Warp wrote:
>   Or if we put it in other words: He seemed to be implying that if the
> attitude is that MS software is insecure, running Firefox on Windows to
> get more security (for the reason that MS software is insecure) is useless
> because it will be running on top of MS software. The second implication
> from this is that running FF is useless and you could just as well use IE.


That's funny, because that didn't seem to be to me what he was implying at 
all. I, personally, run firefox primarily because IE is such a poster child 
for insecure programming these last couple of years.

As a suggestion, if you're trying to figure out whether someone implied 
something by stating something less extreme, it's often better to say 
something like "are you suggesting that...?" instead of "so you're implying 
that: ..."  The former is a request for clarification, while the latter 
often comes across as ridicule or sarcasm in English, especially when the 
latter is hyperbole.

Of course, on this list, some folks seem to take every opportunity to take 
offense and read people in the worst possible way, regardless of intent. I 
believe you've commented on this yourself. I'm not sure what the solution is 
besides simply accepting that the first option should be to believe the 
writer isn't implying the reader is stupid or evil if there's an alternate 
interpretation.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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