Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:48:35 +0000 From: spellberg_robert <emailrob@emailrob.com> To: fbsd_chat <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: an observation on ranting [was: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing ] Message-ID: <47DA9E53.2020700@emailrob.com>
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greetings, all ---
sorry to take two months to get to this.
i am absolutely swamped by real work and
i needed to clear out my in_box.
now, you know why i do not subscribe to -current.
i was looking forward to reading this thread,
as i have some interest in the topic.
since it was moved to -chat,
there were twelve posts over about 26 hours.
i found four friedmans, three robeys, two staceys and
one, each, from [ alphabetically ] ross, smorgrav and wontroba.
only mr. ross had anything to type of substance,
relating to the topic of the subject_line.
i will address a point in his post under separate cover.
the remaining posts had
absolutely nothing to do with the stated topic.
also under separate cover,
i will briefly address a tangential, but still off_topic, point
made by mr. friedman.
i recognize most of these names.
they belong to people who, under other circumstances, have
demonstrated the wisdom of experience coupled with
an ability to make a cogent argument.
i do not seek to criticize any one or more in particular.
including the time to refill my coffee_cup,
i spent about 30 minutes of my life,
along with some additional minutes typing this
[ in what is, probably, a vain hope
],
discovering that this thread, on -chat, was mostly useless.
perhaps, in another two months,
i will find the time to research the archives
so as to learn if, else_where,
some person actually typed something on_topic.
ranting about pedantry
[ without regard to whether said pedantry is "according to hoyle"
],
is, like ice_cream [1], a good_thing.
however, like ice_cream, one --can-- have too much.
unless, of course, someone changes the subject_line.
think of it as a courtesy.
rob
[1] in accordance with the rules of political_correctness,
as regulated by the disciples of anti_arendtian neo_totalitarianism,
i here_by anticipatorily and pre_emptively
apologize
for any offense i may have caused to the lactose_intolerant.
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