Message-Id: <199703171629.IAA01377@sweden.it.earthlink.net> From: "Scott Bolander" To: "OpenDOS" Subject: [opendos] Why a Newsgroup? Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:30:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk I'll tell you why: So I can skip past the BS posts I keep getting in my mailbox! I don't care about tiny bits of code, or what ifs, wishlists. I subscribed because I was interested in USING OpenDOS. It seems that most of the posts here are generated by people with chips on their shoulder; either promoting Linux (or something else that is not mainstream and has a very select few interested in it) or slamming Microsoft because they cannot run "Word 10.0" on their 286-16 with 640k and an expanded memory card. How about we all just confine ourselves to OpenDOS discussions and keep Microsoft out of it, ok? I am simply tired of people posting one sentence replies to someone else for the singular reason of bashing Microsoft or saying "well, you should be using this anyways; you are a moron for trying to get THAT to work". At least with a Newsgroup, I can pick and choose what to download and when. BTW, THIS IS NOT A LINUX MAILING LIST! Scott Bolander DISC Technologies http://www.earthlink.net/~meee/index.html System Sales and Upgrades System optimization for Gaming meee AT earthlink DOT net (910) 436-0009 Angie I love you!