HTML mail, was: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Distro

[Ron Hamilton]

www.fuckmicrosoft.com
(sorry if the profanity offends anyone, but it's a valid website that
explains why microsoft is bad.)
To even things out though, let's throw in www.gnu.org as well
Also www.fsf.org, I think www.gnu.org/philosphy is a good one too (if i
got the link right)

On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 08:13:29PM +0530, Vaidya, Harshal (Cognizant) wrote:
> Hey List,
>    Why is everybody so anti Microsoft or anti proprietary software. They have worked hard to where they are today and if people appreciate it, I do not think anyone should be feeling bad about it. We are linux guys and we know that we are better than them and gradually with all our might we are cruising our way in the market and driving away all these proprietary software shmuks.
> 
> So why bother .. just do your work. If its good it'll come through all the tests.
> 
> Sorry everybody .. I couldn't just resist writing this and I know this is gonna raise another flame war.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin E. Ivey [mailto:ik04 at isot.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:53 AM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: HTML mail, was: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Distro
> 
> 
> MadHat wrote:
> 
> <snipped>
> 
> > As far as people being rude, some people are terse, as I can be, but I
> > don't think that many people are meaning to be rude.  Also remember that
> > when using email you lose very important things like body language and
> > inflection which help convey a lot of the meaning, so what you may
> > consider rude may have been intended to be a joke, humorous or just a
> > simple statement, but the feeling (or lack of) was lost from one person
> > typing to another person reading.  As far as I know everyone here is
> > here to learn or help others.
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> I try to be helpful and polite when posting to this list.  I consider it 
> rude to send mail to a Linux list from a machine running Outlook.
> 
> I have sworn off non-free software and have found ways to make just 
> about everything I need to get done with Linux.
> 
> Sitting in front of a networked NT machine at work is cruel abuse and 
> should rank with a civil rights violation.  Sometimes I must log in and 
> perform a few small Linux miracles just to shake it off upon arriving home.
> 
> My Outlook settings on that miserable NT machine allow me to send only 
> plain text to everyone.
> 
> Hope that doesn't sound rude or unfriendly,
> 
> keVIn
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