On Saturday 27 July 2002 15:45, steve ulrich wrote: > how dare you bring reasonable points into this discussion? > > when last we saw our hero (Saturday, Jul 27, 2002), > Daniel Churchill was madly tapping out: > > > { snipped - misc previous correspondence - all of it quite good } ---Snipped old stuf to trim posts :-) --- > > if the kids that expended their efforts calling folks dumbass, and > cheerleading such activities, were to channel that energy into > effective evangelism it might leave corporations with a better taste > in their mouths regarding linux and the other free OSs as well as the > open source development model in general. > > instead, in many cases, they seem to associate it with whiny > name-calling kids with questionable personal hygiene. compare that > with their polished MS rep and their ability to schmooze the parties > with the pocketbook and you'll get a taste of how things eventually > end up working out. Clean up your act folks. If you don't the companies that implement software based on smell and taste won't like you! I heard somewhere that Bill Gates is not all that hygienic. Kelly Black KB0GBJ