-------Original Message------- From: Ric Tibbetts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 03/13/03 01:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Boycotting MDL
> > On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 07:34:10PM +0000, Eric Fernandez wrote: > Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > > > >My two posts are totally dis-related. > > > So you ask for help/advice about 9.1RC2, and five minutes later you > decide to declare publicly that you want to boycott Mandrake ? This > sounds very logical... > Everybody is free to do what he thinks is just. Personnaly I still buy > some american products. We do not have the same point of view about war, > but I don't think that working people should be penalized because of > just another classical geopolitics fight. They are not responsible. > Let me put it this way: I spent a number of years living in Europe, and Asia, because I so strongly disagreed with the things my govenrment was doing. I'm very near to doing the same thing again. I don't agree with what they are doing. I don't agree with the war. I feel that there are far greater threats to the world than Iraq, and issues of far greater importance within the US that need to be addressed, and our president is refusing to address them. That does not however defer my support for my country. It also does not make me forget who my friends are. Eric, none of this is targeted at you. I doubt that you, or I could sway the direction of things. I also doubt that my support (or lack of) for MDK would impact you, the person. My statement is targeted at Mandrakesoft. They want "my" support. The US needs Frances support. Pressure from one, can effect the other. Ric > Ummm, Ric, what is Mandrakesoft's position on the possible war with Iraq? How do you know that they, Mandrakesoft, aren't in favor of it and lobbying their government to change it's position? You don't and neither do I. What I do know is that this is not the proper forum for this type of discussion. Someone, I don't remember who, has set up a list for OT discussions. That might be the more appropriate forum (and no, I am not another self proclaimed list moderator). Joeb
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