kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
(snipped) > > Your observation is probably sadly accurate -- people are coming to > Linux with zero understanding of the command line or Unix philosophy. > I'd prefer to see occasional ribbing a'la Oswald than a less featureful > sig. > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2000 at 11:20:57AM -0800, John Bagdanoff wrote: > > I've subscribed & unsubscribed several times over the last 2 years > > easily enough, but never could decipher the signature of this list. > > Since more and more people from corel and storm distros are joining, > > maybe a more decipherable sig could be written? (snipped) If your objective is to keep debian only for former and current Unix users, then your proposal/attitude makes plenty of sense. If you wish to assist the spread and use of linux and debian and free(dom) software, then it doesn't. My own vote is to discard every element of geekish elitism immediately. That doesn't mean discarding the Unix way of doing things, it just means helping others get there more smoothly. Erik Ryberg
