From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 12 20:00:31 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA21416 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:00:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA21409 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 1997 20:00:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id OAA04361; Sat, 13 Dec 1997 14:30:03 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971213143003.28447@lemis.com> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 14:30:03 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Robert Sanders Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (fwd) Re: F00F bug *fixed* in 2.0.x kernels References: <19971212122752.36696@right.PCS> <199712121958.LAA26187@bubba.whistle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: ; from Robert Sanders on Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 05:08:34PM -0500 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 05:08:34PM -0500, Robert Sanders wrote: > Archie Cobbs writes: > >>> On Dec 12, 1997 at 09:12:40AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: >>>>> torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds) wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> If they are indeed still using that fix, they are a sorry lot of >>>>>> incompetent idiots. > >>>> Anyway, first I'd like to point out the "if .. indeed" clause of that >>>> part, just in case somebody missed it. > >> Oh come on everyone. No need to make a big deal out of it. >> Linus is a friendly guy and meant no harm. > > But if he did indeed mean to imply what many have inferred, then he is > an egomaniacal, conceited, rude bastard. And if that were the case, where would that put you? I think we've had enough nasty language and conditional insults already. Greg