I agree with David.
I don't think something is "off-topic" if it affects the topic of the
list-serve.
Being narrow minded is bad. Being open minded is good!
--- "Godbey, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Again. I honestly don't see a more appropriate place to discuss it.
> I'm
> talking about THIS (Helping Sun against MS)topic. Not random
> off-topic
> topics.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milt Epstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [off-topic]
>
>
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Thompson, Willard (GTICCC) wrote:
>
> > I agree with this considering the monumental decisions that will
> > effect the technology community, this fall. Just put/include
> > [off-topic] in the subject. Also, threads like this would fade
> out
> > anyway.
>
> I don't see why people think putting [Off-Topic] in the subject
> line
> makes it OK to post something off-topic. Do you really think that
> announcing you're about to do something inappropriate makes it any
> less inappropriate? (As if that couldn't be determined often from
> the
> subject anyway.)
>
> I also agree with Nic (and Pier, who is the list manager, so I
> don't
> see why people don't listen to what he says) that we've had enough
> of
> this topic. Even if you take a lenient policy and allow a little
> bit
> of information posting and discussion on it, we've already had
> that,
> and it's time to move on. Anyone who wants to discuss it further
> should do so amongst themselves, and/or find and/or create a more
> appropriate place to discuss it.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Godbey, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:12 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Please let's stop this now (was Re: R: Helping Sun
> against
> > MS)
> >
> >
> > Don't agree with you on this Nic. I think its good to air this
> > out. The servlet interest community certainly has its own
> > perspective, and perhaps some good might come of this. Perhaps
> time
> > for Open-Source community to build a JVM for MS OSes?
> >
> > Moderating the list is fine. Keeping reign on off-topic stuff is
> > fine. But sometimes discussion on a big issue such as this is
> > appropriate. I say let it go for now. I would agree that folks
> > should restrain the inflamatory statements such as "MS is a
> horrible
> > company". I want to hear from both sides.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nic Ferrier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 9:52 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Please let's stop this now (was Re: R: Helping Sun
> against MS)
> >
> >
> > >>> John Van Vliet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20-Jul-01 2:30:48
> PM
> > >>>
> >
> > I agree Daniel. MS is a horrible company.... And
> > another point down for naming a programming language
> > 'C#'
> >
> > This is really not adding anything to our understanding of
> servlets.
> >
> > Please, will everyone stop posting on this please.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Nic
>
> Milt Epstein
> Research Programmer
> Software/Systems Development Group
> Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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