[wellylug] E-top online?

Jamie Dobbs jamie.dobbs at orcon.net.nz
Sat Jul 30 08:53:44 NZST 2005


Brent Wood wrote:

>Gidday ....
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>Personally I think it's a matter of not-so-common courtesy. Ewen provides us
>with a free service, subject to his preferences. Sounds reasonable. It's his
>service. On the list and at LUG meetings there have been a large majority who
>have expressed their appreciation of his service & agreed to abide by his
>rules.
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>A few selfish freeloaders who want to use it seem to believe it is their's to
>do whatever they want with & get all up tight because his preferences are not
>theirs? Pretty sad individuals IMHO, maybe they'd be better off on MSN?.
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What in the hell has MSN got to do with anything? Ah, I see its yet 
another Microsoft bashing attempt by the "holier-than-thou, the only one 
true god is Linux" bunch that this LUG appears to have turned in to.

>Easy solution, if you don't like the conditions, don't use it. Anyone is free
>to run their own list with their own rules where they can waffle on about
>whatever they like. 
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Fine by me.

>I'm more than comfortable with Ewen's approach, & I think he's done a lot more
>for the LUG than some of the precious whiners who seem to hang around the list
>occasionally.
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Oh, so very subtle (not!). I guess that is my cue to exit once more as 
this is so very obviously aimed directly at me as I am well known for 
speaking my mind.

>& that didn't "just slip out", it is my honest opinion :-)
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As were my comments, but anyone who actually knows me will see that.




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