From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 19 20:59:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEB2916A4D5 for ; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:59:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52DFD43D58 for ; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:59:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j2JKwri14501; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:58:53 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200503192058.j2JKwri14501@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: tedm@toybox.placo.com (Ted Mittelstaedt) Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:58:53 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: from "Ted Mittelstaedt" at Mar 19, 2005 01:14:42 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Jerry McAllister cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: "\"\"\"Marco Greene \(ML\)\"\"\"" Subject: Re: Stupid ASCII loader prompt X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:59:09 -0000 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry McAllister [mailto:jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu] > > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 6:47 AM > > To: Ted Mittelstaedt > > Cc: Jerry McAllister; ""Marco Greene (ML)""; > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Stupid ASCII loader prompt > > > > > > > > The ultra-pro-beastie movement is defined as the status quo, so it's > > > impossible for it to destroy itself (except perhaps by apathy) > > > > The status quo is that not many people care. > > Not true, based on the heavy response on this issue on the mailing lists > every time it comes up. Oh come on. All that noise is from the same eight or ten people, while the thousands just ignore it and hope it will go away. > > The ultra-pro-beastie movement can destroy itself just like the other > > side by being so strident that they offend the status quo and majority > > and incite a dump-it movement just to show they won't be abused by > > either religious fringe - since the ultra-pro-beastie group seems to > > be the loudest and most narrowly beamed one at the moment. > > Uh, huh, and pigs can fly if you put wings on 'em. Well, those of extreme religious involvement in the subject are waiting with high expectation. ////jerry > > Ted > >