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Re: Proposal for removal of mICQ package



Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl> writes:

> On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 12:24:48PM +0100, Remi VANICAT wrote:
>> Yes you are when you say that next time he'll do worse "this boy have
>> stole a candy, we should kill him because next time he'll do worse"
>
> I question your use of "boy" here, since that implies a lack of
> responsibility for his actions.  Boys will be boys, eh?

Well, it may come from my poor English. And because It's the first
example I've found.

>
> Also, killing is a bit more extreme than the measures that have been
> proposed so far.
>
> I think the proper analogy would be "This man spraypainted 'Debian
> sux0rz' all over our front yard; maybe we shouldn't invite him to
> our next party." 

Don't agree, it doesn't spraypainted it all over. It's most as he came
with a cookie with this written on it. If people found the cookie
tasty, why not invite it again.

-- 
Rémi Vanicat
vanicat@labri.u-bordeaux.fr
http://dept-info.labri.u-bordeaux.fr/~vanicat



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