sorry, that was one cc to many my apologies , no need to discuss this on the list itself Gunther ----- Original Message ----- From: gunther.vermeir@oracle.com To: valli108@gmail.com Cc: david@braverman.org, tz@iana.org Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:10:08 PM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna Subject: Re: [tz] Astrolabe lawsuit update Valli, even if I personally don't agree with your views on the world (i don't believe in / follow the idea of astrology) , I think David's "We aren't pissed at you because you're astrologers; we're pissed at you because you're stupid." remark quite nicely sums up the reaction I got from a lot of people I've talked to about this :) David, very nice write up, I must remember to not try to sip on a drink while reading things from you :) Gunther ----- Original Message ----- From: valli108@gmail.com To: david@braverman.org Cc: tz@iana.org Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 6:51:35 PM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna Subject: Re: [tz] Astrolabe lawsuit update Thank you, David, for sharing both of these. I am a Vedic astrologer on this list, and I hugely respect the work of the Olson database community. Please know Astrolabe does NOT speak for all astrologers. While the Supreme Court in India has ruled that Vedic astrology is a science, I do realize not all on this list share that view, and I'm not looking to go "out of scope" with a discussion on that topic. However, if this case needs any testimonies from astrologers speaking up refuting Astrolabe, I'm happy to write something up. ADO has a great reputation for integrity, and this list has been very thoughtful for years. I do not see this case as "astrologers" vs. Olson database community. Valli On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 8:55 AM, David Braverman < david@braverman.org > wrote: Astrolabe, Inc., sent out a press release overnight: http://www.thedailyparker.com/CommentView,guid,bded3439-6019-4389-93a3-29af6... And I responded, if anyone’s interested: http://www.thedailyparker.com/PermaLink,guid,103d30f9-4d58-4b72-9f5a-8db45ed... I hope this isn’t out of scope for the list. I figured people might be interested in the latest developments in the case. David Braverman Weather Now -- "Unless you are a warrior, you will never succeed in life." ~ Dr. Pillai