Nah, there are more the "2 peoples" over there <g>.

K

-----Original Message-----
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
David Stuart
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:22 AM
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: What distribution and why?

As someone said to me when I was in England last fall:

"Two peoples separated by a common language."


Dave  (from sunny California)





Dave Stuart
Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst
County of Ventura, CA
805-662-6731
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>>> "Evans, Kevin R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/16/2008 3:20 AM >>>
As for me (an ex UKer), I never took Hubert's request to be other than
just that (IOW, no offense taken).

K

-----Original Message-----
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Phil Smith III
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:49 PM
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: What distribution and why?

"Evans, Kevin R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>As I said, though, I don't have a problem...but thanks for trying to
>help!

I believe the confusion here is due to what looked like a slightly
idiomatic American usage -- "What EXACTLY is your problem???" -- which
translates to "Hey, jerk, what is wrong with you?  Are you stupid or
what?".  I'd bet large sums that Hubert Kleinmanns didn't mean it that
way, and was instead asking, "Can you be more specific about the issue
you found with MQ and SUSE?"

Once again, infernal English leads to what could (and would have, on
most lists!) been an international incident.

And once again, the professionalism and courtesy of the VM and z/Linux
community avoids bloodshed...

...phsiii (Feeling proud to be a Vmer today)

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