Using Ubuntu absolves the user of personal responsibility?

[Michael T. Richter]

On Fri, 2006-04-08 at 09:32 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:

> > It was meant as a "insult" against me.



> You're probably right - but how does it differ, then, in any way from what
> you did in the first place?  Michael will insist it _wasn't_ meant as an
> insult, but you and many others will read it that way.  That's the same
> problem I had with your original post.


Actually it was meant as a self-identifying insult.  I deliberately used
the style but not the words of someone and allowed that person to see
himself in them and respond.  I was not disappointed.

I believe I first heard this technique used in the context of something
that went like "I cast a general garment and my worthy claims it a
tailored fit".

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