Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 21:28:52 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Devin Butterfield <dbutter@wireless.net> Cc: "'freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Routing latency Message-ID: <3AC7F1F4.B7D3A339@softweyr.com> References: <5.0.0.25.0.20010319191312.03fd65d0@mail.etinc.com> <5.0.0.25.0.20010319194401.040862b0@mail.etinc.com> <20010319193604.Q61859@ohm.physics.purdue.edu> <01031918115500.51096@dbm.wireless.net>
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Devin Butterfield wrote:
>
> On Monday 19 March 2001 4:36, Will Andrews wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 07:46:53PM -0500, Dennis wrote:
> > > I never got an answer (as usual) from bill paul when I made the
> > > suggestions, and noone seemed interested in getting it fixed. He seems to
> > > get insulted when I infer that he did something wrong.
> >
> > It's like they say: "money talks". Similarly, "patches talk".
> > Suggestions don't really do that.
>
> I'm not defending Dennis here, but this statement infers that nothing gets
> done unless maintainers are a) paid or b) someone else does the work for them.
>
> I certainly hope this is not the case.
It is not the case, but it is the case when you want it done RIGHT NOW.
You're not allowed to make DEMANDS of a volunteer, as Dennis has done
a number of times in the past. There is a lot of history sweeping around
this discussion -- feel free to search the archives if you are interested.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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