On 23 feb, 20:16, "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <da...@druid.net> wrote: > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:30:03 +0100 > > Olof Bjarnason <olof.bjarna...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Even if this is "Off Topic" (which I think it really isn't in any open > > source / free software-oriented mailing list), I want to agree with > > Joan. > > It isn't about the Python programming language so it is off topic. So > what if some members have an interest? We have interest in a lot of > things. We all have interest in the hardware that our programs run on > but questions about hardware are also off topic. > > Perhaps you don't quite grasp the point of topical discussion groups. > They are a way of letting individuals decide for themselves what kind > of discussions they want to be involved in. By spamming the group this > way you take away that freedom of choice. It's ironic when it is done > in the name of freedom. > > --
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