From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ac39a12d5faf5b14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-11 18:22:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newspeer.monmouth.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr30.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3CB46975.90408@snafu.de> <3CB61A78.271280C1@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: Rant! (was) Development process in the Ada community X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.177.131 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr30.news.prodigy.com 1018574509 ST000 208.191.177.131 (Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:21:49 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:21:49 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: [[OUS^[BTRU[RID[N[OJNW@@YJ_ZTB\MV@BZMVMHQAVTUZ]CLNTCPFK[WDXDHV[K^FCGJCJLPF_D_NCC@FUG^Q\DINVAXSLIFXYJSSCCALP@PB@\OS@BITWAH\CQZKJMMD^SJA^NXA\GVLSRBD^M_NW_F[YLVTWIGAXAQBOATKBBQRXECDFDMQ\DZFUE@\JM Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:21:49 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:22400 Date: 2002-04-12T01:21:49+00:00 List-Id: "Chad R. Meiners" wrote in message news:a95bdc$f67$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu... > > "tony" wrote in message > news:3CB61A78.271280C1@btinternet.com... > > > The true test of technology is in the open source community and not in > > the temporary distraction of the US military which appears to define the > > success of its technology in how many third world people you can murder > > or subjugate by pressing or not pressing a button. > > Please refrain from supporting global ignorance by relying on rhetoric to > persuade people. Just because you believe something doesn't make it true, > and just because you say something over and over, also, doesn't make it > true. If you care about the truth, you must carefully determine the truth > with logically valid methods. In particular, please refrain from > encouraging the irrational hatred of organizations such as the US military. Well said.