Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 00:57:56 +0200 From: "Julian Stacey Jhs@jhs.muc.de" <jhs@jhs.muc.de> To: Bsdguru@aol.com Cc: bv@wjv.com, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Freeside Message-ID: <200105282257.f4SMvuc22835@jhs.muc.de> In-Reply-To: Message from Bsdguru@aol.com of "Sat, 26 May 2001 11:47:43 EDT." <9a.14dd3669.28412a1f@aol.com>
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Bsdguru@aol.com,
> Are you somehow implying that in order to post to this this I am obligated to
> use FreeBSD as my mail client?
If you _choose_ to avoid all BSD mail tools, that's rather suspect:
BSD people generally use BSD where they can, & only use M$-Inc
platform based stuff if constrained to no other choice. Some import
personal BSD hosts to hang on the company net, rather than use MS stuff.
( But we're on majordomo@freebsd.org admin'd lists to discuss FreeBSD
issues, which do not extend to opinions about MS/Mac based client
mail binaries, unless BSD server protocol problems are referenced. )
Use your BSD Guru skills (&/or matching derived income), to try:
- All of 4.3 & current /usr/ports/mail/*
- Porting a better mail client to FreeBSD/ports/ from another OS,
- Writing a better package for free source distribution,
- Paying to a fund for someone else to write code for BSD,
Unless perhaps you'r just a part time BSD user, & non contributor ?
The name Bsdguru is suspect:
I started Unix in 1977, (I'm certainly no guru, but) I've met/ know a few
who one might call gurus, but I've met none who call _themselves_ gurus.
Quote your resume URL referencing many BSD kernel hacks & packages
contributed, BSD books written, & conference BSD tutorials lectured, to
avoid the wide suspicion you are most probably a fake Guru.
Criticising Bill Vermillion seems suspect:
Don't you know he's a helpful asset on isp@ ? (He helped me among many
others) Better that your postings be discouraged, rather than his.
> Im just trying to do my job.
We're not paid to help. Many read in their own time, not employer's time. A
suspect fake Guru can attract more derision & less free help than a real name.
Julian
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Julian Stacey Unix Consultant - Munich Germany http://bim.bsn.com/~jhs/
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