8/8 12:50 CET: [eon@starwalk eon]$ telnet www.windows2000test.com 80 Trying 207.46.171.196... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused Still down it seems... crack.linuxppc.org still up and running, GO LINUXPPC! Grtz, Eon.
Oh please, I do see a ton of insults here, Examples of the insults I see in on this article
Yes... There are insults. I've said that I haven't seen that many. Not that there weren't any. These things happen. I't unavoidable. I think most posts are on topic.
People also make assumptions about Thompson without good argument, like the whole thing about Thompson spreading FUD because linux will compete w/ his work.
You said it. It's doubtfull. Indeed, but that doesn't mean that people can't talk about it. If they want to talk about some conspiracy theory, well... by all means, let them. Sometimes these discussions bring up rather interesting ideas.
The article in question was indeed an interview about Thompson, not about Linux. But he did make the statement about Linux being worse than Windows, and that is not exactly wat you would call a light comment.
Insults aren't limited to this article either, I was referring to slashdot as a whole.
I can go with that partly. I still believe most postings are on topic, although not all postings are on a high level. But they don't need to be, I still find it interesting reading. The moderators generally will set the score to -1 for articles that are really insulting, so I don't have to read those.
You also say that when people say something bad about Linux they get insulted, etc. You are right, to some extend. And I see more and more posting saying this. I think that we should be aware that we aren't getting to the other side: that whenever a Linux (or other OS) fan "defends" his OS, he gets flamed. Note: I'm not attacking you on this point. It is something I notice on/. in general...
Last note: about posting anon.: when you register yourself with/. you will give your email address, but this is only for internal use only (mailing your password, etc.) it does NOT show up anyhwere. It is possible to show your mail address beside articles, but only if YOU want to.
If you're still paranoid: Why don't you make an account with hotmail, and join/. under that account? Nobody will ever discover your real email address then. And it doesn't matter if the hotmail account gets spammed, does it?
Well, I know that my calbe company (Telekabel) is partly owned by UPC. Indeed, an American company. But still these things are generally only important for American citizens. The customers of A2000 (which is from MediaOne and also UPC if I'm not mistaken) will not notice a thing from what MediaOne itself does. This is because A2000 still makes it's own policy. Not that these messages shouldn't be on Slashdot. In fact, I indeed think that these are important for Americans. But I find that there are still almost no articles (on these subjects) that are interesting for Europeans (or Asians, for that matter).
Correct. But I assume Rob & co. get a lot of these stories from other parts of the world too. I was just wondering why I do not see those posted regularly on/. (or at least: a lot less then American oriented articles)... Maybe there could be a poll on where Slashdot readers come from (which continent)...
IMHO insult is not the right term to use. Disagree would be better. I've not seen that many insults. Thompson has great credentials, and deserves respect for what he has done. But that does not mean that anything he says is right. And it is not so strange that Thompson is attacked on his comment. If Jeltsin would say that America was crap, and even worse then Canada, then most Americans would be a little pissed of, wouldn't they? But Jeltsin does have his credentials, he is president of Russia. But that does not mean Jetsin is right, just because he is president.
No offence, but aren't these items a little too American oriented? The rest of the world doesn't care what MediaOne does. I myself have never heard of the company. The thing is: I see all these US oriented newsitems, but the same stuff happens in Europe, Asia, etc. too. I never see those stories on/.
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8/8 12:50 CET: [eon@starwalk eon]$ telnet www.windows2000test.com 80 Trying 207.46.171.196... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused Still down it seems... crack.linuxppc.org still up and running, GO LINUXPPC! Grtz, Eon.
Oh please, I do see a ton of insults here, Examples of the insults I see in on this article
/. in general...
/. you will give your email address, but this is only for internal use only (mailing your password, etc.) it does NOT show up anyhwere. It is possible to show your mail address beside articles, but only if YOU want to.
/. under that account? Nobody will ever discover your real email address then. And it doesn't matter if the hotmail account gets spammed, does it?
Yes... There are insults. I've said that I haven't seen that many. Not that there weren't any. These things happen. I't unavoidable. I think most posts are on topic.
People also make assumptions about Thompson without good argument, like the whole thing about Thompson spreading FUD because linux will compete w/ his work.
You said it. It's doubtfull. Indeed, but that doesn't mean that people can't talk about it. If they want to talk about some conspiracy theory, well... by all means, let them. Sometimes these discussions bring up rather interesting ideas.
The article in question was indeed an interview about Thompson, not about Linux. But he did make the statement about Linux being worse than Windows, and that is not exactly wat you would call a light comment.
Insults aren't limited to this article either, I was referring to slashdot as a whole.
I can go with that partly. I still believe most postings are on topic, although not all postings are on a high level. But they don't need to be, I still find it interesting reading. The moderators generally will set the score to -1 for articles that are really insulting, so I don't have to read those.
You also say that when people say something bad about Linux they get insulted, etc. You are right, to some extend. And I see more and more posting saying this. I think that we should be aware that we aren't getting to the other side: that whenever a Linux (or other OS) fan "defends" his OS, he gets flamed. Note: I'm not attacking you on this point. It is something I notice on
Last note: about posting anon.: when you register yourself with
If you're still paranoid: Why don't you make an account with hotmail, and join
Well, I know that my calbe company (Telekabel) is partly owned by UPC. Indeed, an American company. But still these things are generally only important for American citizens. The customers of A2000 (which is from MediaOne and also UPC if I'm not mistaken) will not notice a thing from what MediaOne itself does. This is because A2000 still makes it's own policy. Not that these messages shouldn't be on Slashdot. In fact, I indeed think that these are important for Americans. But I find that there are still almost no articles (on these subjects) that are interesting for Europeans (or Asians, for that matter).
Correct. But I assume Rob & co. get a lot of these stories from other parts of the world too. I was just wondering why I do not see those posted regularly on /. (or at least: a lot less then American oriented articles)... Maybe there could be a poll on where Slashdot readers come from (which continent)...
IMHO insult is not the right term to use. Disagree would be better. I've not seen that many insults. Thompson has great credentials, and deserves respect for what he has done. But that does not mean that anything he says is right. And it is not so strange that Thompson is attacked on his comment. If Jeltsin would say that America was crap, and even worse then Canada, then most Americans would be a little pissed of, wouldn't they? But Jeltsin does have his credentials, he is president of Russia. But that does not mean Jetsin is right, just because he is president.
No offence, but aren't these items a little too American oriented? The rest of the world doesn't care what MediaOne does. I myself have never heard of the company. The thing is: I see all these US oriented newsitems, but the same stuff happens in Europe, Asia, etc. too. I never see those stories on /.
They already do it. I have seen bundled packages of Office and Win98. At a price which is even below the price of Win98 or Office itself.