Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 11:37:21 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards) Message-ID: <199602021637.LAA22000@etinc.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. Yeah....and like you guys aren't "abrasive" with me! Most of the flamefests have started with some rather simple comments....like someone wanting to "Ban" me because they didnt like the way i asked a rather pertinent question. db ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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