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Am Dienstag, 14. August 2007 schrieb Fons Adriaensen:

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> On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 12:26:41PM +0200, Arnold Krille wrote:

> > ... but if we really want to be open to new folks exploring the free

> > software world in all its beauty we should really lower the stakes and

> > introduce them to proper-rfc-compliant-lists only when reaching higher

> > levels

> Mmmm. Lets promote incorekt spellin for those who are learning to

> write.

You would be surprised at what is going on in Germany's first grades. :-(
> Beginning piano players should be allowed to use their two=20

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> index fingers only. Rules in any team sport should be ignored for

> junior players. Pi should be equal to 3 at least until you're 16.

But wait! As any experimental physicist and any engineer will tell you PI i=

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actually ~3 in first order approximation. :-)
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grammar, that is actually how the written language evolved) and=20

rfc-for-mailing-lists are comparable. And even in learning piano the teache=

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entry-level several steps lower. And that is what I am arguing for: People=

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lurking into linux and free audio software will have enough problems alread=

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don't confuse them with strange (in their eyes) acting mailinglists. Again=

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for most of them the concept of the mailinglist is new and difficult alread=

y.
Some time back I managed a mailinglist with 99% windows-users and therefor=

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_known_ about their problems with the concepts and replyToMunging was _very=

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helpful!
Enough of this meta-communication, back to music and learning for my exams!
Arnold

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