Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1523 mails)

[Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony Alfrey wrote:
> Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > On 03/10/2010 08:33 PM, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> > > Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > > > On 03/10/2010 07:34 AM, Henne Vogelsang wrote:
> > > > > Hi Fred,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 2010-03-07 at 19:04 -0600, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Well, I didn't write it. Sorry you're offended, but I'm not, and as
> > > > > > per
> > > > > > many others who have varying opinions, we are all entitled to them.
> > > > > You are if course entitled to have this opinion. You are not
> > > > > entitled to
> > > > > voice this opinion on an opensuse list. Please, I don't want to see
> > > > > this
> > > > > signature ever again on our lists. I find it just too offensive for a
> > > > > very sensitive topic. Thanks in advance.
> > > > First off, Henne, I'm taking this public because I want everyone to 
> > > > know
> > > > what's
> > > > going on and why I probably won't be on the lists any longer....NOT my
> > > > choice
> > > > but yours.
> > > I've seen a variety of your (Mr. Miller's) signatures that I've found
> > > offensive (some remarks about 'liberals'; I'm one of those "evil"
> > > people) but I've said nothing because I'm not a major participant on
> > > this list. But the list is not a political forum, it is simply a
> > > discussion about software. So adding content that is bound to be
> > > controversial is simply counterproductive to the objective (or what I
> > > thought was the objective) of the list. There are many other forums
> > > where you can freely express your opinions about religion.
> > > An argument about kde 3.5 or 4.x seems appropriate. Signatures that
> > > amount to hand grenades about inherently subjective topics seem
> > > inappropriate for this particular list.
> > > My 2 cents (or euro-cents, whatever they call them).
> >
> >
> > Tony, a lot of people use sigs......some I like and some I don't. I
> > don't complain about any of them....it's a FREE SPEECH issue....PERIOD.


Here, let me try this approach.  Consider my signature below (a 
modification of my usual sig which no one will *ever* see from me again) 
and tell me if you think that this signature is productive to a 
discussion about openSuSE and a fitting example of your goals of 
promoting "free speech".


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Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
"I'd Rather Be Sailing and Keelhauling Christians"
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