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How soon can we expect to see a beta/final release? Everything else is irrelevant, surely. On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Here's a partial list of things I just don't do: > > * I don't go into a Catholic church saying "Abortion isn't that bad." > > * I don't go into an abortion rights group meeting saying "Bans on > abortion aren't that bad." > > * I don't go into Linux venues saying "Linux is primitive compared to > the superior OS/x and Windows. > > * I don't go into Mac or Windows venues extolling the virtues of Linux. > > * I don't go onto the dng mailing lists saying "systemd-component isn't > that bad." > > Because I have a life. > > Those who have a life don't move into a group or venue and challenge > the group or venue's foundational principle, because it's much easier > to join a more fitting group or venue, or else make your own group or > venue. Those with a life have better things to do than try to start > conflict. > > Those who don't have a life send 31 posts, all contradictory to the > group's foundational principle, in 1.5 days. I can't begin to speculate > what satisfaction such people derive from their activities, and the > arguments their activities spawn, but the result is all too clear: They > use up valuable energy that should be used to further the group's > mission. And with the help of those who reply to them, they create anger > that drives away the not-yet-committed. > > They damage the group. Don't assist them by responding. Don't turn a > mole-hill into a mountain. Instead, do what I just did: > > :0: > * From.*[email protected] > * ^(To|Cc).*[email protected] > /dev/null > > Naturally, you can also use your email client's native > filters, if you prefer. > > Let me ask you a couple questions: > > * If a tree falls in a remote forest where no creature can hear, did it > really make a sound? > > * If a troll trolls on dng, but everyone's filtered him out, did he > really troll at all? Or perhaps more to the point, did he cause any > damage? > > In the past 1.5 days, a single troll and those who responded accounted > for 60 messages. All but the troll had the same opinion: We'd prefer > not to have any libsystemd dependencies. Only the troll disagreed. Do > we really owe the troll an explanation, once it becomes obvious he's > not looking for one: He's looking only to create conflict? > > With trolls unheard, we can better get down to the not inconsiderable > business of bringing the Devuan sans-systemd OS to beta and then to > production status. > > When it comes to trolls, my policy is this: > > Killfile and move on! > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > November 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques > of the Successful Technologist > http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >
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