On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Haworth, Michael A. Michael_Haworth@pas-technologies.com wrote:
<soapbox> Oh My God! Please tell me that this is not the way the meetings are conducted as well! Since joining the list this is all I have seen - bickering about a simple point. I like a good argument with purpose, but this is getting to crazy for me. Is this the way that most well-versed Linux users are? I was thinking of converting over thanks to Ubuntu and your booth at ITEC, but wow, this seems like fighting just for the sake of getting the last word in. </soapbox>
Michael,
I agree that some of what goes on the list is less than mature. But I'm guessing that you already know that the noise generated by a few is not necessarily indicative of "the way that most well-versed Linux users are". Every culture struggles to learn how to deal with its children, and if some of those children aren't fully socialized by the time they become young adults, that struggle continues. I would encourage you not to judge an entire culture by the least mature members, even if those members are among the loudest.
Adrian