Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 21:47:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Vanderhoek <ac199@hwcn.org> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@backplane.com> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>, committers@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@time.cdrom.com Subject: Re: make.conf Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980828212840.9718F-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199808290058.RAA20957@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Matthew Dillon wrote: > Before you start accusing ME of trying to make the sandbox my own, review > those emails and tell me whos the one whos acting like a bitch. It sure > as hell isn't me! I'm trying to be reasable. I'm trying to build a > concesus. You haven't been following -committers for too long, have you? :-) Sometimes it's best not to try building a concensus. I recall making a commit to use consistent spellings (some manpages where even using alternating alternate spellings for chrissake) and generating a whole bunch of protests (many of which were bounced luckily, since that was just after jmb instituted the no-crossposting to >2 lists rule--who knows how much more hell would've broken loose otherwise)... I suspect you would have saved yourself a lot of trouble just by saying "This is what I've done, this is why I've done it, now, if you don't like it, go and back it out yourself." I'd lay pretty good odds that nobody would bother. Really really good odds. > various other insundry implications that I'm not worthy of being on the > list, of making commits, or even making suggestions for gods sakes! Well, they were insinuated implications. Don't let them bother you. EMail is hell for making implications, since all too often the emailer doesn't realize how incredibly obvious they are when trying to be subtle. ;-) And of course, there are some people who just take everything too seriously. I've been working-out some pretty flamative April Fool's commits to try some year. > I AM NOT A FUCKING 10 YEAR OLD! Don't expect me to meekly > accept degrading emails, 'cause it isn't going to happen. I've And another thing: after reading jkh's message, language has been getting seriously out of hand. Obviously no one here is a ten year-old, since as a ten-year old, I certainly never said "FUCKING" (seriously---I was well-raised...at least for the first 12 or so years of my life (the other 6 years have been questionable ;-)). I usually break people down into two groups: Those who use two spaces after a period, and those who don't. If they don't, ignore 'em since they hardly pay attention to what they write, anyways. :) -- This .sig is not innovative, witty, or profund.
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