Re: RFC: xemacsweb - XEmacs vs. GNU Emacs - XEmacs-Beta

Thursday, 12 October 2000

        "Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp&gt; writes:

...
 >>>>> "-BP" == William M Perry
<wmperry(a)aventail.com&gt; writes:

     -BP> Seconded.  Calling someone by just their last name is
     -BP> considered by some to be very rude.

 Yeah; too used to academic citation style (and I've forgotten how to deal
 with English politeness). 
Heh - the only reason I mention it is because Bobby Knight (basketball
coach for IU here in bloomington) got in some serious #%!＠ for berating a
student who said 'yo knight, whats up'?

...
 Is that also a confirmation of Michael's impression that Richard
would
 be more comfortable with "RMS" and that's how he introduces himself?

That's how I've always heard him introduce himself.

-bp

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

Re: RFC: xemacsweb - XEmacs vs. GNU Emacs