On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 11:21, b c r wrote: > some guy got kicked off the list recently for wondering if you guys ever > actually talk about linux. > > man its frustrating being on this list sometimes.
We are a club. A community. A social group. A bunch of friends. If you don't like it, you're free to leave. The Net's a big place, I'm sure you can find a list you prefer. I like the sense of community here. He didn't get "kicked off". We don't kick people off for limiting themselves to Unix related discussion. He chose to leave. Just think of the UUG as a variation on a BBS. Maybe you'll get less frustrated that way. In fact, that's a perfect analogy. Many of us are BBS refuges--you can't blame us for trying to keep the tradition alive. -- Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED], AIM:StuartMJansen> "Because we frequently suffer from the scourge of information pollution, we find it hard to imagine its even deadlier opposite â information starvation. I get very annoyed when I hear arguments â usually from those who have been educated beyond their intelligence â about the virtues of keeping happy, backwards people in ignorance." -- Arthur C. Clarke
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