Re: Syslogd +XML (fwd)

Andrew Back wrote:
>
> It's sad to think that this man is representing OpenBSD.

You misunderstand something.

He *is* OpenBSD.
What he says, goes.
If you don't like it, you are free to use another product. Invited to use another product, even.

What have you contributed to OpenBSD?
Theo has contributed his savings and his life. No one else on the project even comes close.

Maybe this will help you understand:
  http://www.holland-consulting.net/tech/ocep/index.html#unfriendly   http://www.holland-consulting.net/tech/ocep/index.html#listen

I think you fail to understand just how offensive a poorly thought-out question can be. These are not innocent questions, there is a whole undertone that is missed by most people. To have your life's work second guessed and nitt picked by people who don't have a clue, but consider themselves a master, is something that very few people can understand significance of.

Nick.  

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 08:42:57 -0700
> From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>
> To: Andrew Back <andy@smokebelch.org>
> Subject: Re: Syslogd +XML
>
> Go to hell.

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