On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:52:36 -0400 Donald Allen <donaldcal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Donald Allen wrote: > > After getting subjected to some of this nonsense personally, having > > asked a question on openbsd-tech (and was in the midst of a useful > > exchange with Bob Beck until it was interrupted out of the blue by > > someone who apparently enjoys behaving like an unruly 10-year-old; it > > had nothing to do with reading or not reading documentation), I'd had > > enough of the general tone of this group and stopped using OpenBSD > > You stopped using an OS just because someone offended you on a mailing > list? Oh, shi~ How old are you? Nine? > > Stas > > Thanks for the compliment, but I'm a *lot* older than nine. > > I was tempted to respond to your message with a simple Q.E.D., but > I'll try to help you by explaining further. > > First of all, the incident I described was the last straw in an > accumulation of discomfort about the behavior of this community. > Secondly, I don't feel right about > benefiting from the work of open-source developers without > contributing financially to their projects. This incident pushed me > over the "I'm not giving people like this any more money" threshold. > Having decided this, I had no choice but to stop using the system. I > was already using Slackware on a 4-core workstation I use as a > database server, after learning about OpenBSD's rudimentary SMP > support (Big Lock) and issues with large physical memories, making it > unsuitable for this system, so it was a simple matter to replace my > OpenBSD installs with Slackware. Same environment -- no desktop, just > a window manager (dwm). Very nice, stable distribution, and online > communities where you can get legitimate questions discussed and that > you wouldn't mind having your mother read. > > /Don Allen > So, um, this sounds like a done thing. You've got a server that is presently outside OpenBSD's capabilities and it does run a Red Hat knock off. So run Red Hat. From the sounds of your installation you should consider a support contract, too. Dhu
