From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Jan 5 15: 4: 0 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF71937B401 for ; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 15:03:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org [64.239.180.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0F3843EA9 for ; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 15:03:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@jetcafe.org) Received: from hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h05N3D148529; Sun, 5 Jan 2003 15:03:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org) Message-Id: <200301052303.h05N3D148529@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Terry Lambert Cc: Brett Glass , "Gary W. Swearingen" , Mike Jeays , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 15:03:08 -0800 From: Dave Hayes Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Terry Lambert writes: > At 09:20 PM 1/4/2003, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: >> When you are infected by and propagate a virus, you are, in effect, >> performing an involuntary service for it. The same is true when >> you use, promote, propagate, or decline to seek an alternative to >> GPLed software. You're being used, whether you know it or not. One >> of the most insidious effects is that you may not promote the creation >> of a truly free alternative. > This being California, I know people who say the same thing about > "Y" chromosomes... that doesn't make it true... 8-) LOL! Extremely amusing to see your analogy machine crank this gem out. ;) However, in the general case, I think you rely too much on analogy in your arguments. This is a big part of why we can't see eye-to-eye. An analogy is not the thing. I'm not saying to stop making them either, this one was worth it. You must live up north. ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. -- Samuel Butler To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message