Esther Filderman wrote: >Where one draws the line is subjective. However I would point out >that there is a MILE of difference between, "Don't use $PRODUCT >products they all suck and everyone who uses them is a moron" and "I >can see why you might want to use $PRODUCT but I think $ALTERNATIVE is >better, and here's why."
Richard Chycoski wrote: >Just don't slam a vendor or technology because you find it distasteful - >tell me what does and does not work. Be specific about technologies, the >foibles, and the 'great stuff' that you find. I don't disagree with what either of you wrote (and others as well). But I'm confused about how we got to this point in the discussion. As I recall, it all started when Joe Yao wrote: >I s'pose MSW users can't do anything as useful as pipe an invite into a >calendar feeder program. Instead, MS Outlook automatically ingests and >processes everything - a virus hacker's dream. While Joe may not have stated his points very diplomatically, they were about the relative technical merits of the MS platform. He didn't say anyone was a moron, except perhaps by implication, and he didn't tell you not to use MS. He stated /why/ he doesn't like MS, which is exactly what I hear you both asking for. So why this digression? I've yet to hear anyone say Joe's points are incorrect. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA "Genius may have its limitations, [email protected], +1 714 434 7359 but stupidity is not thus [email protected] handicapped." --Elbert Hubbard _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
