Re: An Open Letter To The Linux Enthusiasts.

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_lab.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 06/05/05 

Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 21:04:13 +0200

Unruh <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
> ptb@lab.it.uc3m.es (Peter T. Breuer) writes:
> >Unruh <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
> >> >There is nothing wrong with a post that contains the word "begin" and
> >> >two spaces. Complain to MS that they haven't yet fixed a bug in YOUR
> >> >news client that is causing YOU pain when such a post appears.

> >> Yes, there is if it was done deliberately by the poster to annoy other
> >> people.

> >If my saying "hello" annoys you, that's your problem. If having the
> >word "begin" and two spaces in a post also annoys you, that is also your
> >problem ... there is nothing wrong in annoying people when the source
> >of the annoyance is a perfectly non-annoying thing; it is merely a
> >contest of wills as to who should do what - us stop saying hello, or
> >them fix their software so that saying hello does not annoy them. I

> You are confusing your referents. The first "them" can only refer to

No I am not.

> Microsoft,

It doesn't - it refers to the users of the software, i.e. the customers
of MS, and yes the users can fix it - it the same way as you can stop
your dog biting the postman (or you ;).

> since they are the only ones that can fix it.

False - the users can fix it by telling MS to fix it, and annoying MS
so much that it is less annoying to fix it than to put up with the
complaints. That's what complaining is all about. Complain, please.

> The second to the
> users, since your childish behaviour does not annoy Microsoft.

I have no say in annoying MS - I am not their customer and therefore am
not of legal standing. I want their customers to annoy MS, so that MS
fix their bug, so that their customers stop annoying me by using daft
software that causes them to misformat or misread posts, one way or
another.

It's a simple case of push vs. shove. If you dn't like it, that's the
idea.

> I assume you kick you dog when your boss annoys you as well.

No, I kick the boss, or other source of annoyance. I hit the dog when
he bites. In this case I kick the annoying customers of MS, so that
they will fix THEIR software, since the software is annoying me. I
don't care how they do it, but the obvious route is "complain to MS"
about that bug, and many more, until MS are good and riled and fix it.

> >want them to get off theur fat arses and complain to microsoft. That
> >they're afraid of conplaining to microsoft but not afraid of telling
> >other people to not say hello to them, I find despicable.

> Well, I find your attitude to other people despicable.
> I also find your cowardice despicable. If you want to take on someone go
> take on Microsoft itself, not other largely defenseless users.

I have no standing vs. MS. The people who use its software are the
people to complain to MS about the software's bugs. I fail to see your
point (not surprising, since you don't have one). Look - when somebody
smokes in my face I do not complain to Camel Tobacco, Inc.

> Also as you well know, I use Linux so your childish tricks do not affect me.

I have used no childish tricks. Would you like me too?

> I am neither afraid of Microsoft nor of
> you. If only I could put you and Bill Gates into a room together and lock
> it for a few hours I would be happy. You deserve each other, and have an
> equivalent contempt of other people.

What on earth are you on about?

> >> And when there is a bug, you do not deliberately try to excite the bug to
> >> annoy other people with.

> >Oh yes you do. See above.

> No, You do, I don't.

Then learn to complain to MS (assuming you to be a customer of MS).

Peter

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