From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ajanta Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Is Emacs on Aqua crippleware or is it just broken? Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 21:16:09 GMT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <070520031521112595%ajanta@no.spam> References: <39d9c156.0305042200.1639a252@posting.google.com> <39d9c156.0305060558.7cba26d9@posting.google.com> <060520031302215334%ajanta@no.spam> <39d9c156.0305070335.2808773d@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1052339161 9305 80.91.224.249 (7 May 2003 20:26:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 20:26:01 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed May 07 22:25:59 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19DVTV-0002Mq-00 for ; Wed, 07 May 2003 22:25:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 19DVU1-0003Z5-02 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 May 2003 16:25:45 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!c03.atl99!rip!news.webusenet.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssrv26.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.sys.mac.apps Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Thoth/1.6.0 (Carbon/OS X) Original-Lines: 19 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.75.175.214 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net Original-X-Trace: newssrv26.news.prodigy.com 1052342169 ST000 68.75.175.214 (Wed, 07 May 2003 16:16:09 CDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 16:16:09 CDT X-UserInfo1: Q[R_PJONTRUABPX[\JIH^TD@\JT@QDDMEPWXODMMHXMTWA]EPMTKAH_[JTXDX_KI\VB]JBVMS^YT_G[CZVWAOS\DHFWEH]@KGXYHB\_CMDSFABP^J[AHHRKARLE_JDBLJ\XA[JRMEI]MGJSPB\Y]^KG\@S^@VQKI_Q[G@@_ACSARASDEFLBJ]S\GFNTUAVBL Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:112913 comp.sys.mac.apps:360816 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:9409 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:9409 David Kastrup wrote: > bk_usenet@yahoo.co.uk (BK) writes: > > > I had already explained my definition of crippleware and you will > > find that it is in no way offending. > > Is "bk_usenet" an idiot or is he just trolling? > > Note that "idiot" derives from the Greek ἴδιος and means "speaking > for himself" and that is my definition and you will find that it is > in no way offending. Idiot. > > > Apart from the need to get attention there is also the need to make > > the subject line short. > > Well, "FUCK YOU!!!!!" would be even shorter. This portion of David Kastrup's post is Hall of Fame quality, one of the funniest replies I have ever seen on the Usenet...