Re: Ignorance on a basic India fact

From: Ivan Marsh (annoyed_at_you.now)
Date: 03/04/05 

Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:43:17 -0600

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:13:33 +0000, Frem wrote:

> Ivan Marsh wrote:
>
>> ...and created a thread that made no sense.
>
> In your opinion. I am sure it made perfect sense to the originator of
> the post.
>
>> Like asking why a city in a time zone selector was chosen for reasons
>> other than the reasons Windows chose a specific city? Most people know
>> Calcutta is a city in India, Allahabad on the other hand, I've never
>> even heard of...
>
> Unlike most people in India, which is where most people who want to set
> that time zone no doubt would be living. You have just demonstrated in
> one sentence the problem that Nicholas is referring to.

Well, had the software been written in India (like Windows will no doubt
be in recent years) that may make sense.
 
>> this may show MY ignorance of India but certainly not ignorance on the
>> part of the software designers.
>
> Actually it does. It shows their ignorance up in big letters.

Not if general familiarity with well known cities in the world was their
reason for choosing the cities they chose.

>>>>Has your lithium run out?
>>>
>>>Don't try and be smart.
>>
>> Then don't flip out about two perfectly reasonable responses to a post
>> and one that was clearly posted by a racist moron.
>
> Actually three very crap responses,

No, one; that was perfectly reasonable and didn't assume that the skill
level or intelligence of the OP was as low as you obviously think it is.

Two; my response, that was obviously an opinion (that's still allowed
isn't it), that was true and accurate.

When someone posts a message suggesting that the Linux community is
ignorant of art because the default wallpaper in gnome or KDE isn't as
ascetically pleasing as the default wallpaper in XP there will be a new
post that I consider the most meaningless issue anyone has ever had with
an OS... but until then, I'm sticking with the "I'm displeased with your
choice of cities" post.

Three; a post from an obvious idiot... do with him what you will.

...and four; your post that was no more helpful than any of the others.

As a matter o' fact the only suggestion that was helpful, as you agreed,
was mine: "that anyone can submit a feature request to the software
writers." ...but I would think that option should be obvious to anyone. I
apologize if I was mistaken.

> which you have only now lowered yourself to complain about one. It
> doesn't do Linux any good for people to see responses like those I
> referred to above. They are stupid and unhelpful.

But it helps them to see: "Typical Linux luser responses to a not
unreasonable comment. And yet these are the same lusers who think that
Linux is better than anything else including sliced bread.

Not everyone can or has the ability to submit a patch. So shut your cake
holes."

Insulting, oppressive, and gives a pretty good indication that you don't
support Linux or the community. And, if you're going to insult someone
have the courage to make sure they know who you're talking about. After
all... going back to my "maintaining the thread" comment, when there are
more messages posted to the thread no one is going to have any idea who
you, in your infinite wisdom, have now dubbed a luser.

...or Like double posting your response to this thread? Having trouble
with your news reader? See, that's a support question that someone here
would be happy to help you with. 

-- 
Life is short, but wide. -KV

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