Re: [OT] Debian is ugly -- package for beautification?

From: Hal Vaughan (hal_at_thresholddigital.com)
Date: 05/16/05

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Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 21:20:14 -0400

    On Sunday 15 May 2005 07:31 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
    > On 2005-05-15, Alex Malinovich penned:
    > > On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 10:42 -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
    > >> On 2005-05-14, Ron Johnson penned:
    > >> > Prettier??? Is that what's keeping your SO from using Linux?
    > >>
    > >> Stereotype much?
    > >
    > > You'll have to pardon me while I play devil's advocate here :), but
    > > the gender of the significant other wasn't specified (though it
    > > obviously may have been implied). And, since it wasn't, in-fact,
    > > specified, then your response could be construed as a stereotype of
    > > the gender of a significant other.
    >
    > See, I thought about this, especially because Ron said "SO" instead of
    > some more gender-specific term. Either he's implying something about
    > the OP's female partner, or he's implying something about the OP's gay
    > male partner. Either way, it's a stereotype.

    No it isn't. I know a lot of Linuxers who have an SO (of either same or
    opposite gender) who don't like Linux for a number of reasons, including a UI
    they don't like because it isn't appealing. I know I, who have been using
    Linux for a number of years (almost exclusively) find it is much easier for
    me to work on with a pleasing UI -- I've even noticed that I get more done
    when I have a UI that "feels" good.

    > I didn't say anything
    > about gender in my post.
    >
    > > p.s. In all fairness to Ron, he's never held back from speaking his
    > > mind on this list which, in my case at least, is why I value him so
    > > much as a member of the community.
    >
    > I don't have a problem with people speaking their minds; I also don't
    > have a problem calling BS when I see it.

    There's a difference to calling something BS when it is BS versus when one
    decides to be offended by it.

    Hal 

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