Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 11:28:38 -0500 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OS to replace FreeBSD Message-ID: <60DE0A61-D83F-4BFB-9218-2FC39AF4F77E@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <c9b8832671156904f4daf7357c5cff019d19b99d.camel@riseup.net> References: <20210320132339.00004d9a@seibercom.net> <38EDD406-3EC4-4F71-B990-DDD1E753D091@kreme.com> <20210321113403.00004056@seibercom.net> <CAGBxaXmV8Z7G=NCw3AX%2Brhn3QNjMvNAqKPVNOYEnTFMZEq9Pgg@mail.gmail.com> <c9b8832671156904f4daf7357c5cff019d19b99d.camel@riseup.net>
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> On Mar 21, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> = wrote: >=20 Ralf, your wisdom may tell me why when posting on this thread (except = the one when I mentioned =E2=80=98boot_mute=3D=E2=80=9CYES=E2=80=9D =E2=80= =98 ) I felt like I am feeding troll(s). I bet I=E2=80=99m not the only = one tired of this thread ;-( But thanks for bringing some sanity to = insane exchange. Valeri > On Sun, 2021-03-21 at 11:47 -0400, Aryeh Friedman wrote: >> The reasons for "why should they" are: >> 1. There is an almost infinite number of combinations of hardware = that one >> can find out there and most of them are like the person you are = replying to >> edge cases that effect very few people (as witnessed by you can't = find >> anyone with a close enough system that is willing to actually do the = work >> to test any fixes on... >=20 > Let's call this the "big reason why" and assume no undertone, just = good > faith. >=20 >> so this leaves two options: a) you stop complaining >> and help actually fix the bug, b) you switch OS's.... either way stop >> publically whining about stuff you refuse to help with in an way and = if you >> switch OS's this is the wrong forum to do it in -- in short STFU) >=20 > Is this still a required explanation? >=20 >> 2. They *DO* list hardware that is *KNOWN* to be 100% compatible and >> working with the base system if you are not using one of the listed >> components then you are venturing into unknown territory and any = problems >> are on you to report and or help fix... if you decide to go this = route then >> you have no one except yourself to blame when you run into "some = assembly >> required" situations and likely you are one the few people that can = help >> fix it... yet you refuse to... >=20 > Hard to ignore the undertone here ;). White and black lists are > imperfect, so be careful! However "likely you are one" + "yet you = refuse > to" is an accusation. >=20 >> again STFU >=20 > Pff! >=20 > Somebody who is frustrated kicks partly over the traces and you guess > that it helps anybody in the universe to be spiteful? >=20 > It might not be an excuse, but at least it's a good explanation why = the > OP kicks over the traces, since the OP is frustrated that something > doesn't work. >=20 > There's neither an excuse, nor an explanation why you are doing the > same. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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