> On 4/23/07, frantisek holop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > hmm, on Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 04:27:21PM -0600, Theo de Raadt said that
> > > > today my openbsd package arived (thanks wim) and i know that
> > > > it's not released yet, but i was wondering if it was possible
> > > > to make the packages available on the ftp servers. the base
> > > > system is not there yet, so obviously only people who have
> > > > pre-ordered would have a use for it.
> > >
> > > No, sorry, we won't make them available yet.
> >
> > i can't think of any serious reason, could you help out a bit?
> >
> > getting dangerously close to whining, i really think you are
> > punishing pre-orderers here. the faq says prefer binary packages.
> > i'd really like to.
>
> I honestly don't understand your logic.
And I honestly don't understand the rudeness.
> We pre-ordered, yes, but we
> should have no expectation to even receive the CDs prior to the
> release date,
Which you did. We would not hear WHINING from you if you had not
alreay received it.
> let alone bug fixes and packages. We've simply been
> allowed to order prior to the release date. Anything beyond that is a
> bonus, and one for which we should be grateful. Let's not ruin a
> really cool thing by being greedy and ungrateful.
All I hear is
ME ME ME ME ME
Like the rest of the world, we have learned to ignore that.
