Re: Excessive number of Linux distributions harms Open Source

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On 25 June 2012 23:45, john Culleton <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:21:30 -0400
> Bobby <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On 06/23/2012 10:50 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> > > (subject was: Re: [Quanta] OT successors to Quanta+)
> > >
> > >  I intended to change the Subject heading of my last e-mail. My
> > > apologies.
> > >
> > > James.
> >
> > On older programs the subject line was used to create threads, but
> > then they added a line into the header of the email instead. Now it
> > does not matter what you have in the subject line, it will follow a
> > line in the header to determine how it's threaded.
> >
> > That means if you have an old program you can start a new thread by
> > simply replying to any email in the list. These days you have to use
> > New email rather than Reply to. Or, what really is your new thread
> > will actually continue inside someones thread, making a mess for
> > every one with a decently new email program.
> >
>
> On my two recent mail clients, Kmail and now Claws-Mail,
> I just have to click on the address line to start a new thread.
> For example I can view any post in my Quanta folder, click on the
> line:
>
> Your Kmail must be an old version.  In my Kmail, your posts are appearing
as continuations of the old thread, new subject line makes not difference
to teh threading.

Quanta users list <[email protected]>
>
> and presto I have a new thread. So what is the problem?
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 25 June 2012 23:45, =
john Culleton <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">
On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:21:30 -0400<br>
Bobby &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; On 06/23/2012 10:50 AM, <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">jaymz@=
bigpond.net.au</a> wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; (subject was: Re: [Quanta] OT successors to Quanta+)<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; =C2=A0I intended to change the Subject heading of my last e-mail.=
 My<br>
&gt; &gt; apologies.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; James.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On older programs the subject line was used to create threads, but<br>
&gt; then they added a line into the header of the email instead. Now it<br=
>
&gt; does not matter what you have in the subject line, it will follow a<br=
>
&gt; line in the header to determine how it&#39;s threaded.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; That means if you have an old program you can start a new thread by<br=
>
&gt; simply replying to any email in the list. These days you have to use<b=
r>
&gt; New email rather than Reply to. Or, what really is your new thread<br>
&gt; will actually continue inside someones thread, making a mess for<br>
&gt; every one with a decently new email program.<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
On my two recent mail clients, Kmail and now Claws-Mail,<br>
I just have to click on the address line to start a new thread.<br>
For example I can view any post in my Quanta folder, click on the<br>
line:<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Your=C2=A0Kmail must be an old version. =C2=A0In my K=
mail, your posts are appearing as continuations of the old thread, new subj=
ect line makes not difference to teh threading.</div><div><br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex">

Quanta users list &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
e.org</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
and presto I have a new thread. So what is the problem?<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
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John Culleton<br>
Free list of books for self-publishers:<br>
<a href=3D"http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html" target=3D"_blank">http:/=
/wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html</a><br>
Police Procedural and Expose: &quot;Death Wore Black&quot;<br>
&quot;Create Book Covers with Scribus&quot;<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html" target=3D"_blank">htt=
p://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html</a><br>
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