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Debian switching to EGLIBC

Debian switching to EGLIBC

Posted May 8, 2009 10:53 UTC (Fri) by alankila (subscriber, #47141)
In reply to: Debian switching to EGLIBC by alankila
Parent article: Debian switching to EGLIBC

I already regret the last paragraph. Let's just say that I agree that it's good to be a polite, reasonable person. I just am not so sure that hard-fast rules such as "it's never ok to be rude" are reasonable. I see the matter such: there is a palette of expressions, and every one of these may have its uses.

To skillfully use this palette is completely another matter: it's horribly crude to use wrong kind of expression, and doesn't reflect well on the speaker. Communication is, after all, a process where you need to make yourself understood to another. Whether I just transgressed remains to be seen...


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