I think that there is a time and a place for discussing things like this, I really do, but that place is not on this list as I feel that it distracts from this point in the charter "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">* To have a good time, meet other people and to make friends." - point being that arguing doesn't help you to make friends</span><div>
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">If we keep this list purely for GNU/Linux and not having arguments about what essentially are "political" topics, (which you should check at the door when you contribute) this list will become as fantastic and useful as it always has been.</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Thanks,</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Callum Grant<br>
</span><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Daniel Pittman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daniel@rimspace.net">daniel@rimspace.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">Tim McKenzie <<a href="mailto:tjm1983@gmail.com">tjm1983@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
> On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:28:49 Jethro Carr wrote:<br>
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>> Anyway, I apologise if I came across too aggressive but Daniel touched a<br>
>> raw nerve with myself and others on this list.<br>
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> I hope that this apology can be accepted, and that people can be confident<br>
> that in future, polite objections to language used on this list won't be met<br>
> with aggressive responses.<br>
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</div>I should be clear, since I don't think I said it before: I do appreciate<br>
Jethro stepping up and saying this.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Daniel<br>
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