Re: [SLUG] Stupid Question about the backspace key!

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

<quote who="Matt Allen">

> Some people just dont know when to shutup.
> 
> Its people like this that give linux a bad name.

There is little for me to cover that wasn't said so eloquently[*] in Tony
Green's email.

  This is a very legitimate problem, with *many* complicated,
  non-user-oriented solutions, which has not received a great amount of
  interest from distributors for some time. It has a remarkably strong
  effect on user behaviour; my co-workers on this list can attest to my
  jumping-up-and-down-type-behaviour as they (quite innocently and
  unknowingly!) refused to use the backspace or delete keys out of order. I
  do *not* believe that qualitative assessment of Free Software is in any
  way harmful to its success.

All I can really add is that I take great offence to your email. I would
hope that my words give Linux and Free Software a good name, my actions work
to improve them, and that my interest and amazement be infectious.

  "World domination is a community responsibility." - Michael Hall

- Jeff

[*] Apart from his rampant apostrophisation, about which I must comment,
lest you all think this email forged.

-- 
            "you misspelt 'world dominatrix'" - James Wilkinson.