Re: ComputerChips magazine (OT: OLD HATCHET DISCUSSION)

"Joshua D. Drake" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.pdxlug
Organization Command Prompt, Inc.
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> 
> Also Note:  Cliff - who is a good friend of mine, recently mistook me 
> for Josh Drake!

I cut my hair so that shouldn't happen anymore.

>  Boy! What CONFUSION resulted.  He got nonsensical 
> answers and couldn't understand WTF I was on about.   Also, I was 
> completely mystified about why Cliff was asking me highly technical 
> fringe Postgresql questions.

Actually it was because Cliff was asking me MySQL questions and I flamed 
him into oblivion for using just a ridiculous piece of software. He just 
turned his angst on you.

>  As it turned out, I don't have a legal 
> right to force Joshua Drake to change his name, but I still started a 
> personal flame war with him.

So that is what that letter from my lawyer was all about.

> Also Also Note: Joshua Drake, long time compatriot recently messaged me 
> on gaim - asking me about technical details of the postgresql.org 
> community site.  Being ever helpful (although quite mystified) I tried 
> my best to answer.   It turns out that there is ANOTHER person named 
> Josh,

Yes that would be Josh Berkus ;)

> and Josh was trying to reach Josh and instead reached me (Josh).  
> Although it's quite clear on paper, IRL it was confusing.  This led to 
> frustration from Josh that I (Josh) did not tell him that I (Josh) 
> wasn't the Josh he (Josh) was looking for.  However, since I (Josh) am 
> in fact Josh, I (Josh) saw no reason for his (Josh's) outburst.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Josh

Your welcome,

Josh

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