Yeah he was definitely teasing you. I thought it was hilarious. You gotta admit he has a good sense of humor. When I read his email, I thought, "Why didn't I think of that?" I teased him back a little about being a windows user, but that's all it was just a little poke in the ribs. Hopefully he wasn't offended. Dante seems like a pretty nice guy to me, and he know a lot too.
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Mark and Paul... > > The person who suggested MWB is definitely a Window$ virtuoso and so > my first reaction was to remind him that I do not use Window$. The > more I thought about it the more it occurred to me that this person > was joking. > > > "+1 for Chris using his only tool (Linux) to solve every problem he > sees (e.g. non-Linux problems)." > > Correction: Not every problem with Linux but rather most problems with > FOSS (GPL). FOSS as you know is many tools. If there is a problem > that cannot be solved with the later, well then it is either not a > problem or there should be a Sourceforge project for it ::grin::. > > Chris... > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Paul Saenz <forensicneoph...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I might also add that the person who suggested MWB was poking fun. I >> actually got a big laugh out of it, knowing that it was extremely >> unlikely that Chris Penn had malware on his box. Nevertheless, it was >> a good joke. As he said, he would have had to put it on there himself. >> Furthermore, I think that in spite of the fact that it was a poke in >> fun, I think the person who was doing the poking is probably the most >> likely person on this list to use Windoze, so it would stand to reason >> that he would recommend MWB. Naturally, it's part of the philosophy of >> Weenydoze users. >> >> With all due respect. >> hehehe >> >> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Mark Holmquist <marktrac...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> +1 for Chris using his only tool (Linux) to solve every problem he sees >>>> (e.g. non-Linux problems). >>> >>> I have to defend Chris here, I think he was mostly reminding the poster >>> that this is, in fact, a Linux-centric list. So, there is no reason to >>> assume that an average user would be using Windoze, and it would most >>> likely be a waste of time to do so. >>> >>> Besides, Linux would solve the problem! And the person who suggested >>> MWB also suggested reinstalling the whole system. So I'd say Chris is >>> on to something. >>> >>> That said, I agree. If you are chained to Bill Gates' desk, you may as >>> well have MWB at the ready to save your hide when Bill needs some new >>> leather jackets. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Holmquist >>> Student, Computer Science >>> University of Redlands >>> marktrac...@gmail.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
