RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Williams, Gerald S (Jerry)]

Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 02:11:57PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>                    ---
>>>                   !   !
>> 
>> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I
>> would rather not see this type of thing in this list.
> 
> I rather agree.  But (and this is a serious question) would it have
> been ok if he'd put the artwork on the web and posted a link to it?

Maybe we need a cygwin-talk-o mailing list? TITTOTL?

;-)

RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Igor Peshansky]

On Wed, 10 May 2006, Williams, Gerald S (Jerry) wrote:

> Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> > On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 02:11:57PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> >>>                    ---
> >>>                   !   !
> >>
> >> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I
> >> would rather not see this type of thing in this list.
> >
> > I rather agree.  But (and this is a serious question) would it have
> > been ok if he'd put the artwork on the web and posted a link to it?
>
> Maybe we need a cygwin-talk-o mailing list? TITTOTL?
>
> ;-)

Plus, there are licensing issues...  Dave, did you have prior permission
to post that ASCII-art? ;-)
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RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Dave Korn]

On 10 May 2006 15:58, Igor Peshansky wrote:

> On Wed, 10 May 2006, Williams, Gerald S (Jerry) wrote:
> 
>> Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>>> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 02:11:57PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>>>                    ---
>>>>>                   !   !
>>>> 
>>>> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I
>>>> would rather not see this type of thing in this list.
>>> 
>>> I rather agree.  But (and this is a serious question) would it have
>>> been ok if he'd put the artwork on the web and posted a link to it?
>> 
>> Maybe we need a cygwin-talk-o mailing list? TITTOTL?
>> 
>> ;-)
> 
> Plus, there are licensing issues...  Dave, did you have prior permission
> to post that ASCII-art? ;-)


  I was... umm.... quoting it for the purposes of review or personal study.
Yes, that's it, it was fair use!


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      DaveK
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RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Dave Korn]

On 02 May 2006 19:22, Dave Korn wrote:

> On 02 May 2006 19:12, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>                    ---
>>>                   !   !
>> 
>> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I would
>> rather not see this type of thing in this list.
>> 
>> cgf
> 
>   Fair enough; my apologies.  Haven't read the private email yet, but I
> will respect the lines that people need drawn. 
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


... as long as those lines aren't ascii-art ones depicting a finger, I guess!
   

    cheers,
      DaveK
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FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Dave Korn]

On 02 May 2006 17:21, Steven Hartland wrote:


  Ahh, the power of the subconscious....

 
> Hopefully Corinna can find some more time in his very busy schedule

  How else could anyone not be brought up short by the cognitive dissonance of
writing 'his' just after a very feminine name (it even ends in an 'a') if not
for the power of the subconscious to inflict its (often quite prejudiced)
preconceptions on our waking thoughts?!

> ================================================
> This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the
> person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the
> recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise
> disseminating it or any information contained in it.   

  Hey!  Multiplay!  Prohibit *this*!


                    ---
                   !   !
                   !   !
                   !   !
                   !   !
               ----!   !----
          ----!    !   !    !
         !    !    !   !    !    --
         !    !    !   !    !   /  !
          !                 !  /   !
          !                  !/   /
           !                     /
           !                    /
            !                 /
             !              /


  It is, of course, completely bogus to suggest that just by saying so, an
individual or company can bind any random individual to a one-sided
contractual obligation without their explicit initial prior consent.  Hence
the statement claiming that the recipient " .. IS ... " prohibited from all
that stuff is a lie.

  Would *you* do business with a firm that prints a blatant lie at the bottom
of all its stationery?  Not me.

> In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please
> telephone (023) 8024 3137 
> or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.

  How is it even possible to "return" an email?  Sure, I can forward them a
*copy* of it, but then I still have the original and have made now one /extra/
copy.  Some dumbass lawyer has insisted on this wording without realising the
utter nonsensical category error they are committing.  I suppose this is a PHB
thing:

  "Oops, I've received a misdirected email... I'd better print it out and
stick it in the post back to them.  <sound of mental cogs grinding rustily>
Hey, I know!  <ping!>  I'll fax it to them instead - that'll be even faster!"
<wanders off pleased with self>



    cheers,
      DaveK
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Re: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>                    ---
>                   !   !

I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I would
rather not see this type of thing in this list.

cgf

RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Dave Korn]

On 02 May 2006 19:12, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>>                    ---
>>                   !   !
> 
> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I would
> rather not see this type of thing in this list.
> 
> cgf

  Fair enough; my apologies.  Haven't read the private email yet, but I will
respect the lines that people need drawn.

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....

RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Igor Peshansky]

On Tue, 2 May 2006, Dave Korn wrote:

> On 02 May 2006 19:12, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
> > On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> >>                    ---
> >>                   !   !
> >
> > I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I would
> > rather not see this type of thing in this list.
> >
> > cgf
>
>   Fair enough; my apologies.  Haven't read the private email yet, but I
> will respect the lines that people need drawn.

Or, as it may be, the lines that people DON'T need drawn... :-)
	Igor
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"But no -- you are no fool; you call yourself a fool, there's proof enough in
that!" -- Rostand, "Cyrano de Bergerac"

Re: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes]

On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 02:11:57PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> >                    ---
> >                   !   !
> 
> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I would
> rather not see this type of thing in this list.

I rather agree.  But (and this is a serious question) would it have been
ok if he'd put the artwork on the web and posted a link to it?  If so,
why is there a difference?  And if not, is that any different from
posting a link like http://www.scs.cs.nyu.edu/~dm/remove.pdf ?

RE: FW: Call for testing Cygwin snapshot

[Dave Korn]

On 09 May 2006 08:07, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:

> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 02:11:57PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:02:52PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>                    ---
>>>                   !   !
>> 
>> I've sent Dave some private email about this.  For the record, I would
>> rather not see this type of thing in this list.
> 
> I rather agree.  But (and this is a serious question) would it have been
> ok if he'd put the artwork on the web and posted a link to it?  If so,
> why is there a difference?  And if not, is that any different from
> posting a link like http://www.scs.cs.nyu.edu/~dm/remove.pdf ?


  Heh, that one still cracks me up every time!

    cheers,
      DaveK
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