Re: Proposal: /etc/friendlynames
Number Six <40311.nospam@comcast.net> wrote:
> will also be known as 'pim'. Nobody's hurt, everybody wins. People who
> hate it just won't install 'friendlynames'.
OK, you know that most users used to type 'pim' for a given program will
understandably think they are using 'pim', which will confuse many
people, but you really want to troll and pollute -devel. I cannot stop
that, unfortunately, but I can ignore you from now on.
> See, that's that "800-pound gorilla" mentality at work: you are not
> prepared to accept for some people what is blatantly around for others
> (i.e., posix "file").
You know, POSIX is not exactly insignificant on Unix.
<sarcasm>Not everyone comes from Microsoft.</sarcasm>
> I'm not trying to be anonymous. My name is Tom Ballard, it's all over
> the place. I'm doing it out of a sense of freedom. Freedom to conform
> is useless. It doesn't hurt you, don't tread on me.
Ahah? Would you mind if I cited a message of yours?
,----[ Tom Ballard, aka Nano Nano, aka Nunya, aka Number Six ]
| > PS Why don't you sign your messages with your real name Tom Ballard?
|
| "Just because." -- I like random behavior. It trips up dumb scripts
| and makes 'em work a little harder. "Why not?"
`----
(http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200312/msg01700.html)
What kind of dumb scripts were you talking about, if all this is not
aimed at remaining more or less anonymous?
*plonk*
--
Florent
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