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Date:      Sat, 15 Feb 2020 20:15:21 +0100
From:      Rand Pritelrohm <rand.pritelrohm@gmx.com>
To:        Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Technological advantages over Linux
Message-ID:  <20200215201521.0ad109c8@Pritelrohm>
In-Reply-To: <d0eff3fa-e5f1-fdd3-031d-fa2788461eb1@kicp.uchicago.edu>
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Le samedi 15 f=C3=A9vrier 2020 =C3=A0 13:02:46 (-0600),
Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> a =C3=A9crit :

> On 2020-02-15 12:59, Rand Pritelrohm wrote:
> > Le samedi 15 f=C3=A9vrier 2020 =C3=A0 12:40:42 (-0600),
> > Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> a =C3=A9crit :
> >  =20
> >>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 12:34 PM, Rand Pritelrohm <rand.pritelrohm@gmx.co=
m>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote :
> >>>
> >>> [...] =20
> >>>>
> >>>> You can call the above =E2=80=9Cconspiracy theory=E2=80=9D (often us=
ed to label something
> >>>> that is difficult to find rational argument against), which it may b=
e,
> >>>> and in fact what we see may be just new ways the World decided to ac=
cept.
> >>>>     =20
> >>>
> >>> [...]
> >>>
> >>> True, this point is not related to the "conspiracy theory=E2=80=9D bu=
t to the
> >>> baffling "Embrace, extend, and extinguish" mechanism [1].
> >>>
> >>> Rand.
> >>>
> >>> [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
> >>>
> >>>     =20
> >>
> >> My trouble with =E2=80=9Ccreative editing=E2=80=9D like yours is, you =
kind of talk about my
> >> argument, which you fully edited away, leaving only my comment about t=
hat
> >> my argument=E2=80=A6 leaving it unclear what I have said that you are =
replying to.
> >>
> >> Was there any purpose of doing that? Never mind, it is just my curiosi=
ty
> >> why people do it when the do it ;-)
> >>
> >> Valeri
> >> =20
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> >>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" =20
> >>
> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> Valeri Galtsev
> >> Sr System Administrator
> >> Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
> >> Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
> >> University of Chicago
> >> Phone: 773-702-4247
> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> =20
> >=20
> >=20
> > Valeri,
> >=20
> > My apologies, it's a bad habit from my office "standards". I have to co=
rrect
> > that and follow strictly the Netiquette.
> >=20
> > Thanks for pointing it out to me.
> >=20
> > Rand.
> > =20
>=20
> No need to apologize,Rand. I was just curious. And my guess was you were=
=20
> going to remove unnecessary sentiment whether that is "conspiracy=20
> theory" or not and leave previous paragraph...
>=20
> I guess, I am a bit of thin skinned, I had my point reversed totally in=20
> the past by "creative editing", that probably what made me peaky about=20
> this ;-(
>=20
> Thanks.
> Valeri
>=20
>=20

Valeri,

I see clearly what what you mean. Context and completeness of previous mess=
ages
are essential in order to avoid ambiguities and misunderstandings. It's true
everywhere.

Regards,
Rand.




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