OT: netiquette (was: Re: How to teach OS)

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05.03.2005, at 08:42, EM1897@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > Hi, I have a pedagogical question.
> > > >
> > > > If you (a developer) were teaching a first level college course in
> > > > operating systems with the goal of (eventually) transforming each
> > > > student
> > > > into a *BSD developer, then how would you teach the course?
> > > > Specifically, what programming assignments would you have?  What
> > > > material
> > > > would you cover?
> > > I thought the point of college was to prepare students for
> > > PAYING jobs?
> > Hello everyone, and excuse the noise.
> >
> > Excuse me AOL user,
> >
> > People do use BSD for production purposes. I've even written portable
> > software and told the customer to use BSD and they did. It doesn't 
> > have to
> > be rewriting the OS for a job. [much stupid stuff snipped]
> It was a JOKE. Get it? Geeez.

No. You seem to have a very subliminal type of humour. Please use 
so-called ``emoticons'' aka ``smileys'' next time you write a funny 
comment.

Example:

-----8<------
I thought the point of college was to prepare students for PAYING jobs? 
:)
-----8<------

You could even let the guy wink: ``;)''

thanks for your attention, sincerely
  teh simon

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