Amen, Brother. Preach it!
larry a price ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >I'm tempted to be smartassed and say something like >Why don't we start a eug-lug-tech list so that we don't clutter the >main list with useless technical questions that no one can answer? > >On the one hand, I do sort of understand where dexter's coming from >and wouldn't want to squelch that kind of energy. On the other hand I do >sort of see a certain decline in the overall level and tone of the >postings on the list within the past several months with opinions >being expressed for shock value (or entertainment value) and reasonably >serious technical questions going unanswered, or being answered in a >flippant smug manner that makes us all look like snotty brats with >keyboards. > >My Question: >How can we use this list (as a group) to grow our knowledge (as >individuals) of unix/gnu/linux programming / admin /hardware. > > >http://www.efn.org/~laprice ( Community, Cooperation, Consensus >http://www.opn.org ( Openness to serendipity, make mistakes >http://www.efn.org/~laprice/poems ( but learn from them.(carpe fructus ludi) >http://allie.office.efn.org/phpwiki/index.php?OregonPublicNetworking >On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Dexter Graphic wrote: > >> >> Ben Barrett wrote: >> > I personally think this thread should move to another list >> > altogether! >> >> Why is it that you think a discussion of ethics, freedom, >> openness, and enhanced human creativity (the achievement of >> real advances in civilization) does not belong on this list? >> In my view it is the very essence of what the free software >> community and open-source movement is all about. >> >> Dexter >> > > -- Bob Crandell Assured Computing When you need to be sure. Cell 541-914-3985 FAX 240-371-7237 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.assuredcomp.com
