[CS-FSLUG] LIST ADMIN: Changes to List

[Nigel Ridley]

Timothy R. Butler 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
> 
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I change mine every April 1st.

Blessings,

Nigel

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