Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-11-02 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 09:35:16PM +, Curt wrote: On 2013-10-31, Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: So you could shoot kids in halloween costumes for illegally being on your property? Only if they've been through your underwear (_very_ puritanical country). If it was

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-11-01 Thread Curt
On 2013-10-31, Thierry Chatelet tchate...@free.fr wrote: On Thursday 31 October 2013 15:33:25 Bob Proulx wrote: Note that I didn't say that I *would* shoot them dead. Maybe shoot them just injured ? /Smilet/ Thierry Right, he would've just blown their kneecaps out so they couldn't run away

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-11-01 Thread Kent West
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com wrote: What would any of us do if confronted by a burgler in the middle of the night while we were home and woken up from a sound sleep? Ceratinly a terrifying situation. Calm thinking does not happen at such times. Agreed. Even

Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-10-31 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 03:38:12PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: Case 1: I find that someone in my family who lives in my house has rumaged through my underwear drawer. A violation of trust has occurred. I am unhappy and will talk with them and give them a harsh lecture. This is not appropriate

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-10-31 Thread Neal Murphy
On Thursday, October 31, 2013 02:22:40 PM Chris Bannister wrote: On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 03:38:12PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: Case 1: I find that someone in my family who lives in my house has rumaged through my underwear drawer. A violation of trust has occurred. I am unhappy and will

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes

2013-10-31 Thread John Hasler
Chris Bannister writes: So you could shoot kids in halloween costumes for illegally being on your property? If you catch them in your bedroom rifling through your underwear, maybe. There is no state in the union where the mere fact that someone was trespassing is a valid murder defense. --

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-10-31 Thread Bob Proulx
Neal Murphy wrote: Chris Bannister wrote: Bob Proulx wrote: Case 1: I find that someone in my family who lives in my house has rumaged through my underwear drawer. A violation of trust has occurred. I am unhappy and will talk with them and give them a harsh lecture. This is not

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-10-31 Thread Curt
On 2013-10-31, Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: So you could shoot kids in halloween costumes for illegally being on your property? Only if they've been through your underwear (_very_ puritanical country). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes

2013-10-31 Thread Doug
On 10/31/2013 05:02 PM, John Hasler wrote: Chris Bannister writes: So you could shoot kids in halloween costumes for illegally being on your property? If you catch them in your bedroom rifling through your underwear, maybe. There is no state in the union where the mere fact that someone

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes

2013-10-31 Thread John Hasler
Doug writes: In many (most?) states, you are only justified in using deadly force if you are threatened with bodily harm to yourself or your family. If you wake up in the middle of the night, see a stranger searching your dresser, and shoot him, you will almost certainly succeed in convincing a

Re: Only in America! ? (was ... Re: sudo and UNIXes (was: audacity export wma format[1 more question]))

2013-10-31 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Thursday 31 October 2013 15:33:25 Bob Proulx wrote: Note that I didn't say that I *would* shoot them dead. Maybe shoot them just injured ? /Smilet/ Thierry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact