On Mon, 2013-09-23 at 13:43 +0100, Brian wrote: > [Extensive, selective snipping of the original post has taken place. > This mail will also be my one and only one on this topic]. > > > On Mon 23 Sep 2013 at 12:47:52 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > It also would be nice to be professional . . . . . > > On Sunday 8th Sept 2013 at 11:27:36 -0700 [email protected] popped into > debian-user and asked for an opinion on an article published on a > non-Debian website. He promptly disappeared and has not been heard from > since. Meanwhile, the discussion developed along predictable lines. > > Early on in it a concerned user suggested > > Maybe this discussion would best be taken to the Off Topic list? ;) > > One of the major participants in the thread replied > > Or we simply finish the discussion. > > Neither course of action was followed and there are now 60+ follow-up > mails, the vast majority of which would be considered off-topic for this > list. > > When a second concerned user said > > Just keep your posts about Debian, useful to the user community, > and keep it professional. > > and was credited with abusive behaviour, you know it is time for an end.
IMO the "Security?" thread became interesting by links to Lavabit and Schneier. I'm subscribed to http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic and in the past I often encouraged people to use this list too. Don't blame me, blame all the people who like this thread. Note: Now I just Cc'ed to [email protected] , any replies should go to [email protected] . -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1379940796.1022.186.camel@archlinux
