From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 14 22:44:44 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F29F316A46C for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:44:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-15.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-15.bluehost.com [69.89.18.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BDB3F13C43E for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:44:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 29619 invoked by uid 0); 14 Nov 2007 22:44:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; 14 Nov 2007 22:44:44 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IsQyS-0005MS-1N for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:44:44 -0700 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lAEMjIcb071039 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:45:18 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lAEMjHJ7071038 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:45:17 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:45:17 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20071114224517.GC70122@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Mailing List References: <20071111195501.46d58539@p4> <4739AC34.4060806@gmail.com> <4739C342.5080406@chrononomicon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4739C342.5080406@chrononomicon.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box183.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [737 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apotheon.com Subject: Re: One Laptop Per Child X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:44:45 -0000 On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 10:31:14AM -0500, Bart Silverstrim wrote: > > You're aware that by offering your opinion while chastising people for > doing likewise, you're contributing to the topic you're chastising, right? Actually . . . I thought the points were made well. I think perhaps you have a misconception about what was intended. My understanding is that the previous post was intended to chastise someone for an unthinking, reactionary response, and point out a more reasonable alternative, while I suspect yours was that the previous post was nothing more than a knee-jerk "Can't we all just get along?" with random opinions thrown in -- and you objected to the opinions part, but not the "Can't we all just get along?" I personally find vapid, insipid "Can't we all just get along?" statements odious and unproductive. I found the post to which you replied well reasoned and valuable, if a little abrasive. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] John Kenneth Galbraith: "If all else fails, immortality can always be assured through spectacular error."