W. Chris Shank on 15 Sep 2004 02:26:01 -0000


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RE: [PLUG] The PLUG Guide to Running Linux?


Do I need to bring boxing gloves to the next meeting?

On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 01:10, Howard Bloom wrote:
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org 
> > [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Tobias 
> > DiPasquale
> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 8:55 PM
> > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> 
> > I really don't want to repeat what happened here today ever 
> > again. I let Howard get the best of me and I believe Linux 
> > suffered as a result. 
> > He now has fodder to go out and tell the rest of the world 
> > that the Linux community is a bunch of arrogant bastards. I 
> 
> Didn't you ever see FULL METAL JACKET Toby?  What goes on in the field stays
> in the field.  I'm not part of the scumbag liberal media - I'm not going to
> use any of what happened today to trump up some fictitious charge against
> Linux.  Remember, I sell Linux - specifically I sell me setting up Linux.
> 
> > develop Linux kernel modules and high-performance network 
> > servers on Linux to feed my wife and daughter; the Linux 
> > community gets a bad rep, I go down with the ship and I'm 
> > back to writing ASP pages and Outlook plugins and I'd again 
> > wager that many here (if not most) are in the same boat. Do 
> > we really want Howard representing our interests out in the 
> > world? Or shall we represent ourselves with a community 
> > effort and face?
> > 
> > Anybody up for this? I'd definitely make it down to some 
> > meetings for this.
> 
> And so would I.
> 
> Howard
> 
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