> I see, so you've predicted the 'staircase' > improvements > (which is now version 7.8, seven days ago) some > 2 years > ago? > How I wish youve brought this up to the > kdevelopers > back then. You could have spared Mr Kolivas, the > time. > And to _all_ the other people who have spared > their time > tracking down the bugs. (inc me) > > Or maybe you just typed that, so the newer linux > users will know that you're an oldie in this > list. > Just tell us you're an 'oldie', we will believe > you =)
JM already eloquently responded to this. stderr, So much disinformation and character assassination i'm about to puke. You sir are a troll as stated by wikipedia: "A flame is never intended to be constructive, to further clarify a discussion, or to persuade other people. The motive for flaming is never dialectic, but rather social or psychological. Flamers are attempting to assert their authority, or establish a position of superiority. Occasionally, flamers merely wish to upset and offend other members of the forum, in which case they are trolls." As for your other statements, I think my last e-mail "4 sentence response" is not good enough. So i'll elaborate. being a linux zealot is bad. Being a linux proponent is good. "Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them." ---George Santayana Example that I gave is OS/2 zealots. Some links to be enlightened why it's bad to be a linux zealot: 1. Dissertation on the uselessness of Linux zealots: http://www.osnews.com/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=3646&t=3646 Excerpt: "But first and foremost, the Linux zealot is a deeply dangerous being as he claims to be the guardian of truth, and sees with suspicion (when it goes off well) or scorn (for the rest of cases, i.e. most of them) those people who simply think differently from him. 2. Robert Nagle's Book review of "The art of Unix programming" http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/20/1656259&mode=thread&tid=106&tid=126&tid=130&tid=156&tid=185&tid=190 Excerpt: "I was struck by several of ESR's observations: that Linus Torvald's "refusal to be a zealot" was a contributing reason why Linux was able to succeed; that both the patch utility and email probably did more to advance the Open Source movement than mere "consciousness raising." 3. Linus speaks out on SCO, future of desktop Linux. Eric's opinion: http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Jan/gee20040120023506.htm excerpt: "Unfortunately, it seems the most vocal Linux proponents would rather engage in bashing Microsoft while ignoring any hint of imperfection in their own works. Little do they know that by casting a blind eye to the flaws of Linux, they're actually hurting it in the long run. There's no secret about it: Microsoft loves every single Linux zealot out there. The zealots have given Linux a bad name in many corporate entities because companies like to embrace technologies, not religions. Perhaps the Linux desktop isn't the only thing that needs maturing over the next few years." So you see sir, Microsoft loves you! You still want to be a linux zealot? regards, --- Andre -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
