Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 25th Dec 2010 17:38 UTC
First of all: the entire OSNews team would like to wish you a very merry Christmas. Even if you're not religious, there's always porn on the internet, right? Anywho, these wishes are a bit tardy, but that's because I've been fighting a battle with my computer the past few days trying to find a way to record Minecraft footage so I could make a Christmas wish from inside my creations - a losing battle, so it would seem. So, for Christmas, I have two OSNews Asks items for you to ponder. First, help me record Minecraft footage. Second, and this is of more practical use to myself and probably others as well, help me to set up an automatic backup solution that backs up the contents of one folder on an external hard drive to another external drive.
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Well, we are what we are. We ARE west-oriented - we're not pretending otherwise. And here in the west, Christmas is one of the most important holidays of the year, for Christians, Muslims, and non-believers alike. We do a small Christmas greeting every year - not because we're religious (as far as I know, nobody on the staff is deeply religious; in fact, I'm not religious at all), but because it's THE moment to backpedal for a second and think about all you have, and all the things most people in the world do not have.
You don't have to be religious - you don't even need to be a Christian - to value the meaning of Christmas. In the end, despite all the nonsensical rhetoric, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are basically one and the same - the same messages, the same ideas, the same beliefs, the same god.
Most religions have a day similar to Christmas, but since we're a western-oriented site, run by western people, it's Christmas that we choose to 'use'. That's not meant to offend, and it's not meant to belittle other people's religions. There are thousands - millions, probably - websites out there that celebrate festivities from other religions, and that's awesome. That's what the web is about.
As a Dutchman through and through, I believe in equality and tolerance above all else. However, equality and tolerance do NOT mean we MUST either NOT do a Christmas greeting, OR do greetings for all religious festivities ever. In fact, it means that you respect other people's beliefs and ideas - NOT that you bend over backwards just to please everyone.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this: don't get your knickers in a twist.
See knickers in twist comment above.
Honestly - if you're offended by that, then I suggest you avoid the internet at all costs. Sex is just sex, and porn is just porn. Deal with it.
Edited 2010-12-28 09:45 UTC