Re: EOL

From: Bob Dog <bobdog(at)drunk.co.nz>
Date: Fri May 02 2003 - 13:53:07 EDT

• Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> wrote:
  >> I've got the point, thanks for your reply. It is just disappointing that
  >> suggestions are regarded as "complaints". And phrases like "if you don't
  >> like it, do it you yourself, instead of just complaining" are really
  >> effective ways to suppress suggestions and terminate discussions. Sorry
  >> for bothering.
  >
  >I hear you. What you are feeling is the same way we feel when people
  >suggest that we should volunteer our valuable time towards tasks we do
  >not believe in, and have not believed in for years. People like you
  >then try to be persuasive, using techniques like "They will be more
  >willing to adopt OpenBSD" in the false belief this will sway us. How
  >about I turn this around, for example: "If you start doing such and
  >such, your kids might turn out to be happy productive members of
  >society". Sounds nasty now eh. Please try to use some empathy before
  >you come around here again telling us what we should do with our spare
  >time using such shrouded insults. You are here nitpicking over the
  >little details of which focuses we choose to work on in our spare
  >time. What do you do in your spare time? Does it make my life
  >better? It doesn't! Oh my god, what do you think you're doing! Get
  >cracking, make my life better, you jerk!
  >
  >Now, my second point. I am sick and tired of the odd user coming in
  >here telling us to do things because it makes OpenBSD better for
  >businesses, when businesses never give us a dime. Almost all or our
  >donations come from people, not from companies. I've got nothing but
  >contempt for the ridiculous idea that we should change our model so
  >that it is better for businesses. Businesses have never done a thing
  >for us.
  

Your model for businesses is perfect, free and you can do anything you want with it.
It's just that there is a large number of business people who are too stupid to realize it.
I have not noticed it being OpenBSD's policy to cater to stupid people.

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