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From: ian@syacus.acus.oz.au (Ian Joyner)
Subject: Re: L'OBJET: A new journal (in French) on object technology.
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chris@gerty.equinox.gen.nz (Christopher Sawtell) writes:

>Jeffrey Fries P865 (pegasus1@bnr.ca) wrote:
>: gcorneau@absolu.qc.ca (Gaetan Corneau) wrote:
>: > >> 
>: > >>       Une nouvelle publication en langue francaise, la premiere a notre
>: > >> connaissance a etre entierement consacree aux technologies objet, vient
>: > >> d'etre creee:

>: When in Rome....speak Italian....When in USA, speak English.

>Open Letter to Jeffrey Fries:

>Whilst you may be in the USA the rest of us are in the world.
>The French Prof. Meyer used is not in any way linguistically complex,
>and anybody with half an education would understand the gist of his
>message. All of his intended audience will have sufficient
>French as a second language if not complete fluency as their first.

>: Rude...my butt!

>Yes your reaction is indeed exceedingly offensive.

>Now that you have informed the world that not only are you totally devoid of
>simple manners, and any education in the broad sense of the word, you might
>care to take time to reflect on the way in which your reactive postings will
>affect the opinion of the world not only of you personally but also
>of the Nation of which you are a citizen.

Exactly. This "speak only English" attitude is clearly another example
of the "Ignorance Superhighway"*. C'est une honte! C'est la degradation
de l'esprit humain!

*I have just coined the term "Ignorance Superhighway". Part of this             
is a reaction to Bill Gates going on about the "Information Superhighway"     
as if he just invented it. But for the most part it is a reaction against     
the low levels to which internet exchanges have sunk. If I had kids,          
I wouldn't want them to read most of what goes on here.   
-- 
Ian Joyner           |"for when lenity and cruelty play   |All opinions are
Unisys (ACUS)        | for a kingdom, the gentler gamester|personal and are not
ian@syacus.acus.oz.au| is the soonest winner" W.S. Henry V|Unisys official comment
