> all this unnecessary untrimmed stuff above just contributes to global > warming, not to the discussion.
Right... my mistake... when you reply to a mail just before rushing off on some other work, it happens. See, all the more reason why one should be lenient. >> There is an option, no one gives a shit. > in India we refrain from using words like this. Not that I like the way it was put, but, which India do you live in? Welcome to the new century. >> People use what they get by default. > that is the behaviour that LUGs are set up to change. Isn't getting people to use Linux the more and better target? I rarely bother to change any of the settings, esp. in Ubuntu. The people who made it got it right, on most counts. And, no its not just my opinion. I've seen it used on many other systems, "out-of-the-box". >> Yes people are lazy, and its not a crime to be so. No one needs anyone >> to preach them out of lazyness. > this is also behaviour that LUGs are set up to change Tell that to Larry Wall. > gold medals we are going to win in the Olympics? At the time of the last > ... [trimmed for size] > Check the results here: Irrelevant. Different fields. Different people. Different results/expectations. > [...] >> people think you should learn to respect their views and >> way of life, and your software should be able to help them solve their >> problems, not create new ones. > what OS do you use? How does that matter. Let's say he uses Windows. So, what? Linux, then what? > kindly refrain from using the word 'stupid' - this is unprofessional Unprofessional? Try reading some posts by Linus Torvalds. Don't tell me "he doesn't know s**t". > huh? Each person's needs are different - software that cannot be > customised according to individual needs is useless in my opinion. One point we seem to agree on. >> 70s... with vi, ed and command line. The command line is powerful, but >> using a GUI isn't a sin if it helps you. > if this was really true, how come all linux distros come with fancier > and fancier GUIs? Or are all these things written by microsoft to > corrupt linux users? What's your point? I don't get it. Or maybe you didn't get mine? Linux getting better(?) GUIs doesn't mean *nix isn't dominated by command line. Only, its becoming more "user-friendly". In a way, in a way bad. That's what I meant. Now that my point-by-point rants are done with, I agree with Sathyakaam: > i think we are getting > towards a consensus on trimming and interleaving , mobile users can > be let loose for now with top posts. Can we follow this for now? -- Lots o' Luv, Phani Bhushan Let not your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right - Isaac Asimov (Salvor Hardin in Foundation and Empire) Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
