Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-03 Thread Reid Linnemann
Written by Wojciech Puchar on 06/03/09 15:15 I'm literally rolling on the floor laughing at your hypocritical observation here. The whole reason this tangled mess of threads even exists is because you were aggressive in your own response to the potential donor. That's all I have to say. The

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-03 Thread Reid Linnemann
Written by Wojciech Puchar on 06/02/09 18:01 Some people may want both, but well you can't have everything. It's not possible to everyone will agree with everyone on mailing list, and with every potential new user. I know that disagreeing is inevitable. My position is that a pleasant tone

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-03 Thread Wojciech Puchar
donor==real spammer. I don't see why I should accept that order. You have no supporters of your rude and outlandish behavior, and you get worse with each all your opinions criticism. You do not represent FreeBSD, the FreeBSD foundation, or the freebsd-questions mailing list. You can have

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Ruben de Groot
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 01:08:30AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar typed: I still cannot understand why you - an active, experienced and knowledgeable FBSD user - would want to scare off potential donors for the once again please reread that post. it wasn't even potential donor, but potential

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/sponsors.shtml So, instead of being pissed on, they might have been persuaded to pay a little more, get their link and help the project as a whole. That's what i told - add two zeroes to be advertised. Missed opportunity. sure not.

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Peter Giessel
On Tuesday, June 02, 2009, at 07:23AM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/sponsors.shtml So, instead of being pissed on, they might have been persuaded to pay a little more, get their link and help the project as a whole. That's

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I can't resist. The lack of math is killing me: ONE zero. ONE (1) ONE zero. 12 months/year * 50/month = $600/year 12 months/year * 100/month = $1200/year $600/year / $5000/year = 0.12 $1200/year / $5000/year = 0.24 (or about a quarter of what is needed for a link). $417/month = $5004/year.

Re: Math/Quote (Was: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD))

2009-06-02 Thread Kevin Monceaux
On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 07:48:40PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: $417/month = $5004/year. You believe he will pay for 4 years? This thread is starting to remind me of a quote: You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to

RE: Math/Quote (Was: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD))

2009-06-02 Thread Gary Gatten
-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Monceaux Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:35 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Math/Quote (Was: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)) On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 07:48:40PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote

Re: Math/Quote (Was: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD))

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
This thread is starting to remind me of a quote: You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views, which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that

Re: Math/Quote (Was: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD))

2009-06-02 Thread Jerry
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:44:01 -0500 Gary Gatten ggat...@waddell.com wrote: My Mom always told me if you ignore things long enough they'll go away, so I've been trying to do that with several of these infinite mutating threads. That quote though is some funny $hit! I'm gonna print it out on a

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Chris Rees
2009/6/2 Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl: I can't resist.  The lack of math is killing me: ONE zero.  ONE (1) ONE zero. 12 months/year * 50/month = $600/year 12 months/year * 100/month = $1200/year $600/year / $5000/year = 0.12 $1200/year / $5000/year = 0.24 (or about a

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
You believe he will pay for 4 years? No... he is suggesting quadrupling the amount. so we end in what i suggested in the beginning - 5-10 thousands. just added option to pay by instalments ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Peter Giessel
On Tuesday, June 02, 2009, at 12:44PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: You believe he will pay for 4 years? No... he is suggesting quadrupling the amount. so we end in what i suggested in the beginning - 5-10 thousands. just added option to pay by instalments The

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
just added option to pay by instalments The original poster several days ago suggested installments. His original post suggested $50-$100/month. That is $600-$1200/year. You repeatedly said that he would need to add two zeros. Adding two zeros would be $60,000 - $120,000/year. Yes - i

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
... Even at first post i wrote that i'm not FreeBSD owners and they will decide. We're all human. The potential sponsors might have missed the line where you said that you were not an owner. this way - nobody should write anyone. there is always a line that missed - completely changes a

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Chris Rees
2009/6/2 Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl: ... Do you really mean i have enough power to just dumb any sponsors (potential, not potential) by writing a post on public mailing list? Any person might look at people in the community and decide that they don't want to be a part of

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Erik Osterholm
On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 11:20:23PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: just added option to pay by instalments The original poster several days ago suggested installments. His original post suggested $50-$100/month. That is $600-$1200/year. You repeatedly said that he would need to add two

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Any person might look at people in the community and decide that they don't want to be a part of that community after all. That's why it Just reread this and, ... don't you think it's quite like a good filter? I don't talk about sponsors, but a new potential users. If someone needs good

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Erik Osterholm
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 12:03:06AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: ... Even at first post i wrote that i'm not FreeBSD owners and they will decide. We're all human. The potential sponsors might have missed the line where you said that you were not an owner. this way - nobody should

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Erik Osterholm
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 12:34:55AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: Any person might look at people in the community and decide that they don't want to be a part of that community after all. That's why it Just reread this and, ... don't you think it's quite like a good filter? I don't talk

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
this way - nobody should write anyone. there is always a line that missed - completely changes a sense of sentence. I'm sure you know that this is an absurd proposition. It's just explanation. You can't write anything that will be absolutely resistible to misreading. If second - then

