look anyone is welcome to this list, he was told the answer. i for one (and I have no say as to who is and isn't on the list) don't much tolerate the list being asked to breach copyright. the BSA would love to find that.
I am struggling to find a post where he was really flamed or anyone was rude. I am struggling even harder to find a gracious apology or retraction from Sam. (mind you the threading on my client is a bit mucked up on this thread) now lets just leave it alone! On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:13:16 +1200 (NEW ZEALAND STANDARD TIME) Lance Blackler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > just thought it worth pointing out that Sam is actually a Linux user (dual booting > with 98 like many of us - been on th list for a while 'sfar as I can tell - he > appreciated the help he got off list - realises he made a mistake but was surprised > at the reaction he got from some of the list memebers. > > Lance B > > -----Original Message----- > From: CF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:55:14 +1200 > To: Linux Users Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Response to OT posts (Re: wordpad.exe for W982E) > > > On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 12:30, Adrian Stacey wrote: > > Carl Cerecke wrote: > > > Sure, the guy is in trouble, but I'd rather not see questions like that > > > here. The list has quite a number of people now (> 250 I think). I am > > > concerned (a bit paranoid perhaps?) that if we allow these sorts of > > > inappropriate questions it will be the thin end of a wedge. > > > > Come on! The guy went to where he thought his friends were, seeking > > help. It's not as though we are inundated with such posts - more > > bandwidth has been wasted bitchin' about it! > > *shrug* we're here as linux users, not anti-microsoft people. > > Its a lot more to do with the guy's attitude and insensitivity, rather > than the actual question asked. I add that I did tell him what to do to > fix the problem, but not until a good while later did he say that it > didn't work for him. > > Remember, we pointed out various other methods of assistance, from the > UOC helpdesk to Campus Computers. > > My point is - which was worse? his OT question, or the way he asked it? > Compare "Can someone send me a copy of /usr/bin/pico - I deleted mine by > mistake" to "My machine is broken - fix it for me" to "I broke my > machine -...details... - what could I do to fix it" > > I'd like to gently remind everyone that linux users, unix users, and > geeks in general can be quite sensitive when it comes to the details, > and windows(-only) users have a habit of glossing over or ignoring those > details. From such a combination only fires can arise. > > (...waxing eloquant in the name of Boring Thursday.) > > >
