John Aldrich wrote:
>
> On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > I understand that was what he was doing, but the ALL CAPS part can make a
> > person feel like they are being yelled at or that he (John) was getting
> > tired of repeating himself, or that the person was ignorant for thinking
> > that Mandrake was Red Hat. By all means, there is nothing wrong with
> > educating someone or pointing out a mis-understanding, but I felt that John
> > was cursing this person for thinking that Mandrake was Red Hat. Maybe if he
> > had thrown in a smiley face somewhere, his original reply would not have
> > been mis-interpreted by someone such as me.
> >
> As the person in question here, I feel obligated to state my reasons
> for typing it that way. Yes, I realize that all-caps is considered
> yelling. However, it can also be used for emphasis. Too many times I
> have seen people say "Mandrake (really RedHat)" or something to that
> effect. I was just trying to make it "abundantly clear" that Mandrake
> is NOT synonymous with RedHat, at least not anymore.
> I also think that MacMillan has done Mandrake a disservice by
> describing Mandrake as "RedHat with enhancements." (direct quote from
> the box.)
> Perhaps Mandrake folks need to have a word with MacMillan and ask
> them to stop advertising it as "RedHat with enhancements."
Especially in light of the recent "enforcement" of the Red Hat name.
Yes, I know that the things RH complained about in those cases are
completely different than what's going on here.
Mandrake long ago shed it's notion of RH++, I have to agree with John
that the best way to do that is to remind people when it's hinted at.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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