Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Apparently, though unproven, at 04:55 on Tuesday 07 June 2011, Dale did opine thusly: Bill Longman wrote: On 06/06/2011 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. Well, just make sure you pay your bill before you leave. You've been asking questions for 1053 days now, so all those bits have to be paid for. And we only accept pizza or beer. Alan or Dale will provide you with the shipment details. For future reference, I like pizza but give the beer to someone else. I'm a T totaler myself. Also, my favorite is Papa Johns although I can't afford them anymore. I'd rather eat a steak than spend that much on a pizza. Pizza is good but steak is better. And to think you all thought you had me figured out. lol Right, I'll have the beer then. NewCastle Brown Ale thanks -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Hi, Bill. On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 04:11:57PM -0700, Bill Longman wrote: On 06/06/2011 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. Well, just make sure you pay your bill before you leave. You've been asking questions for 1053 days now, so all those bits have to be paid for. And we only accept pizza or beer. Alan or Dale will provide you with the shipment details. When it comes to beer, what better place than Bavaria? We're not exactly short of pizza either. Come on all, down to Nuremberg, and I'll buy you a round! -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Hi, David. On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 07:47:37PM -0400, David Relson wrote: Long live emacs ! emacs is an essential part of my personal toolkit. I've been using it since 1996. For 11 yrs before that I used epsilon - an editor with much the same keymappings. Wow! I started in about 1997, writing my first commands (to scroll the screen by 6 lines) a few months later. I started using epsilon ( That goes back a bit! -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Hi, Indi. On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 03:15:14PM -0400, Indi wrote: On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 06:32:11PM +, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. Well, at least we lose you to another worthy project, sounds like. Best of luck and come back whenever you feel like it! Thanks. I'll definitely be back some time. -- klaatu virada nicto -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Hello, Alan. On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 08:49:37PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: Apparently, though unproven, at 20:32 on Monday 06 June 2011, Alan Mackenzie did opine thusly: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. Aw shucks, now you made me blush :-) Hah! I know what you mean about the quality of user around here - no other list I'm on anywhere else comes close. I know I whinge a lot about the many wonderful ways Gentoo can break, but I keep coming back. It is only the dissatisfied who advance the state of the art. Part of it is the ease of changing things around and trying new versions, but mostly it's because of the folks here. Yes, I understand. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
[gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Am 06.06.2011 20:32, schrieb Alan Mackenzie: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. Good bye and maybe we see you again here at some times in the future. Good luck for being an Emacs developer. *wave* Sebastian signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Apparently, though unproven, at 20:32 on Monday 06 June 2011, Alan Mackenzie did opine thusly: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. Aw shucks, now you made me blush :-) I know what you mean about the quality of user around here - no other list I'm on anywhere else comes close. I know I whinge a lot about the many wonderful ways Gentoo can break, but I keep coming back. Part of it is the ease of changing things around and trying new versions, but mostly it's because of the folks here. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie a...@muc.de wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). Best of luck and come back when you come to your senses! ;-) ;-) Really, you're always welcome. Cheers, Mark
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
On Monday 06 Jun 2011 19:32:11 Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. Cheers Alan and thanks for all the times you helped me with your answers! Do drop by every now and then. :-) -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 06:32:11PM +, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. Well, at least we lose you to another worthy project, sounds like. Best of luck and come back whenever you feel like it! -- klaatu virada nicto
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
On 6/6/2011 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. Good luck with all your future endeavors. Your participation will be missed, but that does not diminish the years you've put into Gentoo. FWIW, I delete 95% of the threads on gentoo-user because of time or inapplicability to my systems or interests. I've also dropped my mail list subscriptions way way down over the years. It's something that everyone ends up doing as their priorities change or as interests focus. kashani
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
On 06/06/2011 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. Well, just make sure you pay your bill before you leave. You've been asking questions for 1053 days now, so all those bits have to be paid for. And we only accept pizza or beer. Alan or Dale will provide you with the shipment details.
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Long live emacs ! emacs is an essential part of my personal toolkit. I've been using it since 1996. For 11 yrs before that I used epsilon - an editor with much the same keymappings. I started using epsilon ( On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 18:32:11 + Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. I've counted 28 questions I've asked since late 2009, and every single one of them bar two got good answers too. One of those two I answered myself just after posting the email ;-), and the other is currently a bug report. I'd like to say THANK YOU to everybody who helped me get a well running Gentoo system and patiently taught me about it, but in particular to Alan McKinnon because he's got such a splendid name. -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] Thanks for all the fish!
Bill Longman wrote: On 06/06/2011 11:32 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hi, Gentoo. Just to say I'll be withdrawing from this list in a few days, unsubscribing actually, mainly so that I can go back to being an Emacs developer; the number of emails on both lists combined is just more than I can handle comfortably. Well, just make sure you pay your bill before you leave. You've been asking questions for 1053 days now, so all those bits have to be paid for. And we only accept pizza or beer. Alan or Dale will provide you with the shipment details. For future reference, I like pizza but give the beer to someone else. I'm a T totaler myself. Also, my favorite is Papa Johns although I can't afford them anymore. I'd rather eat a steak than spend that much on a pizza. Pizza is good but steak is better. And to think you all thought you had me figured out. lol Dale :-) :-)
