Subj : Re: Mandrake vs Suse
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Fri Aug 27 2004 10:26 am

James enlightened us with:
> First, some have said that Americans are ignorant of the rest of the 
> world. That's a reasonable statement, if you can prove that you aren't 
> ingorant yourself. I ask simply if you have traveled the world, lived in 
> Iraq, US, or any place else. Do you truly know what it's like to live in 
> a country other than your own?

I've been hichhiking through Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, Austria, Swizerland, Slovena, Croatia and Italy.
Talked to people in Croatia that lost loved ones in the war there. So
yes, I do know.

> Someone also said that our only allies are those with some ties to
> our nation.

That sounds a lot like "enemy until proven ally".

> Oh, and to actually respond to something to do with linux. Please
> don't support products based on where they come from. Get a good
> product no matter who makes it.

I agree to the fullest. Even from a country that is utter crap - if
there are a few good people there, you should support them even more.

Sybren
-- 
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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