Now apologise for America, Britain told

[Charlie Derr]

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On 04/07/2011 04:28 PM, Avi wrote:
> Charlie Derr wrote:
> 
>> Isn't this list is "explicitly for" such (otherwise normally)
>> off-topic discussions?
> 
> Explicitly, it's for:
> 
> "discussion of subjects of general interest related to the Ubuntu
> project, Linux, Open Source or software in general."[0]
> 
> It's difficult to argue that the recent bouts of science and politics
> meet all of those, I find it hard to believe much of it meets *any* of
> them.
> 

Hi Avi,

    I guess it's all in the matter of perception.  I read that description and find that it's pretty all-encompassing. I
find it hard to believe that there are any topics that *aren't* related to the Ubuntu project, linux, open source or
software in general but perhaps that's because I'm so interested in these things that I filter *all* topics through a
lens that has something to do with open source, GNU/linux and/or software.  And to be pedantic (as a geek, I take a lot
of pride in that attribute :-]) the "or" means that your emphasis on the word any is superfluous. "Logical or" is a low
bar, it literally means "any" so there should be no expectation that any specific topic has to be related to more than
one of the four things listed.

    Partially my view is tainted by the constant attempts of individuals to control more of the world than makes sense.
 On the "-user" lists for debian and ubuntu (and in many more places) the constant requests to "take this off-topic
discussion off-list" may be more appropriate (even if they still bug me personally) but here (where everyone is often
pointed when being steered away from "support" oriented venues) perhaps a bit more tolerance is indicated.

    In any case, my goal was more in the direction of levity.  Whether that came through in my hastily composed prose, I
don't know for sure.  But it wasn't my intent to offend, and if I've done so, please accept my apology.

         be well,
              ~c

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