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From: "James Fudge" <jfudge AT adams DOT berk DOT net>
To: <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject: Re: [opendos] Why a Newsgroup?
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 20:05:42 -0800
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> 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

Scott, with all due respect to you, most of the discussion you speak of has
to do
with the source code, and what some of us would like to do with it/ seen
done with it.
 at least we aren't fighting over wether linux can beta opendos or wether
linus could could beat up bill gates =]

 please don't insult us for having some ideas.