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-06-02 Thread Wojciech Puchar
matter at all. Rather if you can get answer to questions about FreeBSD. You can, even easier if some moderation would be present here. Considering that the mailing list is one of the few places where support exists, I don't know that I can agree with you. Also, I don't think that an artificial

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-28 Thread Wojciech Puchar
anyway, i reread the original sponsoring offer and i think i understand well. so - if FreeBSD team like to accept donations that way, my 100$ is still waiting :) I am afraid you still do not understand it. This sponsorship offer was NOT directed to you. did you really read my sentence. I TOO

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-28 Thread Chris Rees
2009/5/28 Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl: anyway, i reread the original sponsoring offer and i think i understand well. so - if FreeBSD team like to accept donations that way, my 100$ is still waiting :) I am afraid you still do not understand it. This sponsorship offer was

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-28 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Actually he said: QUOTE href=http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/12268152.html What we ask for in return for our sponsorships is a short mentioning on the site somewhere with a link to our website. so if you believe it means that he will be happy with being on

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-28 Thread Chris Rees
2009/5/28 Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl: Actually he said: QUOTE href=http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/freebsd-questions@freebsd.org/12268152.html What we ask for in return for our sponsorships is a short mentioning on the site somewhere with a link to our website.

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-28 Thread Wojciech Puchar
it's UNMODERATED mailing list, so i can share my opinion. And you are really the last person i care about when presenting my opinion. So are you going to answer my question? Why did you answer his question? already did. ___

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-28 Thread Paul Schmehl
Would all the children fighting in this thread please go suck your binkies and leave the list alone. This has gone on for far too long, has worn out any entertainment value it ever had and is clearly sucking up valuable bandwidth. And yes, I'm well aware you'll feel compelled to respond, so

Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Glen Barber
This is enough. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: It is NOT an opinion that you were rude in your reply, and it is NOT an opinion that it's not your place to advise on how much constitutes an 'acceptable' or 'sufficient' donation. You

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
You are then told that your reply was unnecessary and unwarranted, then you continue to post snide remarks and taunt those telling you that you are wrong. Thanks to your attitude, actions, and demeanor, I will be unsubscribing from this list. PLEASE NO! I like your posts :)

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Wednesday 27 May 2009 11:44:03 am Glen Barber wrote: Thanks to your attitude, actions, and demeanor, I will be unsubscribing from this list. Don't. He's hardly the only PITA in support mailing lists. Just add him to your killfile and move on. -- Kirk Strauser

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Thanks to your attitude, actions, and demeanor, I will be unsubscribing from this list. Glen - please don't. I have never met so many supportive people as on this list. I do hope Wojtek will just stop doing this but even if he doesn't, we should not let such people determine the quality of this

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Thanks to your attitude, actions, and demeanor, I will be unsubscribing from this list. Glen - please don't. Me too! Don't unsubscribe :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Glen Barber wrote: just another funny post - it's not an opinion, it's a fact BECAUSE YOU DECIDED SO. please post more :) You continuously do this. You post responses to posts that (as previously stated) scare off users and, in this case, a potential sponsor. You are then told

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Thanks to your attitude, actions, and demeanor, I will be unsubscribing from this list. Glen: Please don't! I agree. And Wojciech, is there any way we can convince you to show a more positive attitude to the people on this list? it is positive. actually very positive :) While being

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
While being attacked for almost EVERY my opinion just because is not mainstream, or because i have opinion at all, i just respond normally. Wojtek - I also think you have the capacity to help and you often do. But don't pretend to be speaking for the FreeBSD team because you are doing them

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
mainstream, or because i have opinion at all, i just respond normally. Wojtek - I also think you have the capacity to help and you often do. But don't pretend to be speaking for the FreeBSD team because you are doing reread my posts. i didn't speak for them and i said that i'm not them. i AS

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Chris Rees
2009/5/27 Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl: mainstream, or because i have opinion at all, i just respond normally. Wojtek - I also think you have the capacity to help and you often do. But don't pretend to be speaking for the FreeBSD team because you are doing reread my posts.

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Charlie Kester
On Wed 27 May 2009 at 09:44:03 PDT Glen Barber wrote: This is enough. I agree. It is characteristic of flamewars that the participants are no longer talking about anything except each other. It's entirely off-topic. I don't know which is more tiresome, Wojciech's edgy remarks or the

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 09:21:19PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: mainstream, or because i have opinion at all, i just respond normally. Wojtek - I also think you have the capacity to help and you often do. But don't pretend to be speaking for the FreeBSD team because you are doing reread my

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
Sorry to wade in to this, but the reality has been and is just the oposite. It is m. Puchar who has been making reactionary responses and somewhat unkind ones at that.Is it a language issue? Or is this. please tell me (privately) the fragment that you read as this, because everything i

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Zbigniew Szalbot
Hi there, First of all, if anyone is still reading it, I apologize if I sounded harsh but I do care about FreeBSD so it does bother me that potential supporters are turned down. Explanation below. anyway, i reread the original sponsoring offer and i think i understand well. so - if FreeBSD

Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD)

2009-05-27 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I am afraid you still do not understand it. This sponsorship offer was NOT directed to you. Neither was it to me. I did not reply to it because it was clearly addressed to the core team. it was addressed to mailing list. if he would like to address it to core team, then he would do this! to