Well since you just can't stop ...I will.

Alan is the man and I am a retard.

It is done.

- Brian J.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of 
> Alan DeKok
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:29 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: freetds 
> 
> 
> "Brian Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Is anyone using freeradius on a redhat linux server (7.1) 
> > > with a mssql
> > > > server database (freetds)?
> > > 
> > >   No.
> > 
> > While I'm sure you think not, I'm sure that there are. ;)
> 
>   <shrug>  That's nice for you.
> 
>   I guess I'm confused when I remember an email from the freetds
> library developers, who told this list that the rlm_sql_freetds module
> was using an unsupported API for freetds, and wouldn't build or link
> to the freetds library.
> 
> > >   So... did you build the rlm_sql_freetds module?
> > 
> > That was/is my problem, I don't understand how to.
> 
>   Then learn.
> 
> > >   Did you read the README in the rlm_sql_freetds directory?
> > 
> > Yes I did, It is completely useless and I STFW and RTFM all 
> I could and
> > since I am not a C programmer, I am at a crossroads.
> 
>   That's too bad.
> 
> > I find it very strange that the open source community is so 
> cocky and rude.
> 
>   <shrug> I find it strange that you expect everyone else to work for
> you for free.
> 
>   I find it doubly strange that when I empower you by saying that you
> can fix the problem yourself, that you get angry at me.
> 
> > I would think that someone who wants to be accepted, or 
> have their project
> > accepted, would be more open to assisting and understanding 
> and less likely
> > to alienate and pigeonhole users as lazy and ignorant.
> 
>   Sorry, I misread that as "to alienate and pigeonhole lazy and
> ignorant users"
> 
>   If you don't know C, then learn, or hire someone who does know it to
> fix the module.  If you're unwilling to do either one, then don't be
> surprised when no one has the time to do work that you're unwilling to
> do yourself.
> 
>   To me, that paragraph summarizes my problems with people who
> complain about the "rudeness" of the open source "community".  By
> "community", they mean "everyone else but me", and by "rude", they
> mean "the community refuses to do what I want, when I want it."
> 
>   Grow up.  You've got the product of 3+ years of development by 10+
> people in FreeRADIUS for *free*.  If it's not perfect, then calling
> the developers names won't give them more incentive to help you.
> 
>   Alan DeKok.
> 
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