Aaron, Take a look at the "To:" line. Notice it has both the clug email and your email address? I hit "Reply", and that's what I got as reply to email addresses. No other person on this list has that issue. I think the problem is at your end. Check your email program settings, the issue is probably there.
Ian > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron J. Seigo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) some quick notes > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > ai-eeee! > > to everyone: please stop cc'ing me on every reply! i am > subscribed. i will get > your email just fine through clug-talk. cc'ing me won't get it to > me faster > or make me consider it with more thought. it just makes my clug > folder grow > twice as fast. thanks. > > > do not expect a perfect answer. I do not expect the level of support or > > professionalism that I'd expect from a Paid support venue. What I do > > this isn't about professionalism. it's about respect. there are > elements of > the linux community who happen to be extremeley hypocritical > about this. they > jump all over someone when they misspell or mispronounce or misstate > something linux related in a linux-unfriendly article/talk, but then they > turn around and do the same thing back quite purposefully! > > it's no surprise many tech pros look at that and view Linux as a > hobbyist's > toy for the socially maladjusted. > > > it always right? Speaking from experience, no it isn't. I believe you > > shot me down on the very first post I ever made here. > > and i did it without calling you names. =) which is the point. > > > And if I'm not mistaken, the second as well > > seems it was mark the second time, not me. > > >. But I'm still here. I suspect others are in > > similar situations. It's my personality that means if Kevin sends a > > message, it'll be longwinded. It's a piece of my personality that will > > cause my nose to wrinkle at the sound of "Let's just run Microsoft", and > > that will be reflected in my posts. Other people have > different attitudes > > about it. And that will show. I don't think it's god or bad. I just > > think that it is. People are here at least as much for camaradrie as for > > support help requests. > > of course ... and one can have all this and still be respectful > for others. > > > I can understand that it makes us look a bit less professional, and I > > totally agree. But so what? > > as i said in my original email, if you don't care if anyone else > ever runs > linux, keep it up. if you do care that people still say "Let's just run > Microsoft" then you may want to consider modifying your habits. > > > Is micro$oft really any thing except shorthand for > > it's also shorthand (in the minds of some, primarily those who > use Windows) > for: "I'm an immature Linux geek, which perfectly represents Linux. You > professional people keep using software that is respectable." > > > Nobody is going to come to this site looking for Windows help. > > people who use windows come here looking for linux help. > > > Why work to please someone who isn't part of our target audience? > > two reasons: some of them are part of our "target audience" (e.g. > those who > are just getting into Linux) and to be more friendly to those who are > considering becoming part of our target audience. > > i've spoken with "windows people" who have no interest in trying > Linux due to > the shoddy attitudes of the boosters that surround it. they see > it as being a > sign of the maturity of the software. we always say that Linux is > developed > and supported by the community around it right? well, when the community > seems immature and spiteful, that reflects upon the OS itself. we've made > that connection in their mind (Linux <-> community) and people > follow it to > its logical conclusion. > > > And REALLY, is it anything new for it to be called Winblows? Is that > > "well, we've always beaten up the skinny kid, why should we stop now?" > > how about: because it's the right thing to do. > > > REALLY going to offend anyone? > > yes. > > > Just call me RMS the second... > > even RMS respects that which he speaks out against. > > how hard is it to simply type MS, Microsoft, Windows, etc... knowing that > you'll be helping instead of hurting? one would think that after > the 10,000th > time you've seen the pun it would cease to be amusing. one would > also think > it obvious that no one will take you seriously. > > again: if you don't care about how people think about Linux, go ahead. > > - -- > Aaron J. Seigo > GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 > > "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" > - Albert Einstein > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE9ocL41rcusafx20MRAqvMAJ4kXOCNBO9ulg7+iFQrNp6Ox12IDQCfTnlV > rpuxkoaiOmBxMUy9mcjDPao= > =K+MK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
