At 22/08/2002 16:14, Jeff Waugh wrote: ><quote who="DaZZa"> > > > OK, I don't want to be an arse here, but I have to ask. > > > > Is this "directive" coming in any official capacity? > > > > If so, which one?
<snip> >There have also been a lot of rumblings about Microsoft bashing. I fully >support the notion that POSITIVE advocacy and Linux-related news should be >posted here, but NEGATIVE advocacy and Microsoft bashing can be relegated to >slug-chat, as it is thoroughly off-topic. I'd have to disagree here - pointing out the NEGATIVE aspects of Microsoft's offerings vs. Linux is most appropriate - if that's your definition of "Microsoft bashing". The article being refered to was, IMHO, spot on and appropriate for THIS list. > > Are we restricting SLUG to the "Can only ask questions if you mention > > Debian at least twice" list? > >That would be a particularly stupid thing to do, given that many SLUGgers >don't use Debian. Note: Sydney *LINUX* User's Group. Hmmm.... Doesn't seem that way some times - based on emails for the past 4.5 years (I have some from late 1998), it would appear that Debian is "de rigeur", and we SuSE / Redhat users are, if not exactly ridiculed for our choice, then certainly looked down upon... But then again, Debian *is* used by most of the "core" people in SLUG I gather - how about banning distro-specific discussions as well.... Makes as much sense as banning discussion of competing OS manufacturers..... -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
