Re: Fwd: Downloadable ISO images of OpenLinux 3.1 will be available for single user non-commercial use

[burns]

Tom Wilson wrote:

> On Tue, 03 July 2001, Les Bell dropped these nuggets of information:
> [lot's o' snips]
> 
> I have to side with Les here.  As a lot of us on this list
> still are subscribed to the Caldera list, the cross posting gets
> somewhat cumbersome.  I've always believed that cross-posting was a
> *bad thing* (tm).  There are other ways to find out info that is cross-
> posted. 
> 

OK, my tuppence worth:

1) When Netiquette mattered, cross-posting was considered a violation 
and generally "tacky" or "bad form".

2) As a courtesy to others, if you are going to post publicly available 
information to the list, it is generally prudent (and polite) to:

- make sure it is relevant and of broad interest/importance;

- ensure that it is credible; and

- not quote the whole thing. Instead just provide a one or two sentence 
intro and a link to the original source.

Just my humble opinion. YMMV.

-- 
burns


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