Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:20:04 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: kaleb@ics.com Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ldconfig and libraries Message-ID: <199902041920.LAA19846@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <36B99FD3.41C67EA6@ics.com> References: <199901311851.KAA07228@vashon.polstra.com> <199902040322.TAA18413@vashon.polstra.com>
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In article <36B99FD3.41C67EA6@ics.com>,
Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kaleb@ics.com> wrote:
> John Polstra wrote:
>
> > There's no point in your bringing it up over
> > and over again. It's here to stay. Just get over it. I did. :-)
>
> You seem to be under the delusion that you're signing my paycheck or
> something.
Not at all. On the contrary, you're the fellow demanding that
"ldconfig must die" and then looking to the FreeBSD development team
to make the change (against the loudly expressed wishes of the vast
majority of our users) and take the heat for it.
> I'll lobby for its removal as long as it stays in the release. You
> may not see the point, and I don't care if you do or don't see the
> point.
OK, I'm not your Dr. Laura. If you want to keep fighting a battle
that's already been fought and lost ... have fun!
> And you give up too easily too.
That's refreshing to hear. It helps to balance out the complaints we
get from others, who say we aren't responsive enough to the desires of
the user community.
--
John Polstra jdp@polstra.com
John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA
"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."
-- H. L. Mencken
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