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Date:      05 Jan 2003 19:03:43 -0800
From:      swear@attbi.com (Gary W. Swearingen)
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@attbi.com>, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter
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In-Reply-To: <3E18BBFC.85C1303C@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes:

> Rule #4:	You can not schedule volunteer Open Source software
> 		work unless you are prepared to do it personally.

You almost certainly cannot influence the outcome of a national
election, either, but you vote anyway.  You do it to have some small
effect on the thinking of people who see the returns.  (At least, that's
the only sensible reason I've heard.)  Of course in OSS, the more you
work, the more effect you'll have on others.  (Approximately.)  The
rule needs modification: You cannot meet the schedule unless you...

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