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Subject: Re: SCO watch (linux and the law)

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 22:24:12 03/01/04

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On March 01, 2004 at 19:39:07, margolies,marc wrote:

>Hi Andrew,
>a fair question (about the topicality of using linux and its attendant
>problems).
>many programmers here use linux and recommend it to others. this is a **computer
>chess** club.

Wrong. It is a **Computer-Chess** club, and for good reason.

>i am not sure if your interest in the topic-- or lack of it is an adequate
>criterion of topicality. should you wish to remain on-topic yourself, instead of
>indulging in rhetorical criticism publicly, I invite you to email me privately
>about your complaints. and since I assume that you are not an elected moderator
>here, who has the right to arbitrate topicality, you are certainly welcome to
>whine about me to them, should you imagine it is necessary.
>thanks, Marc

You are far too sensitive, and your rudeness is unwarranted. I suggested
politely that this subject is not on topic here (which it isn't). You posted
off-topic in the forum, so I replied in the forum. I'm not going to get into
email debates with you about it.

Andrew




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