[CS-FSLUG] LIST ADMIN: Changes to List

[Don Parris]

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:16:25 -0600
Timothy R.Butler <tbutler at ofb.biz> wrote:

> Dear List Members,
> 	It struck me the other day that we as Christians are told to be the 
> light of the world. How can we do so while we are being odd balls 
> compared to the 90 something percent of the world that uses Windows? 
> Not only do we separate ourselves in this way, this also means we spend 
> less time at the local computer shops getting Windows repaired and 
> upgrades installed, and therefore, less time when we could be being 
> "salty." Moreover, how can almost the entirety of all computer users be 
> wrong about what OS people should use?
> 
> 	Given this, I've decided to change the purpose and name of this
> 	list. 
> Henceforth, it will be called CNS-NFSWUG (Christian Non-Source-Non Free 
> Software/Windows Users Group) and all members must use a variant of 
> Outlook, Hotmail/MSN or AOL to send messages to the list. The CS 
> website will also start blocking all browsers other than Internet 
> Explorer from viewing the site. I know this transition will be 
> difficult, but it will be worthwhile.
> 
> 	FOSS-Cafe and OfB-Talk mailing lists will henceforth be merged 
> together as the Windows Oriented Roundtable Messaging Talk list 
> (WORM-Talk). These lists will concentrate on helping people move off of 
> evil non-conforming OSes.
> 
> 	Along side this, I am pleased to announce Closed for Business (CfB),
> 	
> which will be the successor to Open for Business. CfB will carry useful 
> news for those seeking to migrate to Windows from lesser operating 
> systems. Likewise, our ServerForest hosting services will be migrating 
> from Red Hat to Windows Server System 2003, which will allow CfB to run 
> on top of ASP.net.
> 
> 	I'm ordering MSN Broadband this afternoon and will shortly be
> 	casting 
> out GNU/Linux and Mac OS X in favor of Windows XP SP 2 on my systems. 
> To insure that I don't lead anyone else into the heinous temptation to 
> run a non-Windows system, I will be personally recycling all of my 
> non-Windows hardware and software so that I can rest soundly knowing no 
> one else will be lead down the wide path to computer destruction.
> 
> 	Again, thank-you for your understanding during this transition.
> 
> 	-Tim
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------

Guess I should change "Penguin in the Pew" to "Opening God's Windows". ;)

Don
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