Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-19 Thread William Anderson
David King wrote: > I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture > of Richard Stallman -- would you trust a man who looks like that to > create your OS? I don't mind his look so much, I just get The Fear when he opens his mouth. IME he's either going to be rude, rip

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread Paul Sutton
Rob Beard wrote: > On 16/01/2009 12:31, David King wrote: > >> I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture >> of Richard Stallman -- would you trust a man who looks like that to >> create your OS? >> >> > Why not, I trust him far more than the shy and retiri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread piskie
Ta - done that now :) Hope to get there and say hello piskie Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/1/16 piskie : >> Well - that's all good then, from an off the cuff remark I also find >> that the hants lug meeting is during the day - so I might manage it >> after all, if I can work out how to get my name on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread David King
Thanks for posting the link, that was a very inspiring article. David King Ian Betteridge wrote: > Thankfully, free software has slightly more "respectable" looking > poster boys these days! > > - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html > > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread Alan Pope
2009/1/16 piskie : > > Well - that's all good then, from an off the cuff remark I also find > that the hants lug meeting is during the day - so I might manage it > after all, if I can work out how to get my name on the door list :) > http://hants.lug.org.uk/lurker/message/20090115.162811.184c8344.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread piskie
Well - that's all good then, from an off the cuff remark I also find that the hants lug meeting is during the day - so I might manage it after all, if I can work out how to get my name on the door list :) piskie Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/1/16 David King : >> I know what you mean about the beard an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread Rob Beard
On 16/01/2009 12:54, Alan Pope wrote: >> There is no reason why a person who is friendly with barbers should not >> also be good with Ubuntu or running a LUG. I have never been to a LUG, >> but mostly because I do not have the time, and their meetings take place >> in the evening, when I am worki

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals

2009-01-16 Thread Rob Beard
On 16/01/2009 12:31, David King wrote: > I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture > of Richard Stallman -- would you trust a man who looks like that to > create your OS? > Why not, I trust him far more than the shy and retiring, /softly/-/spoken/ CEO of Microsof

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals (was: Hampshire)

2009-01-16 Thread Alan Pope
2009/1/16 David King : > I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture > of Richard Stallman -- would you trust a man who looks like that to > create your OS? > Danger Will Robinson! That way prejudice lies.. > There is no reason why a person who is friendly with barber

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals (was: Hampshire)

2009-01-16 Thread Ian Betteridge
Thankfully, free software has slightly more "respectable" looking poster boys these days! - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM, David King wrote: > I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture > of Richard Stallma

[ubuntu-uk] Beards and sandals (was: Hampshire)

2009-01-16 Thread David King
I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture of Richard Stallman -- would you trust a man who looks like that to create your OS? Stallman has done much for the free software movement, and I respect him greatly (for his ideas), but for a newcomer who might see his pic