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

In news:BANLkTi=NyMF7RTuGVDBw=LwTG8_F27npPA@mail.gmail.com,
Rob Smith <r.a.smith3530@gmail.com> typed:
> 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

LOL, I hope the door misses his ass on the way out!




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