Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:04:22 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: "Mr. K." <bsd@inbox.org> Cc: Leif Neland <leif@neland.dk>, FreeBSD <freebsd@gtonet.net>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Anonymity, was: load spike strangeness Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001101358210.319-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000110114146.6662A-100000@inbox.org>
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[Redirected to -chat] On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Mr. K. wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Leif Neland wrote: > > > While I do not agree with your idea of need of anonymity, I respect > your need for it. > > > > Could you not, instead of using the handle "FreeBSD", which sortof > already is taken :-), just assume a human name? The use of an obviously > not human name makes it uncomfortable to communicate with you. > > > > If you would call you John Smith, or Thomas Jefferson if you want, you > could much more easily hide your (hideous?) precence in the lists. Please? > > > Yeah, like Mr. K. :) You know, I can understand (even if I disagree with) the need for anonymity in political or industrial discussions. I just can't get close to understanding that need on the FreeBSD lists. There is no chance of serious reprisals or subterfuge, so anonymity seems to be either a juvenile prank or just someone unable to stand up for their own opinions. I was wondering if you can give me a justification for anonymity (and keep your discussion about these lists, don't try to bring in political or industrial topics, that would be cheating, as I already conceded that possibility above). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, New Year's Resolution: I | electronics, communications, and will not sphroxify gullible| signal processing. people into looking up | I run picnic.mat.net: FreeBSD-current(i386) and fictitious words in the | jaunt.mat.net : FreeBSD-current(Alpha)| dictionary. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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