On Sunday 14 Sep 2003 12:09 pm, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > Damon Lynch schrieb am Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:08:55 +1200: > >On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 21:19, Anne Wilson wrote: > >> What I would be less happy with is repeated 'reminders', or > >> pop-ups, as Lee said, but there's no indication that this is > >> likely to happen. > > > >I must confess one thing that has really stunned me is that some > >reactions in the Linux coummunity have been bordering on hysteria > > and unreasoned panic. > > > >Mandrake is a company based on principles of community and > > freedom, hardly one that is likely to engage in the type of > > practice common among less ethical companies. > > > >I guess some folks have been trampled by excessive materialism too > > many times to be able to know when the herd of rampaging > > elephants has passed:) > > ...and to be able to read. Mandrake stated explicitely that they > offer this thing only to Mandrake Partners. And that popups are out > of the question. > > In a nice and tidy, clean looking restaurant: > Waiter: "We serve beer in glasses." > Guest: "Don't you dare to serve in dirty glasses!" > Waiter: "We don't serve in dirty dishes at all!" > Guest: "If you serve in dirty dishes, I'll be gone!" > > That's all about it. > > wobo
I have noticed that compulsive knee-jerks are a common phenomenon in certain sections of the linux community <g> Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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