Re: [OT] Call to arms...so to speak

[SigmaX <scottclansman@cwazy.co.uk>]

Josh Narins wrote:

> > Josh Narins wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Off list.
> > >
> > > I think this is a really shady tactic.
> > >
> > > I know of many instances where certain political groups rush their users
> > > off to send e-mails saying "I'm cancelling my subscription" because the
> > > press outfit in question publishes material outraging the certain
> > > political groups.
> > >
> > > It would be dishonest, no?  To say I wouldn't join something I wasn't
> > > planning on joining anyway?
> > >
> > > I hope you don't run into me in person.
> > >
> > >      
> > Why exactly did you have to post off list??
> >    
>
> Because linux advocacy is not the purpose of the debian-user list.
>
>  
>
> > I live in Lutz Florida, would be glad to meet you so that could explain 
> > why you feel you can PUFF up in private, but don't have the balls to 
> > discuss it on a public forum.
> >    
>
> I am fairly confident that it would have been the small-balled man who
> would have felt the need to "PUFF" up in public.
>
> As a former member of America's most agile and deadly branch of the
> Armed Services, the Marine Corps, I know I don't need to strut around
> impressing anyone, which was the second reason my post was off-list.
>
>  
>
> > BTW: I did post this is public...
> >    
>
> Actually, you didn't.  You have lied to me. What you _did_ post in
> public, as a reply to me, included the following, which I have copied
> here...
>
>  
>
> > I don't think I asked anyone to act like they were going to cancel
> > in my original note. I was just making a comment about how people
> > can't understand how some of us don't run windoze.
> >    
>
> What you actually said, and I quote here from your original e-mail, is
> as follows...
>
> "I just wonder how they would react if a even a portion of the Debian
> community contacted them, then refused to sign up because IE was the
> only option."
>
> The above quote clearly is inciting "a portion of the Debian 
> community" to seek to sign up, knowing full well they don't support
> non-IE browsers, and then refuse to sign up.
>
> This is immoral, and a regular tactic of certain, reprehensible
> political factions.
>
>  
>
> > I don't know how old you are,
> >    
>
> I'm 33, you peice of shit.
>
>  
>
> > --
> >
> > Have a great day...
> >
> > John Cichy
> >    
>
>  
Sorry, just had to laugh at this one.

My personal one and a half cents:
I think that the poster was fine in his post.  I think the company in 
question needed to hear from the Debian community (And others), as the 
offended *NIX community would, in addition to being an annoyance and 
nuisance, push the buisness toward supporting other browsers, and, in 
the long run, gain more profit from the incident. 

I do agree that a planned flame-chain on said organization would be 
ill-meaned and unneffective.

> Because linux advocacy is not the purpose of the debian-user list.

No it isn't, but Linux-users are, and if a group of Debian-users are 
offended at the frustrations dealt with by one of their 'clan,' then I 
see nothing wrong in rallying around the said member in support if it's 
a legitement cause.  Though yeah, this might have gotten a bit out of 
hand... given that I get the feeling that there were probably dozens of 
flames sent ;-).
  

There, that's my rant... I might also say that we could have discussed 
this with a little less flame and harshness.
        Cheerio,
            SigmaX

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