Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 14:41:08 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: On the need for moderated questions lists Message-ID: <20090529204108.GC47683@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905291912120.12953@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <b79ecaef0905271420v354a9e5ct6c0b77ed310b1217@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280002440.55278@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793EDCC@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280044120.55698@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4A1EF89C.9040505@isafeelin.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905282258030.62803@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <87prdsr5ep.fsf_-_@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905290924030.5233@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090529163443.GA46917@kokopelli.hydra> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905291912120.12953@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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--8NvZYKFJsRX2Djef Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 07:13:49PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >software that runs on multiple OSes (and not *just* FreeBSD) to run an > >extra system, running some other OS. >=20 > no. i expect them to ask THAT program support. >=20 > In really rare cases when they got an answer like > "You did all fine, i have the same configured program in my=20 > linux/openbsd/netbsd/solaris/whatever OS and it works fine" So . . . basically, it's okay for someone to ask about X if that person also runs Linux, but not if that person doesn't. That's the logical consequence of your argument thus far. How well have you actually thought this through? >=20 > They it's place to ask because certainly there's something wrong with the= =20 > port. I don't recall that being an obvious and necessary condition of the example -- and that didn't seem to matter when you suggested that it might be on-topic if the querent also happens to have a Linux-based system handy. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] Quoth FreeBSD Secure Programming Guidelines: "In fact, never ever use gets() or sprintf(), period. If you do - we will send evil dwarfs after you." --8NvZYKFJsRX2Djef Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkogSGQACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKUDMgCg2MOlQy/1GHMG3f4Xt8fhfH/z LjcAn0wfH/A5ZuKiAgWLMa59J4ZYikWI =EtO0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --8NvZYKFJsRX2Djef--
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