On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Kontorotsui wrote:
>
> But *please* STOP ASKING about Java 1.2/2.
Don't be silly. Nothing you say will stop new subscribers asking the
question most on their minds.
>
> First of all it's a FAQ, Blackdown have already answered: in a month.
> Yes, in a month, but what was the first day of this month?
When last I looked this statement was undated. Someone here menioned in the
past few days that it's still undated. afaicr it's a month or so old now.
> This a good chance to learn a bit of HTTP, I say: instead of asking, find a
> way to know it by yourself. You don't want to learn HTTP, wait a month from
> NOW or check the page every day.
Now you're being rude, crude and unattractive. Well, maybe not crude, but
certainly patronising. This one of the few ways you can make me feel
inclined to feed you a bunch of fives.
>
> The Blackdown people is working on it, they will not give you a pre-release,
> because if they could they would have done it already.
>
> Are you so eager? Start downloading the 1.2 documentation and study it. Let
> the Blackdown Organization work on the Linux port in peace!
> Damn, they are doing it for well, they are doing it for free...what else do
> you want? A cup of Java?
>
> Oh, yes, now I wait until the JDK 1.2 Linux port is released and the same
> people begin complaining that is buggy (later we'll find out it's due to
> Javasoft) and ask why it was released before it was carefully tested.
>
> I'm very annoyed by the lack of respect for the Blackdown's work.
Any you should have regard for the feelings of others. I find the tone of
your email offensive even though it wasn't directed to me. It is absolutely
normal behaviour for people to ask for information. You should not assume
everyone is up to your skills, or that everyone knows of the existance (or
location) of the FAQ. Neither should you assume that it's convenient for
everyone to retrieve the FAQ: I for one read most info offline and am not
at my computer for most of the time it's online.
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Cheers
John Summerfield
http://os2.ami.com.au/os2/ for OS/2 support.
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