Hi Deborah
I remember a time like that, although this was the early 2000's. I joined a
group of students at the local university. I must admit, Although the
students where abit arrogant, I learned alot not only from them but from
the staff that worked at the Computer Science department. I also learnt
that an old family friend helped start the Internet in South Africa. From
that, I learnt alot about history and to think outside of the box, with
what they "Jimmy Rigged" to save bandwidth in the early days.
I have been this mailing list for years and like then, I have learnt alot.
Not only about history but the basis for the technology we have now. Unlike
the students, it's extremely rare that egos come in to play. I think this
is the first. Granted I only read about 80% of the list due to time.
If I may be so bold and to ask you to to maybe remain a subscriber to the
list. As Larry has pointed out it would be a shame to have somebody with
knowledge depart due to a rare occurrence.
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 4:55 PM Deborah Scherrer <
dscherrer(a)solar.stanford.edu> wrote:
In the "good old days" of Unix, the
community succeeded because we all
shared and treated each other with respect. Each listened to the
other. Sure, there were disagreements about technical issues, as well
there should have been, but they were rarely made personal. That's what
made that community great. I liked those times, and loved the people in
them. What happened to lose those aspects? I don't think I want to
be part of the new community where egos seem to run rampant...
Deborah
On 12/6/17 4:41 PM, Larry McVoy wrote:
Deborah,
I'm pretty sure I know the conversation (and I don't believe I was a
part of it, just read it) and I'm 100% sure nobody intended to be
rude, they were just trying to get at an accurate history of what
happened.
I can see how you could take offense but I don't think any was intended
and it would be a loss if you left. Please reconsider.
--lm
On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 04:39:03PM -0800, Deborah Scherrer wrote:
> Could someone please tell me how to get off this list? I was rather
> appalled at the rudeness in the previous conversation...
>
> Deborah