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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE-1.1.2: Comments on all-new Wallpapers
From:       Robert Williams <rwilliams () jrc-utah ! com>
Date:       1999-09-08 2:15:40
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Alex Zepeda wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Mosfet wrote:
>
> > As well as several other flames directed at people's country of origin by
> > primary KDE developers and representitives. This fucking sickens me. Nobody was
> > saying such things about your countries yet you all felt the need to totally
> > flame the US and alienate most (everyone except Alex?) US people on kde-devel
> > over a damn wallpaper. Really smart guys, this really helps us all out. Nobody
> > wanted to censor KDE or make a anti-drug statement, hell I am a liberal
> > democrat and I *have* inhaled before (although it made me light headed and I
> > didn't like it). But I do recognize that some people in my country are very
> > anti-drug and it can cause bad PR, which is bad for KDE. Since it was such a
> > stupid and silly thing I thought it should be removed. Now thanks to you guys
> > it has turned into the bashing of an entire country.
> >
> > I thought this was an international effort. This thread, in all it silliness,
> > has shown that there is very little respect for people within my native land
> > here. If that is the case then fine, but I don't know what the hell myself or
> > any other people from my country are doing trying to help the project. If not I
> > think apologies are in order. I *never* would of attacked people's homeland
> > like several prominent people have done here and it makes me sick. I wouldn't
> > have posted this to a public list since usually I have more respect and tact
> > than this, but since those two qualities no longer seem a requirement I figured
> > that was not important anymore.
>
> So inhale again?
>
> - alex

You are so funny Alex.  This is very serious issue.  If people do not respect other
peoples country then KDE should die.   We have no place for biggots here.

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Robert Williams              rwilliams@jrc-utah.com
Jarob Consulting             rwilliams@kde.org
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