just get together and ev<span style="font-size:medium">erything will be all right!</span><br clear="all"><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 7:27 AM, keith smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klsmith2020@yahoo.com" target="_blank">klsmith2020@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit"><br>With all that is going on in the world and my personal life I want to get back to basics : Jesus and the U.S.Constitution. Life has gotten way too complicated.<br>
<br>I do not think man was created to live like we do. I think things were intended to be much simpler. We need just a handful of rules to live by. <br><br>I think a couple simple rules is all we need to make this list work. Define what the list is about.<br>
<br>Is this strictly a Linux list - Only the Linux kernel, or GNU Linux, or all things open source? That would make everything else "OT:".<br><br>Then there is the dilemma of security. When does it became off topic? Is it on topic when talking about anything open source? What about when I use my Mozilla browser to connect to a LAMP server and my connection data is captured by a
corrupt individual or our corrupt Gov't?<br><br>Where do I draw that line?<br><br>This list worked just fine for 13 or 14 years without a lot of rules. We did have a couple times where people got upset about certain topics, however the list always survived.<br>
<br>This is a diverse community that is here for technology. It may have a focus of Linux, however the community has much greater interests and concerns. <br><br>If there was a thread that talked about where to get the best hotdogs or where to get this or that, I might find that interesting even though it would be very off topic. If you want to talk about satanic stuff that is fine with me also. I will provide the opposing argument. <br>
<br>When we talk politics it is in relationship to our common interests, or so I would think. And I would submit is is related to the goals of this list.<br><br>Technology is being used for evil. That is what makes these
conversations relevant to this list.<br><br>I think it would be a great thing if we were able to put our differences aside and try to work towards real life solutions that may be bigger than Linux. <br><br>To me this whole OT issue is ironic. I tend to like to hear other peoples thoughts. For instance I am a Christian Conservative and I would really like to have an open and honest conversation with a 99 percenter. Why? Because I think we would discover we both have a lot more in common than we might think.<br>
<br>I think that is true about most of the people on this list. I think we all have way more in common than we are willing to acknowledge. <br><br>We need to come together and start trying to solve some of these problems as a community. Our world has changed. We are no longer free to express ourselves without the concern of the Gov't listening. <br>
<br>There is a lot of brain power on this
list. If we ever come together we would be able to do some really cool stuff.<br><br>So what do you say we make things simpler with less rules and lets start solving problems. Let's come together as a list and use our strengths to fight evil not each other. <br>
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