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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 18:54:04 -0500
To: W Gerald Hicks <jhix@mindspring.com>
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Subject: Re: We got a mention!
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At 01:11 AM 3/1/00 , you wrote:
> > Hey, I mean if the guy wants to run everything from BeOS to Xenix on his
> > computer, that's all good.  But to hate Windows so much that you'd be
> > willing to recommend anything else is a little questionable.  This is 
> sorta
> > like having some well-known nut say loudly at a party "Oh, yeah, John 
> and I
> > hang out all the time!" leaving you to look off at the ceiling or 
> something.
>
>Look, this is -chat.  Anything goes.  You had no call to resort to
>ad hominum attacks on the poster.


So your answer is to resort to an ad hominum attack against me?  Interesting.

I didn't see my post as an "attack" against anyone.  I simply stated my 
opinion of someone else's opinion.  I think that certain types of "support" 
can do your cause more harm than good.

And while I'm at it, I'll add that I think that Microsoft's OS and 
applications have a place in the computing landscape.  Perhaps not for the 
users of this list, but I can understand why they have such a large portion 
of the market share, and I ain't mad at 'em for it.

I don't think I've offended Purser, McKitrick, or anyone else who has been 
involved in this discussion, so I hope you'll understand if I'm not being 
very apologetic toward you, Hicks.

--Chip Morton




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