On Feb 18, 2008 1:23 AM, Todd Alan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Its good to know that Ted did indeed try to scratch an itch of his and > > laid down some ground work for future developers to take it beyond its > > basic level. > > But, it would have been *nicer* if Ted had put in some more of his > > time and effort to complete what he started. > > Also, we don't get to use his code for FREE, I suppose most of the > > users *buy* CD sets. > > The two sentences above demonstrate that you are clueless and, more > importantly, ungrateful. I cannot fathom how you can say these things.
The point is not about being ungrateful at all. I love OpenBSD and that's why I do what I can without being told about it. If it was just about buying CD sets, don't you think I would've purchased myself a copy of Ubuntu instead of OpenBSD? > > Agreed, but wouldn't it be better if there was some kind-a list of > > features most requested by users who can't/don't code in C? > > Then you core people could keep an eye on that list and think through > > your problems keeping that detail in mind. > > This is offensive beyond reason. Why is it offensive?? and especially beyond reason? > > Nothing of that sort, I don't _expect_ developers to do what I ask > > for, in fact I've got very few needs above what the system is offering > > me right now, just that it hurts to see rest of the projects getting > > some nice features which we too would've got had the developers > > focused and *completed* what they started. > > Again, offensive beyond reason. Who the fsck are you to tell someone > to complete something which he was doing of his own accord and > offering for free to the world at large? You are contorting facts. Ted *was* doing great work, just that he left his stuff unfinished. There are people wanting to do something more based on his stuff. > > > Newer features are always added. You keep saying that there are no new > > > features ever added. If that was the case how well do you think the os > > > would work on new hardware? Stop belittling the developers effort. > > > > I'm not belittling the developers, just that I really got irritated > > when I lost 5 of the best developers (who were going to start work on > > a new TCP/IP stack) I'd gathered because Ted lost interest in his own > > work. > > This last sentence of yours, Mayuresh, makes me believe that you have > more at stake personally than you are owning up to. What do you care, > really? And if these 5 best developers that you speak of quit because > Ted lost interest, then how good could they really be? You are not > being straight with the community and you are exceedingly ungrateful > to boot. Yes indeed, I've got more at stake that what I'm owning up to. What's at stake is my reputation with those 5 developers whom I managed to snare for OpenBSD. I'd told them a lot about how good and dedicated the OpenBSD developers are only to be delivered a low punch by one of its foremost developers. And then add to that weirdos like you who go off at tangents. Yeah, it makes my day (sic). ~Mayuresh
