True. When you change the subject of the conversation, or "thread", you should start a new email message, and NOT just reply to an old one. If you have to change the subject of a message you're replying to, then you shouldn't be replying...you should start a new message. Right?
ray On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Andrew Baudouin wrote: > I would almost rather him and you not do that because it messes up > Gmail's thread view which is *MUY NICE*! > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 04:08:12 -0800 (PST), John Hebert > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Um, huh? I assume this is out of context to this > > discussion thread. > > > > Hey Chris, help us all out when you change the topic > > by changing the subject of your reply. > > > > And no, I haven't noticed. TV is a machine for making > > sheep. > > > > John > > > > --- Christian Tortorich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyone notice the deluge of ring tone ads? WTH? Is > > > this one company > > > doing this or like 100 companies all jumping on the > > > bandwagon? This DID > > > just happen right? Or haven't I been watching enough > > > idiot box. And, er, > > > how can we use it... with linux :) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Alvaro Zuniga > > > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:02 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft > > > wasRe:[brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux > > > vs. Linux Zealotry) > > > > > > My first and last time eating there. Crust and sauce > > > are the main taste > > > of > > > pizza; Deanos were terrible. Toppings were good > > > though. > > > > > > A cool place that I like because of the cheap beer > > > is Capital City > > > Grill. This > > > place has a loop hole, although a bit pricy, their > > > pitchers of beer are > > > only > > > $6.00. What is strange is that if you order by the > > > glass is $3.00 each, > > > go > > > figure. > > > > > > The poboys are great, arong $7. > > > > > > The rest of the menu I do not know about becase is > > > never in my budget. > > > > > > There is a very nice patio that even has heaters if > > > it gets cold. > > > Weekdays is > > > usully available unless it is reserved. I am not > > > sure what it takes to > > > reserver this but I am sure that they would expect a > > > lot more cash flow > > > that > > > what I normally see in our meetings. Lots of suits > > > go there. > > > > > > No wireless. > > > > > > just a thought > > > > > > > > > On Friday 21 January 2005 05:19 pm, Dustin Puryear > > > wrote: > > > > Agreed. Deano's was okay but nothing great. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Terry Stockdale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:53 PM > > > > Subject: Re: moderated debate: Linux vs. Microsoft > > > was > > > > Re:[brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux > > > vs. Linux Zealotry) > > > > > > > > > At 11:20 AM 1/21/2005, you wrote: > > > > >>That'll work better. And get better attendance! > > > :) > > > > >> > > > > >>Deano's? We should get a head count this time in > > > order > > > > >>to reserve a room. We had 10+ people last time, > > > so the > > > > >>table was really long and not conducive to a > > > group > > > > >>discussion. > > > > > > > > > > Let's pick somewhere else. Deano's is way > > > overpriced in my opinion > > > -- no > > > > > atmosphere, no privacy, and as noted, the group > > > couldn't function as > > > > > anything other than multiple small > > > conversations. > > > > > > > > > >>Is there some other location that has beer and > > > food > > > > >>and possibly a room to reserve, so we can shout > > > at > > > > >>each other in peace? > > > > > > > > > > Check the Casa Maria on Bluebonnet -- they have > > > a small-ish side > > > room > > > > > that they might be willing to let us use on a > > > slow night. Then, we > > > can > > > > > have chips & margaritas, too, in addition to > > > good food. > > > > > > > > > >>John > > > > >> > > > > >>--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > Works for me. Let's do this in February over > > > some > > > > >> > beers. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> > From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> > To: <[email protected]> > > > > >> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:54 AM > > > > >> > Subject: moderated debate: Linux vs. > > > Microsoft was > > > > >> > Re: > > > > >> > [brlug-general]$BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux > > > vs. > > > > >> > Linux Zealotry) > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Heck, let's go even farther than that and > > > have a > > > > >> > > moderated debate with a panel of BRLUG > > > members > > > > >> > > representing both sides answering questions > > > posed > > > > >> > > > > > >> > to > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > the panel. I think we could learn a lot > > > about both > > > > >> > > Microsoft and Linux; who does what right > > > and > > > > >> > > > > > >> > wrong, > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > technical merits, open standards vs. market > > > > >> > > > > > >> > support, > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > technological innovation vs appealing to > > > the mass > > > > >> > > market. > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > Anyone else think this is a good idea? > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > John > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > >> John Hebert wrote: > > > > >> > >> >Let's invite Microsoft to give their > > > side. > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> At the risk of promising something that my > > > ass > > > > >> > > > > > >> > can't > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> deliver, I'd be > > > > >> > >> willing to defend the Microsoft side at a > > > > >> > > > > > >> > meeting. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> I can't claim to > > > > >> > >> have used every Microsoft operating system > > > ... > > > > >> > > > > > >> > some > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> of them were quite > > > > >> > >> frankly unusable <Fx thinks> Windows386 > > > </Fx > > > > >> > > > > > >> > thinks> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> but I believe that > > > > >> > >> it's a good system, given the constraints > > > on its > > > > >> > >> design. I'm not trying > > > > >> > >> to start a flame war here - I'd be happy > > > to > > > > >> > > > > > >> > discuss > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> it (dodge brickbats > > > > >> > >> etc) at a meeting if we can have one any > > > night > > > > >> > >> except Thursday... > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> Edmund Cramp > > > > >> > >> -- > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> I work 45 hours a week to be this poor. > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > >> > >> General mailing list > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
