[SlugLUG] Help Me Choose

[Rick Moen]

Quoting cerise at armory.com (cerise at armory.com):

> Can you say it with me?  "sarcasm"? 

I'm very sorry, but you've just not been meriting sarcasm.  I have lint
collections to sort, etc.  However, I'll see if there's room on my
calendar, for next year.

> One of the main reasons X.org was delayed was because the switch
> happened to coincide with GCC 4.0 and a switchover of the C++ ABI.  In
> most cases, this would have happened without anyone really blinking --
> for the most part, you build it and it just works.  It hasn't caused
> anyone undue problems in the past.  This time was different.  It
> wasn't that the ABI was going to change anything, but rather some
> maintainers felt it would be better to wait until after the
> changeover.

Wow, "politics".  I hope you got film footage.  Should be a smash-hit.

> > Now, if you want to place a $1000 wager on the matter, please do
> > drive on over to my place; we'll load a default Debian "sarge"
> > system from a official netinst ISO we jointly download and burn.  Be
> > sure to bring cash, witnesses, and a prepared apology.
> 
> Why not drive up to Seattle, WA?  

So, simply not willing to back up your knee-jerk assertions of
dishonesty with money, when someone calls bullshit on them?  I _do_
fully understand.  

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