Re: off topic: Dolphin massacre in Japan

["Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>]

On 23/02/07, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> From: Aggelos <aggmanousidis@freemail.gr>
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:32:26 +0200
>
> > PS: Before any smart-ass jumps in, effectively making this post a thread
> > about what  spam is, let me say that if I posted it to a dolphin or
> > other related list, there would be no gain, as they should already be
> > aware of it.  My intent is_NOT_ to discuss the subject here (in this
> > list). Only want to make people aware, and so, if they want they can
> > sign the petition. So don't reply  to say this is spam, because it may
> > be, but unlike spam, it will serve its purpose anyway.
>
> This is not an exscuse.  linux-kernel is not some place for
> making people "aware" of some important non-Linux issue,
> just like any other mailing list is not an appropriate place
> for off-topic discussions.
>
> The importance of the issue makes your posting no less inappropriate,
> so please don't use that as a justification.  The fact that you
> believe that posting this on somewhere more appropriate is "without
> gain" is not an exscuse either.
>
> Or perhaps you think it's appropriate to crap on just about any
> mailing list in the world as long as the issue is "important"?
>
> linux-kernel is not to be used as a bullhorn for people to use
> as they feel like to spread whatever information they want.
>
> So the next person who does this will be black-listed at
> vger.kernel.org forever, as I am explicitly stating right now that our
> policy is that this kind of posting is inappropriate.  NO exceptions.

Thank you David.

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