[8977] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Dern's post
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul A Gilster -- Computer Focus)
Tue Dec 14 10:18:17 1993
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 10:14:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul A Gilster -- Computer Focus <gilster@rock.concert.net>
To: Joseph Stroup <joseph@path.net>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, ddern@world.std.com
In-Reply-To: <9312140703.aa26431@pandora.sf.ca.us>
On Tue, 14 Dec 1993, Joseph Stroup wrote:
> All I can say about your who cares remark is... Spoken like a true
> supermarket writer. You stand on the center of the fence. You are
> friends with all and no one really knows where you stand. Who cares you ask?
> A few megabucks are small ? Why don't you mail them their checks next
> month? My smart -ass tone here is because you answer is so stupid. And
> frankly I don't care if you write - you don't really do ! Were you a
> prof. in a former life.
>
> Darn, I stepped down low for that one.
Yes, you did. I'd say an apology is in order, as well a realization
that this kind of posting lowers the tone of the entire debate.
Paul A. Gilster, Freelance Writer gilster@rock.concert.net
Author, The Internet Navigator: The Essential Guide to Network Navigation
for the Individual Dial-Up User (John Wiley & Sons, 1993).
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