On Monday 02 June 2003 17:01, James Mohr wrote:
On Monday 02 June 2003 12:15, Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:
* Sun, 01 Jun 2003, jsowden@americansentry.net:
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These are admin tasks, not Joe Luser's
Sorry, but if I were a newbie, or a simple user of Linux I would be insulted by that comment. It is extemely demeaning to refer to someone as a "looser" simple because they are "only" a user. It is the apparent elitist attitude that many seem to have that turns a lot of people away from Linux. I feel that such terms and your overall attitude are very condescending.
I have been trying to learn English for 66 years. In England, "looser" usually seems to refer the tightness of the rope that our glorious politicians put round your neck, before the floor opens, if we do not use windose (American spelling). One report stated that the Microsoft licence fees paid by the UK government last year increased by £66,000,000. A lot of confusion would be removed from emails to this list if people spelt out the full words of say CLI, then used the abreviation later in the email. Another problem is the use of local word meanings. How many of the subscribers to this group know what "snap" means near a coalmine in Yorkshire. Regards, Malcolm