grandkids strike again

[Charles Curley]

On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 09:35:18PM -0700, Craig White wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 23:18 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > Craig White wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 20:42 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> > >> On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 22:33 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > >>> Hi all;
> > >>>
> > >>> One of my grandchildren just sent me a .wmv file.
> > >>>
> > >>> Do we have a plugin for mplayer to handle that?
> > >> ----
> > >> w32codec - get it from axel's repository
> > > ----
> > > I forgot...if you do install this, you would then qualify as a
> > > 'sanctimonious twit' per Joanne...but I digress...
> > 
> > Chuckle, yes I've been watching this with some amusement.  I take it the 
> > majority of the responders to that thread have no idea who Joanne is.
> > 
> > Some of the younger ones should have a little more respect for those who 
> > have been there, and done that, and she has.  She has, back in history, 
> > paid her dues, including to open source.  I'm a late comer in that I've 
> > only known her for about 15 years.   She teaches with a ruler for 
> > rapping knuckles always within reach, but she can both teach, and write 
> > code, good code.
> > 
> > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2006-June/msg02196.html
> > > 
> ----
> given her disdain for open source code...we would never have a chance to
> see her code and judge whether it is any good or not. She has made it
> clear that she doesn't intend to contribute to the code base that would
> benefit those on the list...at least without filling her belly.
> 
> given her arrogance where she said that she was more honest than most on
> this list or simply passes judgments upon us as noted above, one has to
> question she deserves any more respect than she demonstrates for others.

I've known Joanne for a lot more than 15 years, and I respect her
even, no, especially, when I disagree with her. And I don't have to
see a line of her code to do so.

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