hmm, not realy, cause I think i've also put a release note for my installer here...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Harring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [vchkpw] Re: qmail installation script 1.3.6 final release > Paul L. Allen wrote: > > >X-Istence writes: > > > > > > > >>I agree, that is totally not right. If he thinks he has something great, > >>let him tell others, it has been quite usefull for quite a few people > >>that asked me for help. > >> > >> > > > >Claude Shannon. Information Theory. Entropy. Do these things > >mean anything to you? > > > >Well, if those things are beyond your intellectual capabiilties, then > >do a google search on answers that have "search the arhchives" and see > >if you can find an answer to the question posed in a sensible amount > >of time. > > > >As Shannon proved, this regular announcement of a script update is > >barely distinguishable from noise because we can all predict its > >content. As I have often maintained (with no effectual argument to the > >contrary) we need an FAQ for stuff like this where this guy has the > >ability to change the FAQ to point at his latest version. > > > > > > > That's funny, it looked a lot like signal to me. I'd never heard about > such an install script, and am interested in looking at his project > since I have needs that aren't the same, but are similar enough that I > can borrow some of his work. > Obviously the announcements aren't that regular, since I've been > subscribed to this list for something like 8 months now, and this is the > first one I remember seeing. > I have no real desire to get into some large debate about this, however > I would definitely say that I vehemently disagree with applying a term > like entropy to questionably off-topic messages to a mailing list. If > you're so thoroughly concerned with signal to noise on a list that > subscribe to, I'd recommend unsubscribing. Particularly since you've > demonstrated that you're quite skilled with vpopmail, so its doubtful > you derive any real benefit from the list, other than the emotional > highs you get from tearing into people. > Cheers, > Nick Harring > >
