>>>>> "Puneet" == Puneet Kishor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Puneet> Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >>>>>>> "Puneet" == Puneet Kishor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>>> >> Puneet> I was looking for material on (justifying) Opensource. Besides the Puneet> usual suspects (Tim Oh Really and the Gnu and FSF folks), >> >> If that's meant to be funny, it's not. If it's because you don't >> know how to spell his name, it's "Tim O'Reilly". >> >> Do not disrespect the man. He's done huge things for the Open Source >> movement. >> >> Puneet> Jeez Randal, That _was_ meant to be funny. While I have not Puneet> done huge things for Open Source, I love it, use it, Puneet> evangelize it (why do you think I was searching for material Puneet> to make a case for opensource). And I also realize on a daily Puneet> basis that a lot of it is because of Tim and his network. I Puneet> haven't met him, but would love to, because he has written Puneet> about things that I agree with at all levels. I just found "Oh Puneet> Really" very funny when I found it on The Register's site. Puneet> We all have different sensitivities for humor. What you might Puneet> find funny everyone else might feel offended by. But at least Puneet> let the man himself disapprove. For all we know, Tim would Puneet> probably have a good laugh at it even as you are chiding me Puneet> for it. If anything, the email was meant to be just a respite Puneet> from the "make emacs do one more thing" kinda emails. Puneet> I don't believe I have transgressed any line here, so I don't Puneet> think this merits any "serious" response from anyone. Lest Puneet> anyone else think so, I am sending this to the entire list. If Puneet> anyone finds it offensive, this email should explain its Puneet> not. If anyone doesn't find it offensive, read it, delete it, Puneet> and move on. I'm offended on his behalf, because I *know* he doesn't read this list. I'm also offended that you cc'ed my private email to the list when my reply to you was private. Technically, that's a copyright violation, and I could take you to court over that. You don't make fun of a man's name. Period. Especially if you haven't met him. I've met him. His company has paid me a lot of money over the years, and paid Larry Wall even more. Without him, you'd have no reason to even have a mailing list to make fun of his name. I feel sorry for you. Maybe you just haven't matured yet. That's possible. I remember being younger and stupider than I am now. I hope you'll take away from this the notion that sometimes there are things you don't do, especially out of respect. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!
