On Tuesday 22 July 2003 08:53 pm, Lanman wrote: > I'm with Stephen on this one Gene! Welcome and well said, Sir Knight! Get a > good grip , and hang on for a hell of a ride! > > In the past, you may have heard such expressions as "Trust me! I'm from the > government. I'm here to help"! You probably laughed about such things, ( as > did we! ), but here, when the list members aren't flaming Microsoft, SCO, > or each other (Grin! Grin!) they're usually a bunch of warm-hearted, > generous, humorous, and helpful individuals. Especially helpful! For the > most part they're a good bunch. Sorry you had to join up in the middle of a > nasty thread. It's just that some of the list members are grouchy because > they've been forced to use Microsoft stuff at work. > > I myself have been on this list for far too long, but even so, I've learned > a huge amount of important things. For Instance, Stephen Kuhn needs to get > some newer ties (!?), Frankie has a boat and likes to drink whenever he > takes it out on the water ( I'm very jealous about that by the way!), Femme > Fatale and Anne both seem to have their heads screwed on real good, and > often provide maturity whenever the gang starts a ruckus ( Man! Talk about > scoring brownie points with the "Babes" ! ), and occasionally we even talk > about Linux! Did I mention that they also have a great sense of humour? > > Seriously, though,...Welcome to "Our Gang", and I for one hope you stick > around long enough to learn everything you can about Linux. That way , the > rest of us can hop on a plane, and drop in on Stephen and Frankie, where > we'll all go boating, drinking, and other "stuff", knowing that you'll be > here to take up the slack! > > So, where's everyone else? C'Mon people! Jump in here and say Hi to Gene! > > Lanman Higene LOL > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 7/23/2003 at 12:37 PM Stephen Kuhn wrote: > >On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 08:24, Gene Barker wrote: > >> I am a new linux user, about a month. I need your help, speaking to > >> the ´newbieĦ group. > >> > >> I joined this group in hopes of learning more of linux and solutions > >> to problems I may have. I have been inundated with emails from our > >> group, most of them not very useful. May I request 2 things. > >> > >> 1. Limit or eliminate political or philosophical discussions from > >> this channel. Let˙s use it as a tool to learn of linux. > >> 2. The answers to legitimate questions are sometimes cryptic and > >> hard for me to follow. A little more information or a way to > >> follow the conversation would be helpful to me. Any > >> suggestions would be appreciated. > >> Cordially, > >> Gene Barker > > > >Gene, welcome. > > > > One thing you might want to do is to turn on "message threading" in > >your email client (if you can) - it helps to discern between what is a > >random message and what is a "conversation" - or threaded discussion. > > > > Anyways, what can we do for you? > > > >-- > >Wed Jul 23 12:35:00 EST 2003 > > 12:35:00 up 9 days, 4:38, 2 users, load average: 0.36, 0.19, 0.17 > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >| __ __ |kuhn media australia | > >| /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | > >| .\__/ || | | |================================| > >| _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | > >| > >| | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 > > Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 > >----------------------------------------------------------------- > > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > > > >Love is in the offing. Be affectionate to one who adores you. > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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