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From: dwhite@anshar.shadow.net (Don Whiteside)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Slight flame from Linux user
Date: 9 Jun 1995 12:34:11 -0400
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Timothy Murphy (tim@maths.tcd.ie) wrote:

: It was reassuring to read Jordan Hubbard's populist manifesto
: after all the self-satisfied and off-putting posts
: from the "Unix is difficult => I am clever" crowd.

If you don't agree with those of us who think there's a steep learning 
curve for unix installs and admin, that's fine. But your 
consistant claim that such belief makes us self-congradulatory and 
pompous is offensive and rude. Disagree with us all you want, debate the 
issue to your heart's content, but stop being an asshole. If you've run 
out of things to say beyond ad hominim attacks, just shut up. Beyond 
that, I've enjoyed this discussion. I'd prefer to continue it w/o being 
insulted.

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