I'd like to start by apologizing for this offtopic post.
As we all know Mr. Merkey has plaged this list for some time with his
ocassional rude and irrational outbursts against various Linux users,
developers, and orgs.
I usually take advantage of these outburts to poke fun at the overactive
rage and ego of Mr. Merkey both publicly and privately. I've found that
such messages ease both myself and others from the undue stress caused by
his lack of professionalism and emotional control.
In the below forward private thread, Mr. Merkey appears to threaten me
with bodily hard, and I respond with an attempt at humor and a URL to the
automatic insult generator http://anything.really.fuckingsucks.net/
Obviously, Mr. Merkey didn't 'get it' which would not be supprising to
anyone who has followed his current or past exploits here.
He then proceedes to threathen me with legal action. I find this kind of
behavior extreamly distructive to the freedom of expression on this list.
So, I've decided to forward the thread (unedited) to the list, partially
in an attempt to cover my butt, but mostly to give the rest of you a good
laugh.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 17:27:10 -0700
From: Jeff V. Merkey <jmerkey@timpanogas.com>
To: Gregory Maxwell <greg@linuxpower.cx>
Subject: Re: Mono-e-Mono
Greg,
Christmas Island is immune to most legal processes (except war),
however, posting what you did (death threats) is a felony in the United
States. Since it was posted to a web server in the US, our laws apply.
The "really fucking sucks" website is also in violation of federal law,
and we will seek an order to tone it down since it resides within the
plenary jurisdiction of the US (California). This has been turned over
to Andrew McCullough and my attorneys -- I have instructed them to file
for a criminal order in US District Court -- they will file tommorrow.
What this means is if you ever enter the US or a US possession, you will
be immediately arrested and put in jail when they see your VISA and
identify you. Death threats are not funny and are something I take very
seriously.
Before I go through with this, I'd like to know if this was a joke, or
if you really do want to kill me or enlist others to do so? If it's a
joke I have until the morning to stop the legal process. I hope you
were joking. If I do not hear from you -- we will move forward. Once
the process starts, I cannot stop it.
Regards,
Jeff
"Jeff V. Merkey" wrote:
>
> Greg,
>
> The is fabulous (the website). Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
> Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> >
> > I passed your email around the office and conducted a poll.
> >
> > Guess the age of this author:
> >
> > <=11 Years 1 vote
> > 12 Years 2 votes
> > 13 Years 4 votes
> > 14 Years 4 votes
> > 15 Years 2 votes
> > >=16 Years 2 votes
> >
> > Just thought you'd like to know.
> >
> > Btw- found a great site about you:
> > http://jeff-merkey.really.fuckingsucks.net
> >
> > On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Greg,
> > >
> > > I am writing you this personally. I don't really know where the hell
> > > .cx is and I don't care, but you have been a continuous heckler.
> > > Normally, I ignore folks like you, but it's pretty clear that you enjoy
> > > stirring the pot. I hope we meet one day face to face -- I'd like to
> > > see how brave you really are when you don't have the internet to hide
> > > behind. Let me know when you'll be in the states, and perhaps we could
> > > get together and "talk".
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
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