Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 3 new "very large" English dictionaries are now online

Hi :)
+1
Everyone should (imo) be entitled to their view.  Can we agree to disagree peacefully?  Perhaps we 
might be able to resolve some of the issues in future threads once we are able to cool off a bit 
and then later look at what really are the issues.  
Regards from
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: MR <mrzenwiz@gmail.com>
> To: Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> 
> Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Saturday, 24 November 2012, 17:40
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 3 new "very large" English dictionaries are now online
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2012-11-24 12:04 AM MR wrote:
> > > Can you take this personal argument off the list, please?
> >
> > It is not a personal argument. It is a matter of principal
> The way you are presenting this and attacking the author and the work
> is not a matter of principle.  You may delude yourself into thinking
> it is, but your tone and words are extremely personal.
>
> > > You are wrong about what constitutes plagiarism, and this is now
> > > completely off topic.
> >
> > Taking someone's work without giving attribution for it is plagiarism.
> > Period
> Not at all.  From Bouvier's Law Dictionary (1816):
>
> PLAGIARISM. The act of appropriating the ideas and language of another, and
>   passing them for one's own.
>        2. When this amounts to piracy the party who has been guilty of it will
>   be enjoined, when the original author has a copyright. Vide Copyright;
>   Piracy; Quotation; Pard. Dr. Com. n. 169.
>
> Compiling a list of words does not in any way, shape or form
> constitute plagiarism.
>
> Period.
>
> > That is the minor point about this miserable excuse of a spell checker.
> This is not a matter of principle, it is your opinion, strongly worded
> and quite offensive.
>
> If you cannot tell the difference between a reasonable discussion and
> a personal attack, perhaps you should find another place to rant.
>
> Even if you have reasonable points, which I believe you do, your
> presentation is offensive.
>
> > > Thank you.
> >
> > You're not welcome.
> With that attitude, I suspect you are becoming less so here than you might like.
>
> Back up, take a breath, and use rational, persuasive language instead
> of insults.  You will do much better.
>
> MR
>
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