[ale] Posting etiquette request

[Hugh Esco]

Hey folks:

I too am a linux enthusiast.  While I write this on Eudora from a Win98 
box, the application server I'm building is Debian Woody, my partner's 
machine is Mandrake, and the last few machines I've built up for various 
friends tend to be Debian or Mandrake, while one friend keeps urging me to 
try out the disks for RH 8.0 he passed on to me.  My next upgrade for my 
personal desktop will finally make the break from Windows.  But that is 
several steps down the road for me yet (or at least the next major 
upgrade-demanding failure).

I subscribed to this list for help on the learning curve with my new 
operating system.  I don't necessarily object to a properly designated 
off-topic discussion here and have found this discussion about the H1B 
visas somewhat interesting, if distracting from the work piled in front of 
me.  For my thoughts on that thread, please see my postscript below.

All that said, I have received thirteen posts from my digest subscription 
to this list in the last twenty-four hours.  Quite a bit more than I 
bargained for when I subscribed.

Now for my request:

Please refrain from quoting more than the relevant portions of previous 
posts in your replies to this list.  The last digest I received a few 
minutes ago was one short three line post, with a series of nested replies 
to which it responded.

I suspect that I am not the only subscriber for whom this list is only one 
of dozens to which they subscribe.  I suspect I am not the only subscriber 
for whom my interest in linux (or even in these Off-Topic threads) is 
subordinate to the real work I must do each day to clear my to-do list and 
keep the bills paid.

Your consideration is appreciated.

-- Hugh Esco

P.S. [OT]       I especially appreciate Aaron's and Paula's contributions 
of late on the H1B visa thread.  I would also challenge those posters 
calling on us to single out for special treatment, those nations 
"sponsoring terrorism" to take a long close look at the foreign policy of 
the United States, especially its military adventurism, the current 
administration's policy for the "pre-emptive" use of the military and its 
threats of first strike nuclear war and weigh that against your 
assertions.  I'd also urge folks to consider the proposition that there is 
nothing wrong with this country that some strict enforcement of a 
prohibition on immigration about five hundred years ago could not have 
prevented.    That said, I support my (Green) Party's position (adopted by 
our 2002 Macon Convention) in support of a compassionate guest worker 
policy and assert that we will not build a peaceful future grounded in fear 
based public policies.  Anyone interested in knowing more is urged to check 
out our state Platform linked 
from:  http://www.greens.org/georgia/index.shtml.


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