> On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 21:21, Nick Andriash wrote:
> > On Thursday, May 02 2002 at 05:17 PM PDT, you wrote:
> > 
> > > A fool and his money are soon using Windows.
> > 
> > I am/was beginning to experiment with Linux using Mandrake 8.2 but am
> > disheartened to see signatures such as yours. How typical of Linux
Users...
> > and almost enough to make me gag and want to wipe Linux off my Computer.

> > 
> > Tell me something Shane... Why do you feel Windows Users are fools? I
use
> > Windows... am I a fool in your eyes? You don't even know me, so where do
> > you get off labelling me as one... and putting something like that in
your
> > signature? No wonder Users are slow to try Linux, what with greetings
like
> > yours. I am amazed that the List Moderators haven't said anything to
you.
> 
> Nick...it was a random sig, man.  Not part of his message body.  Lots of
> peeps on the list here have anti-M$ sigs.  Except for me, I shun the
> sigs and devote the entire message body to anti-M$ content.
> 
> Tongue in cheek.
> 
> No harm, no foul..... :)  LX
> 

I HAVE to use Windows 8 hrs a day in the workplace - does that make me an
idiot?
I use Win98 at home - no Linux CD-burner comes close in quality to Nero
Burning Rom. Does that make me an idiot?

Signatures such as 'all Windows users are idiots' are actually very useful.
They are a good way to spot a reply to a newbie's question that will start
with a 'first of all, you shouldn't be using the GUI' and end with a 'RTFM'
:-)

Richard

PS Bank holiday coming up in England - 3-day weekend, LM8.2 installation
disks at the ready!


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