Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Brian Nelson wrote: > > > > martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > also sprach Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2001.12.24.0101 +0100]: > > > > Sure, and someone else can answer them. Besides, when's the last > > > > time a question was asked by a Microsoft mailer user or an html > > > > poster that couldn't be found in a FAQ or google search? Or, even > > > > better, when's the last time one such user offered an inciteful > > > > answer that was worth reading? > > > > > > it happens quite a bunch as some of the most capable debianers are > > > unfortunately stuck with jobs that force them to use windoze machines. > > > > Assuming most of us live in so-called "free" countries, we are free to > > get another job then. Or, lobby to change the brain-damage policies at > > their work. I can't imagine anyone wanting to work for a company that > > forces their workers to use broken, dangerous software. > > > > In my not so humble opinion, anyone that is spineless enough to put up > > with working in a forced MS environment is not worth listening to, and > > therefore I choose to ignore them. > > choice of email client is not the only factor in choosing the job.
No, but when a business chooses degenerate mail and forces everyone to use it, I'd be pretty suspicious of high-level idiocy within the business. > e.g. at my job we do all the development on solaris but outlook is the > only suported email client (they don't even offer pop3 anymore). I don't > see it as a reason to quit. would you? Yes, but I suppose my priorities are different. > I lobby for using better tools here and there (I have other thing to > do on my job as well:-) but changing email for a company of 200.000 is > not that easy. And that's why you'll never find me working in a large company... -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bignachos.com
