Possibly Robert meant that this is a _Linux_ user group mailing list, not an Apple user group?
Tim On 11 November 2016 at 08:52, <[email protected]> wrote: > This is what Neil DeGrasse Tyson calls, “the difference between objective > beliefs and personal beliefs”. > > Basically, it is cool for you to personally BELIEVE the world is flat but it > is wrong for you to ask for legislation to ENFORCE you personal belief. > > An objective belief is one that can be evidenced by shared and objective > minds. Like a vaccine can stop yellow fever thus mandating yellow fever > shots. > > Similarly FOSS can be adopted. Organically. But to foist it upon people > willing to fork out the cash for Apple? > > > > Sincerely > > > James S. K. Makumbi > Software Developer & CEO, Billable Limited > Phone: 0783354036 > Mobile: 0790834364 > > > > From: Mark Tinka > Sent: 11 November 2016 09:09 > To: Uganda Linux User Group; Robert Orenstein > Subject: Re: [LUG] [OT] Vim users are the scum of the earth > > > > > > On 6/Nov/16 22:58, Robert Orenstein wrote: > > I was a die-hard Mac fanboy from 1985 until 2009, until I discovered FOSS > and, specifically, Ubuntu, and since then I've refused to have anything to > do with Apple. Why would a Linux-user want any kind of Apple product? The > FOSS and Apple philosophies are so diametrically opposed. > > > > Serious question. WHY? > > > Personally, I'm not about setting my child alight because the "stokvel" I > belong to says having not burned your child by the time they turn 10 is seen > as a dissent to the group's extra-curricular activity. > > What I'm saying is that do what makes you happy. If you are avoiding Apple > products because they don't work for you, fine. But if you are avoiding them > on a philosophy - well, unless someone is paying me to uphold that > philosophy, I wouldn't do it unless it brought me other non-philosophical > benefits. > > I am old now, so I embrace all tools that are right for the job: > > - Mac for my personal use. > - FreeBSD for my server use. > - Linux for my SDN/NFV use. > - Cisco/Juniper/Arista for my revenue-generating traffic. > - Quagga for my Anycast routing. > - Windows for my home media streaming. > - e.t.c. > > Don't paint yourself in a corner if you don't have to. The "stokvel" won't > chuck you from the group because you kept your child alive, as long as you > keep contributing to the credit fund. > > Mark. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. -- Course View Towers, Plot 21 Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala T +256 (0) 312 314 418 M +256 (0) 752 963 325 www.weberpafrica.com Twitter: @TimSchofield2 Blog: http://weberpafrica.blogspot.co.uk/ _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
