From owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 8 00:04:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D847D16A4DD for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:04:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from db@db.net) Received: from heceta.db.net (heceta.db.net [142.46.199.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C96E943D60 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:04:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from db@db.net) Received: from heceta.db.net ([142.46.199.182] helo=localhost ident=mailnull) by heceta.db.net with esmtp (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1GAF59-000FH6-7K; Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:04:27 -0400 Received: from db by night.db.net with local (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1GAF56-000Fc4-9z; Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:04:24 -0400 Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:04:23 -0400 From: Diane Bruce To: Mark Linimon Message-ID: <20060808000423.GA57061@night.db.net> References: <20060806223515.GA74003@night.db.net> <20060807230830.GB26343@soaustin.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060807230830.GB26343@soaustin.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: diskless (or rather, readonly) X-BeenThere: freebsd-small@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:04:30 -0000 On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 06:08:30PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 09:49:12PM +0100, James Mansion wrote: > > Its really not OK to present something as being the best thing since > > sliced bread 'as a complete system - not just a kernel' and then > > run and hide and say 'you found a bug - fix it yourself and send > > us a patch' at the first sign of trouble. > > No one has run and hidden away. I think you completely misunderstand how > Open Source projects that are driven by volunteers work. I saw this today. It is completely applicable. http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/faq.html#binary Why are you such a jerk when answering user questions? AKA: how can I help you feel good about providing me with support? With some notes as to what is wrong from a lab book, a volunteer would step up to update the documentation. Now it can't be. The people that write the documentation aren't always the ones that install the software. 'nuff said. -- - db@db.net http://www.db.net/~db