[plug] Re: Irony

Christian christian at global.net.au
Thu May 6 14:21:54 WST 1999


Matt Kemner wrote:

> In the Original linux-kernel mailing list I got sent when I first
> subscribed (unfortunately I don't have it anymore, and it's not in the
> current FAQ) there was a question along the lines of
> 
> "How do I know when I should take someone's advice - how do I know they
> aren't saying something that will break my computer, as a joke"
> 
> and the answer was to read the mailnig list for a few weeks at least, so
> you can get a general sort of "feel" for the main posters to the list, and
> how well-respected they are etc.

I've heard of this principle before... it was called "commonsense" I
believe... ;-)

Regards,

Christian.

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freedom, they may be out of luck with me, but I won't allow them to 
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