Re: Debian User List
On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:45:31 +0200
Joe Hart <j.hart@orange.nl> wrote:
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> David E. Fox wrote:
> > On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:04:48 GMT
> > "s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca> wrote:
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> >> Nah, the kids these days think MLs are old hat and frumpy compared to
> >> web forums. You can't point and click on anything in slrn or mutt.
> >
> > And they can't see those trite 'emoticons' either - the animated faces
> > that jump up and down, blow their 'nose' when they're sad, that sort of
> > thing. Cute maybe they are the first few times, but I wouldn't want my
> > HD full of those things.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Perhaps this is the reason that the guidelines specify text only mail.
> Personally, I don't mind a little HTML mail, but as you pointed out, the
> emoticons are fun the first time you see it, but they get old very fast.
>
> <flamebait>
> IMO, the same can be said for Compiz/Beryl. They are quite impressive
> when you first see them, and offer some productivity increases if you
> know how to use them, but for the most part they just suck resources
> from your machine and hurt the stability.
> </flamebait>
Just rememeber that some feel that way about DEs in general and KDE in
particular.
Celejar
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