Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-27 Thread Pigeon
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 02:18:34AM -0800, Day Brown wrote: > Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > > We may be facing a future where evidence of thinking thoughts that have been > > patented by others will be a crime. Can you imaging what the world would > > be if Pythagoras (or some group) had patented h

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-26 Thread Jan Minar
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 02:29:02AM -0800, Day Brown wrote: > FACT: the 'Noble Savage' is a myth. when he reads the forensic reports > from the graveyards of the yeoman farmers in Europe, and compares them > with the examination from indigeneous hunting tribes, he finds that the > latter shows *20 t

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-26 Thread Day Brown
> >>From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say is > >>I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of "sides" > >>(as in "my side is winning") and ask yourself if you truly could do a > >>better job. > > > > > > Wrong question. Ask yourself "should this

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-26 Thread Day Brown
Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > We may be facing a future where evidence of thinking thoughts that have been > patented by others will be a crime. Can you imaging what the world would > be if Pythagoras (or some group) had patented his theorem? If these > forces that want to convert the thought world

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Nano Nano
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 03:17:24PM -0700, Nate Duehr wrote: > John Hasler wrote: > >Nano Nano writes: > > > >>From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say is > >>I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of "sides" > >>(as in "my side is winning") and a

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Nate Duehr
John Hasler wrote: Nano Nano writes: From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say is I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of "sides" (as in "my side is winning") and ask yourself if you truly could do a better job. Wrong question. Ask yourself

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Nano Nano
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 03:30:14PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Nano Nano writes: > > Ah, yes, but the answer is also, "sometimes" yes, grasshopper. > > "Grasshopper"? ROFL. I thought everybody realized when you add that it's supposed to be a joke :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread John Hasler
Nano Nano writes: > Ah, yes, but the answer is also, "sometimes" yes, grasshopper. "Grasshopper"? ROFL. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Nano Nano
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 07:56:44AM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Nano Nano writes: > > From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say is > > I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of "sides" > > (as in "my side is winning") and ask yourself if you truly

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Nano Nano
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 06:00:30PM +, Richard Kimber wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:00:26 -0800 > Nano Nano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say > > is I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of > > "si

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Richard Kimber
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:00:26 -0800 Nano Nano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say > is I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of > "sides" (as in "my side is winning") and ask yourself if you truly could > > d

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread John Hasler
Nano Nano writes: > From my own experiences at leadership of various things, all I can say is > I have total sympathy for politicians. Put aside the concept of "sides" > (as in "my side is winning") and ask yourself if you truly could do a > better job. Wrong question. Ask yourself "should this

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 06:29:49AM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote: > On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:46:13 -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > > > > Thank you Collin. Beautiful reading. Scary. To think that so many of the > > statements made in science fiction have come through, to know how dark > > life can be

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread Paul Morgan
On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:46:13 -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > Thank you Collin. Beautiful reading. Scary. To think that so many of the > statements made in science fiction have come through, to know how dark > life can be made to be on the surface of this ball, or on the surface of > the other

RE: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-24 Thread John M. Purser
Excellent! Thanks for the post. John -Original Message- From: Colin Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 4:45 PM To: Debian Users List Cc: Antonio Rodriguez Subject: Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 04:41:33PM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-23 Thread Nano Nano
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 12:46:13AM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > Thank you Collin. Beautiful reading. Scary. To think that so many of the > statements made in science fiction have come through, to know how dark > life can be made to be on the surface of this ball, or on the surface of > the oth

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-23 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 11:44:35PM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 04:41:33PM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > > We may be facing a future where evidence of thinking thoughts that > > have been patented by others will be a crime. Can you imaging what the > > world would be if

Re: Bruce Perens talks to BBC

2004-01-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 04:41:33PM -0500, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > We may be facing a future where evidence of thinking thoughts that > have been patented by others will be a crime. Can you imaging what the > world would be if Pythagoras (or some group) had patented his theorem? > If these forces