Re: [libreoffice-users] Top/Bottom Posting Nonsense

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On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 02:18 -0500, Rob Smith wrote:

> I have never seen so many so-called adults whining like bullied kids over a
> subject that, in the greater scheme of the next Millenia doesn't mean squat!
> I used to use a KayPro 16 to compute on, and even accessed a BBS with it
> using a 9600 Baud modem. Would I do so today because that's how it used to
> be done? Not a chance!
>
> Most of the younger folks I know (I'm a dinosaur at almost 60) top post by
> default, because in a Microsoft world, that is what they learned. Right,
> wrong, or indifferent, it's the way things are today. If you want to go back
> to the way things were done "in the good old days," I hate to break it to
> you, but time always moves forward, and the only constant is change.
>
> If you truly believe that limiting access to the Open Source community only
> to folks who do things in one particular way will grow that community, you
> might want to get a reality check. If you think that all this infighting
> will help the community grow, you are wrong. If you cannot adapt and change
> today, you will be left in the dust with the rest of computing's dinosaurs.
>
> After recently hearing a talk on LibreOffice at an Open Source software
> conference, I decided to give it a try, replacing the OpenOffice install
> that came standard on my Ubuntu Linux LTS desktops. I joined this list in
> case I would need some assistance with an issue. I have seen more petty
> bickering on this one non-issue over the past several days than I have seen
> people helped.
>
> I've always been led to believe that Open Source was all about freedom, but
> there are some folks here who just don't seem to give a damn about that, and
> their main focus is to make sure that all the automatons do as they are
> told.
>
> Unlike some, I DO know how to unsubscribe, and I also know how to uninstall,
> both of which I am going to do! There are other choices out there, and
> LibreOffice needs users more then users need LibreOffice. THAT is the fact
> Jack!
>
> GROW UP!
>
> -- 
> Rob Smith


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