Alexander Maret writes: > Hi, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sheldon Hearn [mailto:sheld...@uunet.co.za] > > Sent: Dienstag, 1. Juni 1999 10:45 > > To: Alexander Maret > > Cc: hack...@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: xl driver for 3Com > > > > FreeBSD _developers_ seem to be more concerned with producing a > > rock-solid operating system than producing a popular operating system. > > That is why most of the folks working on FreeBSD are more > > interested in > > meaningful problem reports than arm-waving fanatics. > > Sure, everybody likes the easy way. > > > If there's a choice between keeping happy 100 people who don't know > > what's going on, or working with 10 people who do, most folks > > are going > > to choose to ignore the 100 for the sake of the 10. Not because they > > despise people who don't know what's going on, but because > > they can get > > good results out of people who do. > > Sure you can get better results working with 10 people who do know > what's going on but if there are possible bugs and you just ignore > the 100 people and say "they're idiots who can't post real bug reports > and who can't configure their system" you won't get a rock-stable os. > Even if 99% of the "bug reports" are configuration errors you can't > ignore the 1%. Otherwise you won't get FreeBSD rock-stable. You have > to deal with every user and ignoring people is no solution. > > Alex > > > >
Well, I've been subscribed to freebsd-questions for the last couple of weeks to see how things are going in the "user community", and, I must say, I do not remember seeing your name attached to any answers to questions over there. So the points are raised: If the 1% is so important, why do you not help them out in the forum where they are most prevalent? Are you not ignoring them? Bud Dodson -- M. L. Dodson bdod...@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
