Theo, please, give him the travel blessing, before departure.
Rod. On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, [email protected] wrote: > Some people have needs that OpenBSD doesn't meet. Of course the > logical thing to do is to adapt it to meet them or to use something > which does but to some -- in line with the general complexication > that's progressing nowadays -- this simple solution is not enough > and the need to announce one's inadequacy to the world in passive > aggressive tones arises. > > Indeed this happens so commonly that it has become something on the > order of a FAQ, and in order not to have to eat my own words from > the other day I've spent actual time in the other text editor doing > some actual hacking (I know, right?!?) and include this diff for > the developers' consideration. > > I have taken the liberty of assuming you want to be at least > moderately polite as you tell people to kindly fuck off. My apologies > if that's an oversight; I can re-do it if you wish. > > Matthew > > > cvs diff: Diffing . > Index: faq1.html > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/flask/src/openbsd/cvsync/www/faq/faq1.html,v > retrieving revision 1.238 > diff -u -p -r1.238 faq1.html > --- faq1.html 2 Oct 2019 15:40:06 -0000 1.238 > +++ faq1.html 8 Jan 2020 16:12:30 -0000 > @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ FAQ - Introduction to OpenBSD > <li><a href="#OtherUnixes">Migrating to OpenBSD</a> > <li><a href="#Bugs" >Reporting Bugs</a> > <li><a href="#Support" >Supporting the Project</a> > + <li><a href="#Riddance" >Flouncing Out</a> > </ul> > <hr> > > @@ -415,3 +416,46 @@ contribute. > If you're a student, talk to your professors about using OpenBSD as a > learning tool for Computer Science or Engineering courses. > </ul> > + > +<h2 id="Riddance">Flouncing Out</h2> > + > +<p> > +If the bug or other general but il-described annoyance you've recently > +encountered has not been immediately fixed by the volunteers who > +create OpenBSD and provide it for free and at their own expense for > +your personal and frequently unthanked benefit, you may feel that > +simply leaving quietly and using whatever system you wish because it's > +not as if anyone even <em>wants</em> to stop you is not enough. In > +that case you can post a goodbye message to one or more mailing lists > +expressing your feelings in a last-ditch passive aggressive attempt to > +make developers, by-standers and the peanut gallery such as your's > +truly feel sorry for your self-imposed plight or whatever it is you're > +after (<i>nb</i>. although cross-posting is usually considered bad > +netiquette, a blind-eye is turned to it when flouncing out in a huff > +— in the case of extreme outrage non-OpenBSD mailing lists may > +be copied in). > + > +<p> > +The most common variants on this theme, which the OpenBSD project > +provides free of charge for you to use or adapt as you wish for this > +or indeed any other purpose, are included here. A popular adaptation > +is to refer to the alternative obliquely with terms such as "the other > +camp" or "the enemy". > + > +<ul> > + <li>If OpenBSD won't adopt <i>thing</i> then I will have to > + use <i>alternative</i> instead > + (a popular variants on this reads "won't make <i>thing</i> > + the default"). > + <li>Other people feel the same; I can't put up with it and have to > + use <i>alternative</i> instead. > + <p>It's presumed that the popularity of this variant is the hinted > + suggestion that more users will eventually bugger off and is > + being offered as a good-will gesture — a reminder to the > + developers that things will eventually get better. > + <li>I would prefer to use OpenBSD but I can't because <i>reason</i>. > + <li><pre>unsubscribe</pre> > +</ul> > + > +<p> > +Good-bye. Your help has certainly been appreciated. > >
