I Just Flushed My Keyboard. was: Vulgar posts by novell email address? was: OT: Incredible Rudenessin Evolution Bugzilla

[David Cary Hart]

Enough already!

On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 13:38 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 22:28, M. Fioretti 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.
> 
> Everyone who advocates censorship manages to make up some reason
> why it it necessary. 
> 
> > 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".
> 
> Given a choice between open and uncensored access to material straight
> from the developers or just what some business chooses to permit you
> to see, which will you really pick?   Well, you do have that choice
> and there are plenty of businesses that will limit your access to
> just what they want you to see.  Go there instead if you want.
> 
> -- 
>   Les Mikesell
>     les at futuresource.com
> 

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