what ever happened to linux?(Rep. Cleaver/immigration rants, etc.)

[Jon Pruente]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:56 AM, John <unixengineer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I certainly hope at some point that something more useful than who feels what about religion and politics actually comes from this list.  What we have instead is folks that are set in their ways for one side or the other locked in perpetual debate that won't change the minds or opinions of the others.
>
> Why not propose a tech question or topic to discuss in a new thread?
>
> -John Frakes

If a person cannot clearly explain their position on any number of
general social issues, we can safely infer that they cannot do the
same on tech related topics as well.  Ever tried to explain the
concept of giving away the software, but selling support to a regular
person in a business mindset?  You better know your economics and
business strategy or they'll think you are a loon for giving up the
chance to get income from individual sales of the software.  Sometimes
a discussion might not be directly topical for the list, but it
relates to the larger issue in many ways that take some thought in
finding.

Jon.