Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (5130 mails)

["Orn E. Hansen" <orn_hansen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Föstudaginn, þann 5 maí 2006 01:03 skrifaði Ken Schneider:
> These "rules" as they are called were in place long before you (or I,
> and I have been a member since around 1998-99) joined the list and have
> served to help cut down on some of the posts to the list. Since this
> list has thousands of people subscribed to it and can generate over 200
> emails a day every little bit helps. And yes there are still people on
> this list that are -forced- to use metered dial-up so <snipping> out
> parts you are not answering and -not- using html does help their online
> bill from getting overly large. So, you have two choices - either accept
> the ways of this list or leave the list and start your own with your own
> rules.
>
> --
> Ken Schneider
> UNIX  since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE  since 1998


"As long as you're just hanging there, pay attention. Must, should, do, don't, 
shall, shall not -- those are just mere suggestions. There are only two 
absolute rules. What a man can do. And what a man can't do."