On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 12:02:22PM -0600, Joe Braddock wrote: > > -------Original Message------- > From: Ric Tibbetts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 03/13/03 01:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Boycotting MDL > > > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 07:34:10PM +0000, Eric Fernandez wrote: > > Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > > > > > > >My two posts are totally dis-related. > > > > > So you ask for help/advice about 9.1RC2, and five minutes later you > > decide to declare publicly that you want to boycott Mandrake ? This > > sounds very logical... > > Everybody is free to do what he thinks is just. Personnaly I still buy > > some american products. We do not have the same point of view about war, > > > but I don't think that working people should be penalized because of > > just another classical geopolitics fight. They are not responsible. > > > > Let me put it this way: > I spent a number of years living in Europe, and Asia, because I so > strongly disagreed with the things my govenrment was doing. I'm very > near to doing the same thing again. > > I don't agree with what they are doing. I don't agree with the war. I > feel that there are far greater threats to the world than Iraq, and > issues of far greater importance within the US that need to be > addressed, and our president is refusing to address them. > > That does not however defer my support for my country. > It also does not make me forget who my friends are. > > Eric, none of this is targeted at you. I doubt that you, or I could sway > the direction of things. I also doubt that my support (or lack of) for > MDK would impact you, the person. My statement is targeted at > Mandrakesoft. > They want "my" support. > The US needs Frances support. > > Pressure from one, can effect the other. > > Ric > > > > > Ummm, Ric, what is Mandrakesoft's position on the possible war with Iraq? How do > you know that they, Mandrakesoft, aren't in favor of it and lobbying their > government to change it's position? You don't and neither do I. > > What I do know is that this is not the proper forum for this type of discussion. > Someone, I don't remember who, has set up a list for OT discussions. That might be > the more appropriate forum (and no, I am not another self proclaimed list moderator). > > Joeb >
You're absolutely right Joe. So I will refrain from making any further comment on that subject to this list, effictive now. Ric Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/
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