Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 14 Jun 1996 18:20:27 -0500 | From | Dave Baker <> | Subject | Re: Tux The Penguin Is Gonna Get Medieval On Yo' Ass =) |
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> > ud$$be. > .$$$$$$$??Tb > .$$$$$$$$!:!S$ > J$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ > $B**?$$$"^"!$$$ > $ . `$$ . ^$$$F > 4 $: @U $Nr $$$F > 4k'!!!!!!T.x$$$F > 4!!!!!!!!!!!$$$$ > 4P!!!!X!!!!"$>"$r > :F `!!!!~ 4$ud$ > :R" t$$$B > [snip!] > > Now lests all put this in our sig files and post to the FreeBSD lists > alot =)
I wouldn't normally leap into something such as this, but am I the only one who finds all this penguin stuff rather rediculous, even bordering on immature?
I must admit to not having had time to read this list as thoroughly as maybe I would have liked over the last week or so, but I did find it distressing that "TUX" was so fanatically accepted ... am I (surely not!) the only one to spell Linus' surname with an 'a' and not an 'o'? Am I the only one who finds the possessive distressing? Yes, Linus did start the ball rolling and I'd be the first to be amazed at all he has done over the years to make linux what it is today ... but is it HIS? I would like to think not, and thus find "Torvolds UniX" <sic> rather inappropriate.
Finally, I wonder at the attitude of "lets spam freeBSD" - should the linux community treat them more as a sibling than an enemy? I know this comes up time and time again, but maybe if it's mentioned time and time again then one day people will get the message ...
But, hey, maybe I just had too much caffeine?
(I would be interested in anyones opinions to what I've said here so feel free to mail me personally or Cc to me if you want to be sure that your reply gets read)
dave baker
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