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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!mcsun!uknet!cf-cm!cybaswan!iiitac From: iiitac@cybaswan.UUCP (Alan Cox) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!! Message-ID: <919@cybaswan.UUCP> Date: 4 Aug 92 16:10:31 GMT References: <EPHRAIM.92Jul31124831@fysas.fys.ruu.nl> <1992Aug01.141903.20814@NeoSoft.com> <5243@shum.huji.ac.il> Followup-To: alt.censorship Organization: University College Swansea Lines: 55 In article <5243@shum.huji.ac.il> allon@batata.huji.ac.il (Allon Herman) writes: >Folks, > I'm sorry that I have to raise this issue at all and especially on this >list. I'm not really going to write about AT&T vs. BSDI etc. at all. Anyway to get >to my point, Karl Lehenbauer signed article 3054 with a slogan of Adolph Hitler: >"What luck for rulers that men do not think". > > First Mr. Lehenbauer, please keep in mind that the person who wrote that >slogan did not only write it, he exploited it to the most disastrous extent that >anybody has ever done in the *ENTIRE* histrory of mankind. > > I also suggest that you should think next time who are the potential >readers of the material you submit to the net and wheather you might just >accidently offend them. Furthermore there are saying by people who are >controversial and for the sanity of all of us keep in mind that >comp.unix.bsd is here to let us discuss bsd issues and there are several other >list that are more proper for such saying and the debate over them. > > Shame on you for your lack of sesitivity to other peoples feelings! > > Allon. Oh good grief I'm going to get ---MAD--- I think. Has it occured to you that we can't go around avoiding upsetting everyone else suppose I want to talk about cookery. Is someone going to flame me if I mention pork and upset a Jew. That quote was _very_ _very_ relevant to the message, and just because it was originated by one of the less popular (ex) members of the human race doesn't mean it shouldn't be used. I personally find a lot of things on the net very very insulting and rude, especially this sort of I know better, I shall act as your advisor and guardian attitude. We aren't all 12 year old kids, and usenet is an anarchy 'Anarchy is about accepting other peoples right be totally stupid and brainless' or the less bigheaded 'Anarchy is about accepting that someone else might be right' Before you carry on with your daft crusade I'd suggest you read something Its a book called Farenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury and its all about what happens if people like you start running the world. Grow up... Hail Eris! Alan [Flames to /dev/null, NIL: NULL: or whatever null device you choose]