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Re: Re. InstallFest in The Province

Ted Powell
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 14:25:03 -0700

On Fri, Aug 14, 1998 at 11:49:20AM -0700, Tim Baur wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Curt Sampson wrote:
>
> > Well, if you're willing to extend your promotion to all free Unices,
> > I can testify that I run an entire ISP on NetBSD.
>
> Linux user group.
>
> Linux InstallFest
>
> "..concering how linux has helped your company.."
>
> Go figure.

Curt, in his message, indicated knowledge and acceptance of the fact
that promoting NetBSD would constitute an extension of the proposed
activity.

You then chose to explain to him, by implication, that the installfest was
a Linux activity, and that promoting NetBSD would therefore constitute
an (unwelcome) extension, finishing up with "Go figure," as if further
thought on his part would be required for comprehension. This despite
his prior acknowledgement.

On Fri, Aug 14, 1998 at 01:58:28PM -0700, Tim Baur wrote:> On Fri, 14
Aug 1998, Ted Powell wrote:
>
> > If you feel that you can speak for VanLUG, a simple "no" would have
> > been
> > sufficient, without the implied insult.
>
> There was no insult, just a comment.

I'm willing to believe that you did not mean it to read as if you were
explaining something to a little child, but your "comment" hardly seems to
be gaining any consensus on the list. You may wish to consider privately
whether this has anything to do with the way you expressed it.

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