+1 On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 02:18 -0500, Rob Smith wrote: > I have never seen so many so-called adults whining like bullied kids over a > subject that, in the greater scheme of the next Millenia doesn't mean squat! > I used to use a KayPro 16 to compute on, and even accessed a BBS with it > using a 9600 Baud modem. Would I do so today because that's how it used to > be done? Not a chance! > > Most of the younger folks I know (I'm a dinosaur at almost 60) top post by > default, because in a Microsoft world, that is what they learned. Right, > wrong, or indifferent, it's the way things are today. If you want to go back > to the way things were done "in the good old days," I hate to break it to > you, but time always moves forward, and the only constant is change. > > If you truly believe that limiting access to the Open Source community only > to folks who do things in one particular way will grow that community, you > might want to get a reality check. If you think that all this infighting > will help the community grow, you are wrong. If you cannot adapt and change > today, you will be left in the dust with the rest of computing's dinosaurs. > > After recently hearing a talk on LibreOffice at an Open Source software > conference, I decided to give it a try, replacing the OpenOffice install > that came standard on my Ubuntu Linux LTS desktops. I joined this list in > case I would need some assistance with an issue. I have seen more petty > bickering on this one non-issue over the past several days than I have seen > people helped. > > I've always been led to believe that Open Source was all about freedom, but > there are some folks here who just don't seem to give a damn about that, and > their main focus is to make sure that all the automatons do as they are > told. > > Unlike some, I DO know how to unsubscribe, and I also know how to uninstall, > both of which I am going to do! There are other choices out there, and > LibreOffice needs users more then users need LibreOffice. THAT is the fact > Jack! > > GROW UP! > > -- > Rob Smith >
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