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From: frank@exit.com (Frank Mayhar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: BSD CD-ROM : Walnet Creek or Infomagic ?
Followup-To: alt.religion.computers
Date: 15 Jan 1995 15:03:00 -0800
Organization: Subversive Atheists -R- Us
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In article <3enogm$5l7@fw.novatel.ca>,
Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl@sidney.novatel.ca> wrote:
>Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@violet.berkeley.edu) wrote:
>: Oh, you're just still upset because of that Burger King ad campaign
>: where they encouraged you to "Spot Herb and win a free medium size Pepsi."
>: That was *years* ago, can't you just drop it? :-)
^^^
>The above response from Jordan, while it can only be viewed as a
>childish outburst, is to me a clear illustration of the differing
>attitudes and levels of emotional maturity that keep FreeBSD and
>NetBSD from merging.
Oh, get a sense of humor, Herb. See that thing up there, which I underlined?
That's called a smiley. For those of us who have a sense of humor, it
indicates that the post in question was not meant to be taken seriously,
but instead for its humor value, if any. That Jordan isn't a great
comedian is hardly a comment on his emotional maturity.
That you responded in such a petty manner, in this and many other threads,
says much about yours. Speaking as one who has no particular association
with either camp (except as a reasonably satisfied FreeBSD user), your
posts indicate the most obvious reason a merge won't happen. 'Tain't the
first time you've responded in such a way, Herb, and I'm sure it won't be
the last.
--
Frank Mayhar frank@exit.com
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