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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 21:05:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nicole Harrington <nicole@nmhtech.com>
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Subject: Re: SMP comparisons
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On 11-Jul-99 My Secret Spies Reported That Oliver Fromme  wrote:
> Joe Greco wrote in list.freebsd-smp:
>  > > The main motivating factor for those who have strong feeling in the
> matter
>  > > is fear. Either fear that -current will be destabilised (Well DUH,
>  > > Helloooo, It's -current...) or fear that Matt will be a divisive
>  > > influence.  (go figure)=20
>  >=20
>  > "Fear is the path to the Dark Side.  Fear leads to anger, anger leads =
to
>  > hate, hate leads to _suffering_!"
>=20
>:-)
>=20
>  > [...]
>  > To core:  FreeBSD has been a great OS for years.  However, in order to
>  > continue, there must be a constant emphasis on evolving the technology=
 and
>  > keeping it competitive.  You've already lost the edge, at least in the
>  > SMP environment.  Regaining the lead, or even a respectable position i=
n
>  > the race, is going to be hard as it is... and much harder if this sort=
 of
>  > paranoia continues.
>  >=20
>  > Please reconsider.
>=20
> I second that.  Please, pretty please.
>=20


 I third that!  If everything was perfect the first time, there would be no
trying. This whole thing is starting to sound like a Dilbert cartoon!

 "What do you mean the server crashed. I want a list of all future unplanne=
d
outages!"

 Current =3D Beta
 Stable =3D bleeding edge
 Release =3D safe


  Nicole



> Regards
>    Oliver
>=20
> --=20
> Oliver Fromme, Leibnizstr. 18/61, 38678 Clausthal, Germany
> (Info: finger userinfo:olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de)
>=20
> "In jedem St=FCck Kohle wartet ein Diamant auf seine Geburt"
>                                          (Terry Pratchett)
>=20
>=20
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