Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-19 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Kevin McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:03:02 + > "Jeff Gratton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > said that RMS is indeed a loser), I'm just saying that RMS shouldn't be > > taken at face value anymore, that is all :) > > I respectfully disagree -- RMS is one of t

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread robert
Ethics. how many of us have ethics? It's funny how people are so into killing our idols when they "betray us". interesting thread. happy birthday debian. I am free. >>He clearly states his principles, and as far as I know he lives by them. That's better than most people can say (including me)

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread ben
Ron Johnson wrote: On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 10:40, ben wrote: Rob VanFleet wrote: On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote: be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, much less a debian. A zealot is a zealot i

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread ben
Colin Watson wrote: On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:12:01AM -0500, Rob VanFleet wrote: On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: A zealot is a zealot is a zealot. He might have been usefull, but past a certain point, constant whining Congratulations, you just joined the 10% of th

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:03:02 + "Jeff Gratton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > said that RMS is indeed a loser), I'm just saying that RMS shouldn't be > taken at face value anymore, that is all :) I respectfully disagree -- RMS is one of the few people I'm aware of who *should* be taken at face

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Bijan Soleymani
--Kj7319i9nmIyA2yE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 02:03:02PM +, Jeff Gratton wrote: > ... well I am *not* native english either, but French-Canadian (Quebecer)= =20 > :). French (an En

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Mark
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 02:03:02PM +, Jeff Gratton wrote: > ... well I am *not* native english either, but French-Canadian (Quebecer) > :). > > Thing is.. I am not calling RMS a loser (... looser :) ) either (here I > don't know if you were joking on people's spelling or implying that my pos

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Steve Lamb
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:25:12 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=right > "In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:" > So, the spelling is right, and also correct... Is that a left turn? Right. -- Steve C. Lamb

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Mark
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:12:01AM -0500, Rob VanFleet wrote: > > Congratulations, you just joined the 10% of the net (not faulting those > who aren't native english speakers) that actually *does* spell "whining" > right (i.e. not "whinging"). Now, just don't call anybody a "looser" > and you'll

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Ron Johnson
On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 10:40, ben wrote: > Rob VanFleet wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: > > > >>On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote: > >> > >> > >>>be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, > >>>much less a debian. > >> > >>A ze

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Jeff Gratton
t RMS shouldn't be taken at face value anymore, that is all :) Jeff From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Rob VanFleet) To: "Debian list (user)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:12:01 -0500 On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37P

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Rob VanFleet
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 03:40:49PM +, ben wrote: > Rob VanFleet wrote: > >On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: > > > >>On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote: > >> > >> > >>>be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, > >>>much less a debian. >

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Rob VanFleet
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:12:01AM -0500, rvf wrote: > On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote: > > > > > be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, > > > much less a debian. > > > > A zealot is a zealot is

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:12:01AM -0500, Rob VanFleet wrote: > On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: > > A zealot is a zealot is a zealot. He might have been usefull, but > > past a certain point, constant whining > > Congratulations, you just joined the 10% of the net (

Re: OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread ben
Rob VanFleet wrote: On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote: be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, much less a debian. A zealot is a zealot is a zealot. He might have been usefull, but past a certain poin

OT: Re: rms on debian : background noise

2003-08-18 Thread Rob VanFleet
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 08:19:37PM -0400, J.F.Gratton wrote: > On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote: > > > be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, > > much less a debian. > > A zealot is a zealot is a zealot. He might have been usefull, but past a > certain point,