Re: [OS:N:] Quick Survey

[John Hinsley <johnhinsley blueyonder co uk>]

Brandon Dorman wrote:

>I object to the use of the term, "Uncle Tom Mandrake."  Sure mandrake
>isn't super highly regarded, still thought of as a knockoff of Redhat,
>but it is quite good.  I'm assuming you're referring to the slave book
>Uncle Tom's cabin.  If not please accept my apologies.

Well, maybe I should have thought about it more deeply. On this side of the 
Atlantic there's a folk song which runs "And Uncle Tom Cobley and all, and 
Uncle Tom Cobley and all!" which is the sense I'm trying to convey.......

I wasn't knocking Mandrake or implying that Mandrake was an Uncle Tom in the 
sense of Uncle Tom's Cabin (which, while excellent, isn't that widely read 
over here). 

Cheers

John