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