From: battjt@manager.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu (Joseph T. Batt) Subject: Re: Fonts not compressed, oopps Date: 22 Feb 1993 18:37:33 GMT
In article <1993Feb22.034821.9928@random.ccs.northeastern.edu>
mirons@ccs.northeastern.edu (Michael A. Irons) writes:
>
..
>
> Recently people on COL have developed am attitude that'll kill
> off Linux real quick. I tried to point out an inaccuracy in a major
> package and got:
>
> From: Joseph T. Batt <battjt@hicksjl.test.rose-hulman.edu>
> > Hey jerk-
> >
> > Your have some options here:
> >
> > 1. Use DOS and don't bitch to us....
>
..Other quotes...
> Mike Irons;
> mirons@Dworkin.CCS.Northeastern.EDU (School)
> mirons%icarus.uucp@MecEng.COE.Northeastern.EDU
(Home)
Thank you sir for only posting my ridiculous option. I would like to
defend myself by pointing out that the other options had something to do
with Mr. Irons releasing X himself.
I am a tester. I am way too busy to help develop, but I live with the
documentation. I am not going to complain about products of this size
that are given to me freely.
Mike, I don't mind you remarking that the documentation was wrong, but I
mind that you insult the entire project.
Message-ID: <1993Feb21.043446.22236@random.ccs.northeastern.edu>
> A package with multipule, and conflicting README/install
instructions
> is poor programming, and unfortunatly very typical of linux (as a
>whole system) these days.
The whole system has developed in about two years. Wow. And you are
critical? I am much happier with a Un*x like operating system that almost
runs as documented than the crippled OS that came with my PC.
In a letter that Mr. Irons mailed to me.
> What's with people. All I said was that the install says that
>the files were compressed, and they aren't. Then people send me
>abusive email/post sayings I'm an incompitant turd for not reading the
>README when I did and IT is wrong. Then I get mail saying I should
>either put up with the defective stuff, or do it myself next-time.
>Snotty mail and an attitude like yours will kill of Linux real fast.
I think that biting the hand that feeds you will kill the project much
more quickly. We are not selling Linux. There is no need for a user
base, other than testers. We need the developers. Be nice when you are
critical of developers, and I am sure that they will be much more
productive, and conducive to GIVING away their product for FREE.
'incompitant' is spelled 'incompetent'. [See, I can be nice :-) ]
Joe,
(the guy who will scare away all of the Linux users, except for the 6
users on my little campus that are running Linux due to my enfluence.)