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To: Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@cern.ch>
Cc: dorian <araneda@bellsouth.net>, discuss@linmodems.org
Subject: Re: Could we please stop this thread? [Was: what winmodem. flamebait!]
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Thanks, Jacques.  I, too, appreciate the hard work of those who
contribute their time and hard work to the cause of Linux development. 
At the same time, vulgur language, especially in public, offends me. 
Enough said... perhaps it's time for me to unsubscribe.
Paul


Jacques Goldberg wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 30 May 2001, Paul Guzowski wrote:
> 
> > Dorian--
> >    I personally don't care what time it is.  In my view, vulgar
> > language is a demonstration of ignorance... when one can't find the
> > appropriate word, choose one with four letters. Your choice of such
> > words erodes your credibility with anyone of any upbringing.
> > Congratulations... you have lost your ability to influence Linux
> > development.
> 
>   I often vigorously protested against intolerable style in this list,
> recently again off line.
> 
>   However, this time I would like to express my gratitude to Dorian, for
> his invaluable contribution to Linux development by making Intel-HaM based
> modems **WORK** (although I have an other brand of modem).
> 
>   I shall always be very much more tolerant towards those tired by real
> hard work than those who just request, enjoy, criticise and scream.
> 
>   Paul, I found in the archives a post by a person bluntly divorcing his
> winmodem for a 29.95$ true hardware modem. Was that "positive influence on
> Linux development"? However, follow up shows that this hardware modem was
> not so great, and that the original winmodem works much better [thanks
> perhaps to some Linux development by others, it seems].
> 
>                                              Jacques Goldberg
> 
> PS: Puppi's diagram was invented by Professor Giampietro Puppi.
> Draw a rectangle, height > width makes it handsome.
> Set origin at lower left corner. Label X as "relative activity, 0 to
> 100%", label Y as "age, 0 to 100".
> Draw diagonals.
> Label lower triangle "work", left triangle "travel", right triangle "meals",
> upper triangle "talk".
> Point to your age on Y axis, draw a horizontal line, know what you do and
> how much.
> 
> Professor Puppi was close to 50 when I saw this. Now I am 66. More than
> ever, I respect those who work.