Get real, meta postings (postings about other postings) also build
this misc community. You cannot expect a channel to carry 100% data
(relevance), there is always some kind of sync (messages that show all
kinds of "borders") necessary.
This list is definitely not hurt by messages like these or below. It's
clearly paranoid and not nice to say 30-40 people carry an agenda of
hate. Besides an occasional and often funny troll and some people with
somewhat less overview I see none with hate.
+++chefren
On 1/4/07 12:48 AM, Theo de Raadt wrote:
And if anyone wanted my opinion, I am fine with the occasional (but
rare) job posting which is polite, to the point, and relevant to
OpenBSD.
But I am not OK with all the whiners and lamers who followed up on
that posting with trash talk. That's about 35 postings so far, it
looks like. And I feel that I must make it clear that I include
project developers in that list of whiners and lamers, since they
should know by now that responding helps nothing. Participation in a
flame war never helps.
Quite frankly, everyone who responded do succeed at hurting our
community. It's true. What all the people say about our mailing
lists is exactly true. There really are about 30-40 people here who
carry out an agenda of hate, quite successfully.
On 1/3/07, Kenny Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
His response was a bit rude, however at least the courtesy was made to
attempt a reading on the rules page. He made the best decision he could
given the information he had.
Hi All,
I apologize if my posting offended anyone. That really was not my
intent. I *do* read this list regularly, attend OpenBSD-related
conferences, send e-mail to hardware manufacturers, etc. I assure
you, I'm not some headhunter drone, just another sysadmin like most of
you. Regarding the questionaire, I hear your objections and will not
be including this on future job postings elsewhere. The quiz is lame,
yes, I agree. We've had problems in the past with hires who looked
great on paper and even interviews but could not come up with a simple
solution to a simple problem to save their asses. The quiz was an
attempt to weed out slackers, Unabomber types, and others who could
not cut the mustard in a business environment.
So, I'll leave it at that and get back to OpenBSD-specific discussion as usual.
Chris
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Chefren Hagens
