Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread A. Mani
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 3:36 PM, 0 <0...@0throot.com> wrote: >> I would say that the post under consideration falls fairly under points >> 2 and 6 above and is not OT. > > I agree with you that the above mentioned points are relevant to the > list in some way, but where do we draw the line ? I am su

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread Manokaran K
Even by ILUGC standards, the number of meta discussions has gone overboard the last few days!! ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 16:50 +0530, 0 wrote: > > this link seems to be going to some soft porn site for me > > Really? It seems to be working fine for me. > > Unless you are on MS Windows, I know we disagree occasionally, but that is no reason to insult me ;-) > it is most likely due to your DNS

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread 0
On 07/06/2012 03:43 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 15:36 +0530, 0 wrote: >> I am sure, there are >> going to a bunch of news articles every day on DRM, patents, >> copyright >> etc. For example, the recent controversy over Blizzard and Diablo III >> on >> GNU/Linux (over wine)

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 15:36 +0530, 0 wrote: > > I would say that the post under consideration falls fairly under > points > > 2 and 6 above and is not OT. > > I agree with you that the above mentioned points are relevant to the > list in some way, but where do we draw the line ? that depends on

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread 0
On 07/06/2012 01:41 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 08:57 +0530, 0 wrote: >> IMO, The article was more about Apple and its IP policy in general. >> The >> comments sections in the article throw more light on this. Although >> an >> interesting read, I thought it was OT. I could

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 13:43 +0530, Sundaram KR wrote: > lawgon said: "I would say that the post under consideration falls > fairly under points > 2 and 6 above and is not OT." > > Objection sustained. does this mean it is OT or it is not? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves __

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread Sundaram KR
lawgon said: "I would say that the post under consideration falls fairly under points 2 and 6 above and is not OT." Objection sustained. ...KRS ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-06 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 08:57 +0530, 0 wrote: > >>> http://www.berkeleylug.com/?p=1045 > >>> Informative. > >>> > >> > >> [OT] tag please. > > > > what is OT about it? > > IMO, The article was more about Apple and its IP policy in general. > The > comments sections in the article throw more light o

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-05 Thread 0
On 07/06/2012 08:05 AM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 07:38 +0530, 0 wrote: >> On 07/05/2012 11:00 PM, A. Mani wrote: >>> http://www.berkeleylug.com/?p=1045 >>> Informative. >>> >> >> [OT] tag please. > > what is OT about it? IMO, The article was more about Apple and its IP poli

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-05 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 07:38 +0530, 0 wrote: > On 07/05/2012 11:00 PM, A. Mani wrote: > > http://www.berkeleylug.com/?p=1045 > > Informative. > > > > [OT] tag please. what is OT about it? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www

Re: [Ilugc] [OT] Blog on Apple Products

2012-07-05 Thread 0
On 07/05/2012 11:00 PM, A. Mani wrote: > http://www.berkeleylug.com/?p=1045 > Informative. > [OT] tag please. RMS summarized it the best on Steve Jobs death by quoting a Chicago Mayor, "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone" -- 0 ___ ILUGC M