Re: Not much about: should we ship iceweasel (firefox) on the first cd?

[Gjermund Skogstad <gjermund@skolelinux.no>]

torsdag 8. mars 2007, 18:39, skrev RalfGesellensetter:
> Dear Gjermund,
>
> Am Donnerstag 08 März 2007 06:35 schrieb Gjermund Skogstad:
> > anecdote  n ~ (about sb/sth) a short, interesting or amusing story
> > about a real person or event.
> >
> > (Oxford advanced learners dictionary, fifth edition.)
> >
> > Please don't put words in my mouth, I'm not amused by it!
> >
> > (No offense.)
>
> Okay, sorry if your impression was that I ever considered that you took
> this anecdote for a scientifically approved fact.
>
> > That said, I'm far to much of a nosy parker to not comment on your
> > lecture.
> >
> > :)
>
> ...
> With a grain of humour, this is my reply ;)
>
> IMHO it makes a big (categorical) difference if "order doesn't matter"
> (as for inner letters), or, on the other hand, there is a small
> tolerance towards slight permutations. From this stance of view,
> the "anecdote" suggests a false theory. Being spread all over the web,
> this "lie" gets the state of an urban myth, like the story of
> the "mickey mouse in a jumbo jet" or the "spider in a yucca tree".
>
> My criticism was never directed towards your person, but thought as a
> general act of enlightenment :)
>
> Friendly
> Ralf

Thanks Ralf for these nice clarifications. 

Friendly
Gjermund