Vulgar posts by novell email address? was: OT: Incredible Rudenessin Evolution Bugzilla

[M. Fioretti]

On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 11:43:00 AM -0700, Craig White
(craigwhite at azapple.com) wrote:

> This wasn't your issue - wasn't your business and you have little
> justification for involving yourself in the issue.

In the post to which you replied I explained exactly _why_ it was my
business (and everybody else who advocates FLOSS), and what kind of
troubles people like these create without ever realizing it, even to
those who tried to ignore them personally.

In addition to the other examples I already mentioned: I am trying to
introduce Linux as a desktop where I work (big corporation, no garage
shop), to save money. I am saying come on, let's try this and that
app, so we can cut virus downtime and service costs (the "public
forums are fast and helpful" argument). Evolution and its Exchange
plugin would be great in our corporate environment, but I *must* step
around it very carefully because if *one* tester or boss happens into
a situation like this, I would be told exactly (see your words above)
"You're an engineer, not a sysadmin. This wasn't your business, and
you have little justification for involving yourself in the issue.
Stop playing and go back to slooowly accessing Linux remotely from
Windows".

See now? I am *already* involved with the problems created by that
kind of behavior.

I *do* have a life. Personally, I have far better things to do that
listen to swearing-addicted toddlers. I couldn't ask better than to
leave them rave in a corner until fall asleep. But when I try to
explain things to other people, and they quit cold turkey with "if
this is the community you want me to enter, so long" it *is* my
business all right. Er, no, not mine, sorry. Ours.

Ciao,
	Marco F.

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