For whatever it's worth - a few observations: A new thread is not a reply. A reply responds to something already said, usually by someone else. Including the statement being responded to prior to the response helps insure that the discussion is understandable by those reading the posts and in fact (from my experience with at least 15 lists over 14 years), this is the stated norm on most if not all lists - discussion groups generally discourage or forbid top posting, based on convention, logic and policy, since Lists also have List Owners and often, Moderators. They frequently have rules regarding posting, also - and on most lists I know, moderators ask those having top posted to refrain from doing so in the future.
(This is not a top post for the simple reason that I erased the previous interchange and changed the subject. since I am loathe to further either the chit chat or the ill will, striving instead to provide a definitive, well grounded, one time response). Regarding OO and Linux: OO was developed by Sun and Sun's work stations don't run MS Windows (at least natively). IOW, OO is in it's element with Linux. Douglas Hinds --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
