On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 18:01:14 PM -0500, Daniel Currier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> your comment "(please do NOT top-post or retransmit a whole message > on any public list, thanks)" i just hit reply. Yes, this is the problem, to just hit reply. When replying on any *public* mailing lists is muuuch better, and therefore considered more polite, to: 1) cut as much as possible of the message you are replying to. It's useless, not to mention unpolite for dial-up users who pay per byte or minute, to post again a message they had already downloaded 2) Add your comment/answer *after* the text you are replying to, not on top like you are doing. In this way those who find a message in the archives, or the other list members who missed the previous messages, can still figure out what is going on by reading the conversation in its natural order. Look in a search engine for "top posting is bad" for more on this subject. > maybe i am dumb but half of what you said i do not understand, do > you not like what i said or did you? I don't like nor dislike it, really. I believe you and I have nothing against what you said. I just pointed out that yours is not an answer to the question that I actually asked. > also what do you mean by "official?" from who? Official as, in plain English, "official", that is, from the context and from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/official: > adjective >3. authorized or issued authoritatively: an official report. in this case, from the School Board or its official delegates for ICT matters. > (and what do you mean by "when top boss isn't looking" who are you > talking about? Obviously, I am talking of the boss of your administrator and/or the University Rector, Principal or whatever it's called. I asked what are the official policies in other places. The fact that the administrator at your University is your friend and trusts you has no official value as an authorization whatsoever. It's not a policy. To understand the difference, you just have to ask the Rector, in writing, "All students are allowed to bring their own sw from home and run it (not installing) as they please on the school computers, aren't they?" Ciao, Marco -- The right way to make everybody love Free Standards and Free Software: http://digifreedom.net/node/73 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
