I'm not entirely sure how to respond. First, I very much appreciate the thanks. Performing sane's janitorial duties doesn't usually elicit praise :) Oddly, it was never my intention to be in this position. In 2003, I simply wanted to get a patch into the fujitsu backend, and then leave this list. Obviously that plan failed :)
Second, I hesitate to recommend an OS because there are some very dedicated port maintainers on this list. I don't want to put them in a position where they feel they must defend their organization/employer. Third, I am somewhat disturbed at the thought of a cult. But I wonder if I could get them to come and mow my lawn? allan On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Richard Ryniker <ryniker at alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Allen has been a steadfast contributor to this list of information and > advice to scanner users, for which it is entirely appropriate to say > "Thank you" from time to time. ?Thank you, Allen, for the significant > personal effort you contribute to make SANE and this list a valuable > resource for many others. > > With respect to the original poster's question about what operating > system you prefer, this is the first time I can recall where you have > been discreet, even reticent, to offer an opionion about software. ?You > have every right to reserve comment, of course. ?Among other > possibilities, you may simply seek to avoid a cascade of posts about the > perceived advantages or problems of different software platforms. > > It is possible your discretion on this topic might start a cult among list > readers that tries to infer your operating system preferences from clues > it claims to find in your posts. ?I guess that is the price of prominence. > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > ? ? ? ? ? ? to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
