Re: why must Debian call Taiwan a "Province of China"?

[Katipo <katipo@weavers-web.org>]

Colin Watson wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 03:21:42PM +0800, Katipo wrote:
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> > Bruce Miller wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > Joey Hess was on the mark to criticize members of this list for
> > > rising to flamebait.
> > >      
> > This far exceeds flamebait. It is a serious issue.
> > I, myself, feel that we should have all been advised of this.
> >    
>
> Que? If you're interested in something, subscribe to the *relevant*
> mailing list.
Subscribe to all of them so that nothing slips through?
I followed the link to the *relevant* mailing list, and made note
of the *relevant* illogical inconsistency in another post.

> Nobody in Debian has an obligation to personally knock on
> your door and advise you of everything.
>  
Where and when was that requested? Do I have to overly stress the word 
*ALL*
so that it isn't ignored completely in the mad scramble for philosophy 
of convenience?
I love the way in which some people quote out of context,
and conveniently disregard the rest.
The emphatic statement hidden in the silent omission. 

> Bye,
>
>