I would've believed it if he hadn't called you 'esteemed'. :) On Tuesday 01 March 2005 11:13 pm, Andrew McNabb wrote: > OK. I'm really confused now. Is he for real? > > > ----- Forwarded message from Stephen Kearney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ----- > > Subject: Re: UUG Site Suggestion Box > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:18:05 -0800 > > Esteemed Mr. McNabb, > > First let me thank you for your gentle sarcasm and apologise for sending > references to a windows program to your Unix(/Linux) Users Group. My > modem is only working at 24Kbs and I paused for a minute, but after the > page had loaded I thought 'what the hdll'. > I have been asked by a Linux user for the equivalent of a keytweak > program. I tried to get the interest of a couple of Linux groups and got > precisely zero replys. I know that what I wrote to you was tacky, but > ETNI IS a better keyboard for the dexterously challenged. > I started last week by emailing newspapers. Close to half came back > undeliverable. So far I have gotten no human replys. My only reply from > emails to suggestion boxes, aside from yours, was from the University of > British Columbia. I was advised by Melissa, who is also Dvorak/qwerty > bi-keyboardal, to use the options already installed in windows. She > seemed unaware that etni is not an option. > From your site it seems that your love/hate relationship with Unix/Linux > could be summerized with a paraphrase of Winston Churchill: "It's the > worst operating system in the world except for all the rest". For me it > is unobtainable love form afar. How do I love thee, let me count the > ways, 001, 010, 011. It is only in the aspect of how do I interface that > I have any hope of making a meager contribution. > My observation is that putting etni on the home keys more than doubles > the amount of text typed from them. I humbly request that you pass on > this observation. That about sums up my suggestion. Oh, and maybe in > addition to your T-shirts, you could make some laptop stickers that say > "My other keyboard is a Dvorak". > > Thank you for takeing the time to compose such an eloquent, beautiful and > eamj witty reply, > > Sfdphdj > > ----- End forwarded message -----
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