Re: [OT] Respect (was: Re: [PLUG] Unix vs Dos for Virus Content)

[MaD dUCK <madduck@madduck.net>]

also sprach Bill Jonas (on Thu, 08 Feb 2001 11:06:10AM -0500):
> Could I ask you to please refrain from using derogatory (humorous?)
> misspellings of the names of other operating systems?  While I do not care
> for Microsoft products either, I feel that it does us no good as a group
> to make fun of them.  I feel that this does us more harm than good in
> trying to convince people that Linux is a viable platform.  To put it
> another way: Would you be more or less willing to listen to a Windows
> enthusiast if they referred to your platform of choice as "Lunix"?

i am sorry about that. i don't even think anymore when i type my
version of windows and my version of dollar-sign-microsoft, it's sort
of a natural thing to me. i understand your point and will refrain
from doing so in the future.

martin

[greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo madduck@!#:1:s@\@@@.net
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 it will soon fall into disuse."
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