Re: IIUG - Linux and Informix
Joe Lumbley wrote: > > Mark D. Stock (marks@west.co.za) wrote: > > <snipping stuff and mangling the attribution of these words...you know what > you said, or you can go back and track the thread if it really matters> > > : > >>There needs to be some real leadership coming from Informix, to just do it. > : > >>If there are any real men or women left at Informix I hope they will wake > : > >>up, stand up, speak up, and get it done. And then let us know where to find > : > >>the finished product. > : > > : > Guess somebody stepped on your toes today, Tim. "Real men or women"? Do you > : > expect your inspiring words to motivate some action? Churlish comments like > : > that deserve a good hard slap. Consider yourself slapped. > : > > : > Phil > > : Informix have been stepping on toes for years, they have to, to succeed. > : If you work for Informix, then I guess "no" these words wouldn't > : motivate the likes of you. At least Tim has the courage to echo the > : feelings of the market. I for one wish Informix WOULD listen to the > : likes of Tim. Comments like yours need to be filled in. > : Consider yourself Phil Din. :-) > > I don't have any experience with Linux, but I find it interesting that > this is maybe the only subject (other than ODBC) that I've ever seen so > many people get passionate about in this newsgroup. I'll bet the Linux > threads hold the record in this group for number of responses. > > : ...and no slapping in public, you'll be having a whip round next. ;-) > > I think I'll crosspost this thread to soc.sexuality.spanking or one of > the bondage groups. ;) > Hey Joe, You're in luck, there's also the alt.sex.fetish.linux newsgroup that would probably be better suited to your posting. At least this way you could stay in the same topic. Just a suggestion. :-) As far as records go, yes I think you're right about that too. After finding alt.sex.fetish.linux I was amazed at how many newsgroups there are for linux. It's mind boggling, well over 100... Tim > : Cheers, > : -- > : Mark. > > : +------------------------------------------------------------------+ > : |Mark D. Stock - The West Solutions Group http://www.west.co.za | > : | The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org | > : |mailto:marks@west.co.za +-----------------------------------------+ > : |Tel: +27 11 803 2151 |If it doesn't work, force it! | > : |Fax: +27 11 803 2189 |If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!| > : |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Well, that's how I code anyway! | > : +------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Tim Schaefer \\\\|// tschaefe@mindspring.com (6 6) ------------------------oOOo---( )---o00o--------- http://www.inxutil.com