Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1996 16:25:43 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> To: "Karl Denninger, MCSNet" <karl@mcs.com> Cc: dennis@etinc.com, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards) Message-ID: <2780.823274743@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 01 Feb 1996 20:32:02 CST." <m0tiBIA-000IDUC@venus.mcs.com>
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> > Well, Dennis, some of us are still wondering how long you are going to > > survive with your firm grasp of "customer contact & communication" :-) > > I disagree. > > Being direct and to the point, without deceit or obfuscation, is a POSITIVE > trait. I do business with people like this, and prefer if others do as > well. > > I respect the person who doesn't feel the need to sugar coat their > statements for "glitter" value, especially when they're right. If you > take unwarranted cheap shots (and these were) at such a person, this is a > perfectly proper and measured response. Karl, I think we agree, I'm not asking for "sugar-coating" or Political Correctness. I just don't see the need to be as abrassive and insulting as Dennis usually is. You can be correct and polite at the same time. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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