Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com From: "Paul Garceau" Organization: New Dawn Productions To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:08:16 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: setup]] Reply-to: Paul Garceau Message-ID: <3A7419C0.969.167CC1@localhost> In-reply-to: <20010127110209.A31088@redhat.com> References: <200101271541 DOT RAA13681 AT linux.>; from ehud AT unix DOT simonwiesel DOT co DOT il on Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 05:41:12PM +0200 X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) Thanks, Chris. Peace, Paul G. On 27 Jan 2001, at 11:02, the Illustrious Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 05:41:12PM +0200, Ehud Karni wrote: > >On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:04:12 -0600, Gary R. Van Sickle > > wrote: > >>>would you mind blocking Jim from this list unless he doesn't drop > >>>that annoying forwardings? > >> > >>What?!?! And have us miss his refreshing moral strength due to his 35 > >>years of programming!??! I mean come on, it's not like we get to enjoy > >>some loser's outrageous bitching about something they got free every > >>day! > >> > >>Any way to block him from downloading it as well? > > > >I second (or 3rd, 4th or whatever) blocking his FORWARDINGS to the > >list. > > > >As for the "35 years of programming", making fun of it is as rude as > >mocking a new-bee (although he brought it on himself). > > IMO, anyone who offers evidence of why they should be considered > superior either morally or technically has clearly raised the bar on how > their actions should be evaluated. > > If I am trying to gain credence by claiming XX years of experience in > doing something then I should be prepared to have my credence challenged > based on that claim. > > Also, IMO, stating that you have XX years in some field actually conveys > zero information since you could have been a complete and total screwup > for all of those years. In my vast 29 years of experience, I have not > seen very many (if any) arguments won by resorting to claims of vast > knowledge due to the mere fact that you've managed to live in an > industry for some amount of time.* Actions speak louder than rhetoric. > That's one of the reason that I frequently ask for patch contributions. > > Also, if I am assuming a moral high ground as a place to condemn others > for their lack of "moral strength" then I should try to exhibit a high > degree of morality or be called accountable for not doing so. > > Anyway, I've blocked this person from future posts here. He didn't seem > interested in further dialog anyway. > > cgf > > *Yes, yes. I know. It's called "irony". > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple