Miark wrote:
The Monty Python quote was very apt! Mandrake is alive and kicking, as far as I can tell. I think it would have been much better if they'd gone for foundation status in the first place (a la Debian), but on the other hand, it's good to have a few Linux distros out there in the dog-eat-dog world of capitalism. the headline I look forward to seeing ten years from now:On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:13:14 -0800 Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:It's odd that someone from the same timezone as myself can't imagine
that the article was published on the same day but before the
announcement came out.
I don't care about -your- timing. My point was to the original poster
who recommended your article as timely and relevant to the discussion
on Mandrakesoft's bankruptcy. It's not.
That aside, your article doesn't does nothing to "inspire a better
future" because instead of wrapping your ideas in a positive context,
("he's what would help Mandrake" or "here's what we can do in the
unfortunate event Mandrake disappears") it's completely negative. It
anticipates Mandrakesoft's death, and suggests we divert support from
them at a time they need it most. It's like the that Monty Python
bit:
Here's one. Ninepence. I'm not dead! What? Nothing. Here's your ninepence. I'm not dead! 'Ere. He says he's not dead! Yes, he is. I'm not! He isn't? Well, he will be soon. He's very ill. I'm getting better! No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.
Except, of course, you're serious.
I agree that _if_ Mandrake dies, your ideas would serve the remaining
community well. So if you wanna draw up plans for that possibility
(not eventuality) then fine. "Expect the best, but prepare for the
worst" is a great philosophy. But let's wait for the funeral before
"Mandrake bails out ailing Microsoft."
Sir Robin the Optomistic
--
"Difficulty is a coin which the learned conjure
with so as not to reveal the vanity of their studies."
- Montaigne
Robin Turner
IDMYO
Bilkent Univeritesi
Ankara 06533
Turkey
www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin
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