On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Robert Hanson wrote:
> no disrespect intended to you Todd, yet....
>
> kill! maime! shoot! my goodness... we are all capitalist pigs... what
> makes anyone better than anyone else standing next to them...
I not only like corporations, I work for one. Believe it or not, I don't
even have a problem with vendors discussing their products on the list.
Those who offer help to newbies, contribute to technical discussions,
etc., are more than entitled to mention once in a while "BTW (disclaimer:
I work for 'em), our product X is designed to address this problem", or
even to say "In light of the discussion last month, I thought that the
list might be interested in our new product, SuperBlammo4000."
What I don't appreciate are bone-headed sales pitches coming from people
who never participate in the discussions on the list, and whose sole
purpose is to use the list as a free advertising channel.
I don't think that this is too far off the mark, and the fact that Klaus
is a complete asshole just makes the decision that much easier.
(BTW, I'm sorry I wasn't able to participate in the discussion about Linux
firewalls. I was visiting family during the holidays.)
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Todd Graham Lewis Linux! Core Engineering
Mindspring Enterprises tlewis @
mindspring .
com (800) 719 4664, x2804
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