On Wednesday 10 July 2002 04:48 pm, you wrote: > On Wednesday 10 July 2002 01:12 pm, Randy Kramer wrote: > > tom brinkman wrote: > > > All I originally said was > > > > > > > Save your sanity, try to avoid win-hardware in the future, > > > > blame uncle billy for aureal. Look here to find a_real sound > > > > card > > > > Maybe so, but, AFAICT, you also said this: > > > > > Doing so > > > > > without knowledge or acceptance of the pitfalls is just plain > > > > > foolishness. A user error, and a regression to a Winblows > > > > > mindset. YMMV > > > > > -- > > > > > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > > > > Which, if said to me, I would probably consider insulting. YMMV > > > > Also, it seems to me that you were the first to move toward > > incendiary language. > > > > regards, > > Randy Kramer > > Such as? [example of: incendiary language, or any personal attack] > > Seems to me, the ideal of converting Windoze users to a Linux > desktop, starts with education and investigation ... on their part > and ours. I've attacked this notion of usin winhardware and closed > source secret stuff with Linux, but not the persons who think it's > permissable. Which it isn't for all the reasons Deno and Cilvileme > (previous Mdk Forum link) and I gave. 'Sends a chill up my spine' > (where have you read that before lately ?) > > > Appears some of y'all believe we should coddle and court the > winblows mindset with the goal of Linux takin over the desktop. Ain't > gonna happen. Most people (winwoes users) will foster and blindly > accept mediocrity till they're stuck with it. Which has and is > happening. Seems to me some Linux users are willing to follow also. > Then we'll all be stuck runnin on win-hardware eventually. Which has > and is happening. > > If you were insulted by 'foolishness. A user error, and a > regression to a Winblows mindset.' that's your deal. I can only > suggest you get your feelings off your shirt sleeve, 'try to avoid > win-hardware' and proprietary closed source software in the future.
but really Tom, how do you fell about winmodems (just joking)
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