Piotr Jaroszyński <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:50:43 +0100:
> On Saturday 22 of December 2007 12:03:33 Duncan wrote: >> If it were me the elementary school reply was made to, I'd >> have felt it within my rights to ask for an apology. I therefore >> considered the ietf remark a rather clever reply to the innuendo, >> making the point delicately, while avoiding the loss of face challenge >> asking for an apology presents. > > How is it fair that some people do their own research and some ask to be > educated and for the discussion to be delayed? I wasn't arguing that such was "fair". The world isn't "fair". I /was/ arguing that (IMO) the elementary school comment was out of line, and that had it been made to me, I'd have considered asking for an apology. Instead, simply (re)stating that it's not something that can be easily explained and that it was your viewpoint that documentation wasn't needed (yes, I /know/ it's a restatement, there's no harm in showing a bit of exasperation in having to repeat it by mentioning the repeat), as Ciaran has been so patiently doing (thanks, Ciaran), would have (IMO) been more appropriate. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
