Mailing List Etiquette (was Re: can't run sshd on 23456 in Fedora 19)

[Joe Zeff]

On 07/11/2013 05:47 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 11.07.2013 14:11, schrieb Tim:
>> >On Wed, 2013-07-10 at 09:34 -0500, Matthew J. Roth wrote:
>>> >>It's ironic that you're using personal insults and borderline profane
>>> >>language in your condemnation of Harald.
>> >
>> >No, it's called reverse do unto others.  i.e. It's perfectly fine to
>> >treat people in the same way that they treat you.
> and if this is*your attitude*  you are the least one who has
> the right to demand*anything*  from others because you can
> hardly point your fingers while doing the same and do not
> get ashemd at the same time
>

Exactly.  And this is yet another reason I prefer the Jewish version of 
the Golden Rule: "Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want done unto 
you."  Not only is it much easier to follow, it doesn't lend itself to 
the type of twisting quoted above.