On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:18 AM, John R. Dennison <jrd at gerdesas.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 01:04:59AM +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote: >> How exactly is it OT if he needs the UPS to talk to CentOS?????? > > Please don't top-post. > > Because the original post made no mention of "CentOS" at all. At least > that's my guess and that's also the first impression I had about the > post. > well, where else would he connect the UPS to? His fish tank? Surely if someone has a PC, and is subscribed to a Linux mailing linux and asks for advice on a hardware device then it would be related to compatibility as well. Someone running Windows probably wouldn't even know if there are other brands available than what he can get from his local PC shop. And just about every single piece of hardware, which can be purchased from any shop will always work on Windows. So why would he bother asking if it would work? >> please stop being so stuckup > > Please understand that this list has been filled with off-topic garbage > over the past year or so and many of us are getting more than a little > frustrated with it. Many people that have been here for years have > unsub'd and many more continue to mention that as a possibility. Add to > that the fact that some of the centos team themselves are no longer on > this list and that should tell you something. While this thread turned > out to have a centos connection the same can not be said for many of the > others over the past year. EVEN if that's the case (staff leaving and people getting irretated), it's still no reason to be rude with someone without knowing all the facts to his question first. Many people would rather trust the advice given on a list like this than the advice given by a sales rep. Just cause you're a genius and don't need any help with anything ever, doesn't mean the next guy is as clever as you. > > > > > > John > -- > As Americans we must always remember that we all have a common enemy, an > enemy that is dangerous, powerful and relentless. I refer, of course, to > the federal government. > > -- Dave Barry (3 July 1947-), Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and > columnist, Knight Ridder syndicate, New York Daily News, 12 December > 2004 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers SoftDux Website: http://www.SoftDux.com Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532