[ILUG] Winux partitions

[Kenn Humborg]

> On Thursday 12 July 2001 15:50, jac1 wrote:
> 
> > RE M$, I have learned not to mention them or their products again
> > unless it is to put them down.  However there is no obligation on
> > everyone to answer every question, if you don't want to then just
> > delete it.
> 
> I assume this is directed at me; apologise if I'm being oversensitive.
> 
> It's not a question of whether one is pro- or anti-microsoft; it's
> that your questions are basically using the group as a "geek pool" for
> answering *any* vaguely technical questions.  This is not the purpose
> of the ILUG; it is a *Linux* *Users* *Group*.  If you have Linux
> questions, there are many people here who will put a considerable
> amount of effort into answering them.  But asking questions about
> Microsoft Access (of all things) just isn't fair; even if there's
> someone here willing to help, it's an abuse of the list.

I fully agree with Colm here.  There is an Irish list suitable 
for this kind of question: technobabble at redbrick.dcu.ie.

Remember that there are (what it is now?) ~700 subscribers that are
obviously interested in _Linux_ related discussion.  So, while nobody
has an obligation to answer off-topic questions, it's definitely a 
bit impolite (to use a mild word) to expect the list server machine
to deliver 700 copies of your message and expect 700 people to read
it and delete it.

Later,
Kenn