if I think you are a political dolt? Come on people.  I don't care what

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread David Jardine
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 05:47:43PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > Inflammatory political comments are divisive, and those who post them know > it. vi is the bee's knees. Sod emacs. aptitude is rubbish. Stick to apt-get. Is that better? -- David Jardine "Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving e

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread Cybe R. Wizard
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:09:25 -0500 Michael Z Daryabeygi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only thing that gets my goat on lists is when people complain > about OT or ask people to take things off list. > lists are first about community. I have been hoping this wouldn't pop up in here. I recently

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread John Hasler
Michael Z Daryabeygi writes: > lists are first about community. The value of spontaneous community > fosters the value in name. You can't have the latter without the former. Inflammatory political comments are divisive, and those who post them know it. > So now the community is biting back. Sp

Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
the point you are missing will is that OT is not such an anathema to everyone as it is to you. The only thing that gets my goat on lists is when people complain about OT or ask people to take things off list. lists are first about community. The value of spontaneous community fosters the value