From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jun 19 9:31:37 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [63.229.157.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6EBC37B401; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:31:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [63.229.157.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA20476; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:31:08 -0600 (MDT) X-message-flag: Warning! Use of Microsoft Outlook is dangerous and makes your system susceptible to Internet worms. Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20020619102758.023b2960@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:30:59 -0600 To: "Brandon D. Valentine" From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: The problem with FreeBSD Cc: Bill Flamerola , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20020618145405.C11808-100000@dallben.homeportal.2wire.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020618134059.00e05bf0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 02:08 PM 6/18/2002, Brandon D. Valentine wrote: >Perhaps you should qualify your definition of "good points". I saw no >evidence behind any accusations made. I saw ad hominem attacks calling >FreeBSD developers assholes Some of them do act that way at times. >and drunkards. Don't know about that part. >Brett, I've been reading your postings long enough to know you're an >argumentative sort Am not! ;-) >and also that your mien seems to be self-perpetuating >because people now approach you as if to have an argument. Some people seem to WANT arguments, and intentionally approach people whom they think will give them a challenging one. They do this to Terry and others too. I'm reminded of the Monty Python skit: "I'd like an argument, please." Alas, as in the skit, they too often wind up hurling abuse (which may have been what they really wanted to do). --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message