Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:07:59 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: mika ruohotie <bsdhack@shadows.aeon.net> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: damn it, limux strikes again... Message-ID: <19971217090759.19672@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199712162147.XAA29779@shadows.aeon.net>; from mika ruohotie on Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 11:47:19PM %2B0200 References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971212085448.11316A-100000@penguin.transmeta.com> <199712162147.XAA29779@shadows.aeon.net>
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On Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 11:47:19PM +0200, mika ruohotie wrote: >> but I don't think my reaction was completely unreasonable. >> >> Linus > > now, _here_ is an example why i > > ...dont like the fact i hold a finnish passport... > > ...dont run linux even tho my college were less than a mile from > linus' college at a time several years ago... i went to 1.0 > freebsd instead, and convinced many "our" linux persons to freebsd. > (that was, back in the school years) > > ...my employer is not running linux... > > ...will not ever run linux. i rather use no computer instead. > > i'm from finland, water proof finn, yet, i _hate_ the arrogance some > people here have, i know i should probably be the last person talking > about arrogance, but i still _hate_ it. coz of the fact government > gives us everything (education at least) for free, we grow up in a > twisted way, and probably coz of the fact of not enough light in > the winter, we grow up without manners to socialice with other also > intelligent people. > > anyway, i heard and saw in the past that linus were a nicer person > in a reality, but it seems that the alcohol is making it's work, > after all, it's a fact that finnish people use excessive amounts of > it. I think you're overstating the case. Linus isn't the typical Finn, and he wasn't like this when he was unknown. Greg
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