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Re: Woah, legislation that could affect me!

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From: sol
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 00:00
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In git.general TheNIGHTCRAWLER <sirntgel@flash.net> wrote:
{talking about FreeAgent}
>>>>On the contrary.  Too much.  Flashy, but not functional.  
> Highly functional -- granted on being slow in comparison to Unix.

Bah.  The functions are hidden in kludgy and overly large menus.

>>> 	Mmhmm...it gets me around just fine; I've no complaints.
>>
>>I used it for a while, was dissatisfied, moved up to Agent and still
>>hated it.  It's bulky, slow, and poorly designed.
> But it works in Windows... yeah, that hated word.  That means not having
> to operate several operating systems when interacting w/the rest of the
> world. 

Ever hear of a terminal client?  ;)  There are several good ones for
Windows.

> And it's not a web based browser.  I feel for the folks using IE
> explorer or Netscape for the NGs.  Even more for AOLers.  Yikes!

.nod
I agree.

>>No, you just don't understand what a .newsrc is.  I don't need
>>atl.general on my list to post there, as long as you're going to
>>crosspost.  

> Ahem... One of your fellow students set the cross-feature in the
> original post.  That decision was respected and maintained here.  But,
> now I feel obligated to check out the GT ng, as I do all Ga groups.  If
> I'd known it was there I would have cross-posted my eulogy to J.D. Neff
> to the group.  The finest educator I met at Ga. Tech during my lengthy
> stay.  Fortunately, FAgent makes it easy to recall the article and
> repost it in your group.

Hey, if it has to do with Tech, go ahead and crosspost it.  I'm just
saying that I have no desire whatsoever to read atl.general, nor do I
post there specifically.

> I've had occasion to tie groups together on broad issues.  Obviously
> students at the college have seen the same necessity.  I don't disagree.

> (ga.general and atl.general are often tied together by locals)

Ok, but neither of those is git.general.  

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From: sol <solomon@angband.org>
Subject: Re: Woah, legislation that could affect me!
Date: 2000/05/18
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