From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Dec 16 14:45:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA07988 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 14:45:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA07581 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 14:39:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id JAA27110; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:07:59 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971217090759.19672@lemis.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:07:59 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: mika ruohotie Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: damn it, limux strikes again... References: <199712162147.XAA29779@shadows.aeon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199712162147.XAA29779@shadows.aeon.net>; from mika ruohotie on Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 11:47:19PM +0200 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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