Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-12 Thread Justin Lindberg
On 09/01/11 00:19, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: Am Donnerstag, 1. September 2011 schrieb Harry portobello: ... Terms like abrasive or short don't sit well with most people, least of all those who wish to contribute. Thomas, how do you plan to moderate these observations? Harry You may

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-11 Thread Jason Timrod
To: Thomas Funk t.f...@web.de Cc: fvwm@fvwm.org Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:29 PM Subject: Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email Hullo, On 31 August 2011 09:06, Thomas Funk t.f...@web.de wrote: Hi Harry, as I red your email, my first

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-02 Thread b p
Could you just fuck off and do something productive? Sorry for the attitude. Harry portobello harryportobe...@gmail.com wrote: Hullo, On 31 August 2011 09:06, Thomas Funk t.f...@web.de wrote: Hi Harry, as I red your email, my first impression was, to take up the cudgels for Thomas and

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-02 Thread Jason Weber
Many of us probably share the sentiment of 'pebcak', but lack the eloquence to phrase it so succinctly. There is no apparent record of a Harry Portobello as an writer or reporter of anything. I assert that it is either a label he read off the bottom of his Walmart rug or some inside joke about

Fwd: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-02 Thread Jesús J . Guerrero Botella
2011/9/2 Jason Weber bab...@imonk.com: Many of us probably share the sentiment of 'pebcak', but lack the eloquence to phrase it so succinctly. There is no apparent record of a Harry Portobello as an writer or reporter of anything.  I assert that it is either a label he read off the bottom

Re: Fwd: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-02 Thread Thomas Funk
... Besides that, if you really want to fight a troll, just ignore it. We should really stop spamming the fvwm lists right now. Let him speak alone if he really wants. If someone wants more cheap gossip, please, keep it private for yourselves. I subscribed to this list to read about fvwm, a window

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-09-01 Thread Glenn Golden
-- Hi Dr. Klepp, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp off...@klepp.biz [2011-09-01 09:19:16 +0200]: You may like it or not: This list is professional. Agree in general, but there have been occasional excursions. From time to time, I've participated in (and occasionally chaired) various professional

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Thomas Funk
of chocolates - never know what you're gonna get. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Harry portobello harryportobe...@gmail.com Gesendet: Aug 31, 2011 1:17:47 AM An: fvwm@fvwm.org Betreff: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email Hi all, I've been reading the fvwm

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Tethys .
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Harry portobello harryportobe...@gmail.com wrote: A few people have privately said to me lately that although they think fvwm is a great program, they're not happy with the attitudes of the most active maintainer, Thomas Adam. This surprises me. Primarily

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Frank Pittenger (fpitteng)
-Original Message- From: Thomas Funk [mailto:t.f...@web.de] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:07 AM To: Harry portobello; fvwm@fvwm.org Subject: Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email Hi Harry, as I red your email, my first

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Bert Geens
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Harry portobello harryportobe...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, *snip* Some people prefer not to waste time with added fluff while communicating, hackers are quite known for this (see also RMS, Linus, Theo, etc.). These people are often very busy and will not waste

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Shriver, Daniel
Message- From: Bert Geens [mailto:marelo...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:20 AM To: Harry portobello Cc: fvwm@fvwm.org Subject: Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Harry portobello harryportobe

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread B. [simoN] Karhan
as a longtime lurker and very rare poster to the list... i'm most unhappy when this sort of non-sense populates the list... Thomas is dedicated, technically excellent and enormously fair... given the inane nature of these sideline (really gutter) discussions... speaking quite honestly, i

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Shaika-Dzari
Hi everyone. I want to add my support to Thomas. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Harry portobello harryportobe...@gmail.com wrote: Hullo, On 31 August 2011 09:06, Thomas Funk t.f...@web.de wrote: Hi Harry, as I red your email, my first impression was, to take up the cudgels for

Re: FVWM: FAO: Thomas Adam - list attitudes and unveiling the person behind email

2011-08-31 Thread Giovanni Tumiati
Harry portobello wrote: [snip] Harry: when I read your first posting, I thought you were kidding around; I admit I didn't read it to the end. But now I am baffled: you seem to want to create a problem that does not exist. The replies you got on this list indicate that there is no issue with