From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Dec 7 20: 4:57 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from guru.mired.org (okc-65-31-203-60.mmcable.com [65.31.203.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 16A7937B405 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 20:04:49 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 15078 invoked by uid 100); 8 Dec 2001 04:04:46 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15377.37214.213789.306335@guru.mired.org> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:04:46 -0600 To: "Anthony Atkielski" Cc: Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. In-Reply-To: <00ab01c17f9d$0bde8510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk> <000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr> <005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.18218.830731.410656@guru.mired.org> <008101c17f9a$1a4a4290$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.36617.358466.76379@guru.mired.org> <00ab01c17f9d$0bde8510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.90 under 21.1 (patch 14) "Cuyahoga Valley" XEmacs Lucid X-face: "5Mnwy%?j>IIV\)A=):rjWL~NB2aH[}Yq8Z=u~vJ`"(,&SiLvbbz2W`;h9L,Yg`+vb1>RG% *h+%X^n0EZd>TM8_IB;a8F?(Fb"lw'IgCoyM.[Lg#r\ X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA v0.40/Python 2.1.1 (freebsd4) From: "Mike Meyer" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Anthony Atkielski types: > Mike writes: > > Actually, I explained that to you. I've tried > > to explain that the requirements of every individual > > are different, so that the best-marketed product > > that is good enough for the majority may not be > > good enough for any given individual, but you > > can't seem to understand the point because it > > conflicts with your prejudices. > The average user's requirements are best met by Windows. Therefore, in the > absence of specific information contraindicating this generalization, the > recommendation to an average user should always be to install Windows on the > desktop. That's the pointy-haired managers approach. The logical approach is to not try and solve problems in an information vacuum. > > There's a name for people who insist that any > > property of the majority of the members of a group > > is a property of every member of the group. > What name is that? Bigot. > > For someone who claims to be an agnostic, you > > sure spend a lot of time preaching. > I spend my time destroying idols and deprogramming cult victims. Those two are the same thing. http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message