[OT] On `ad hominem' - OS X users

[A complimentary Cc of this posting was sent to
Sherm Pendley
<spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxx>], who wrote in article <m1od2fd5uf.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
I'm afraid you need to learn better what `ad hominem' means...

It's Latin, meaning "against the man." It's when you attack a person
rather than an idea

The usage of `ad hominem' assumes *A REPLY* to an on-topic argument by
an off-topic one (one on character of the opponent). So, IMO, YOUR
argument was "more ad hominem" than the "statistical observation" I
had in mind.

- such as stating that an entire group of people
you've never met cannot read documentation, instead of giving an
example of a poorly-written bug report you've received.

"Example"?! "A bug report"?! You assume too much about OS X people
building Math::Pari. I do not think I got ANY bug report (ie,
something following the procedure outlined in README/INSTALL) from
them during last several years...

I'm afraid it is you who is on your own.

I think I'll manage.

I'm relieved. Yours,
Ilya
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