On Friday 05 November 2010 16:57:12 Ulrich Leodolter wrote: > Hello, > > On Fri, 2010-11-05 at 11:11 -0400, jon pounder wrote: > > On 11/05/2010 10:42 AM, Ralf Gross wrote: > > > jon pounder schrieb: > > >> Don't even say things like this on the list, haven't you figured out > > >> yet, Kern is God, and to question him, leaves you shunned, no matter > > >> what your input was. Bacula is built on faith, not fact. > > > > > > what exactly did you contribute to bacula or the mailing lists in the > > > last few years? Would you like to take the responsibility for the > > > project and contribute most of your (free) time? What exactly is your > > > point? > > > > My point is I made some suggestions and was willing to implement them > > many years ago, I was promptly shot down by Kern and his supporters, and > > went away. The stuff I said should go in, has been in for years now, so > > obviously the project does not need or want my help. > > Contributing to bacula is not easy because it is a complex software. > Yes, you need really good idea to be accepted and you need to insist > if you're 100% sure it is a good idea. > > Try to put yourself in Kern's position. There are many guys around > who think they have a good idea, but they don't think about all the > consequences in implementing it. Kern doesn't have the time to explain > from ground how bacula works, maybe that's why sometimes his answers > sound a little bit raw ;-)
This is quite true, unfortunately. > > I know what i am talking about, a year ago i had to convince Kern > about a CopyDiskToTape performance problem. For me the problem was > clear from the beginning, but it took some time (emails, debug > reports,...) to be accepted. I am glad you stuck with it :-) Kern ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
