On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:16 -0700 (PDT) "Frothingdog.ca" <marro...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Wow pretty sad when people have nothing better to do then bash on > someone who is just trying to learn the ropes. I full install to > flash is next on the todo list, I wanted to figure this out because > this is what was used 3+ years ago by the guy who set it up for us, > I'm just trying to understand the process he used. > > But let the trash continue if it passes the time for you. Hiya Frothing, The public OpenBSD lists are about finding the most correct and most efficient solution; in other words, best practice. Just because "some guy" set things up a particular way does not mean he did things correctly or efficiently. Of course you are free to do whatever you like, including blatantly wild things, but if you want to venture away from best practice, then you're on your own. Whenever you venture off into unsupported territory, intentionally or otherwise, you're always on you own. You've probably seen me rant against "Franken Source" systems when people are reporting bugs, but truth be told, I *regularly* run monstrosities of my own creation. They are a lot of fun, and I've learned a lot by shooting myself in the foot countless times. The thing is, I know I'm doing something blatantly stupid, and I'm doing it for my own enjoyment, so I *never* expect help on it. Any problems I find are mine alone to solve. If I run out of time, talent or feet, then that's the end of it. There is a good answer for what you *need* to do, but you *want* a different answer, so you are on a solo adventure into unsupported territory. If you succeed, or fail, write up your experience and publish it out there on the `net. Someone might find the information useful, but expecting others to join you on your self-created quest to do things in a peculiar manner is very unrealistic. If you are extremely talented or extremely lucky, your peculiar manner might turn out to be the next best practice, but until then, it's *your* project. I've personally got this wild idea floating around of porting OpenBSD to the new Android v2.0 phone from Google... I may or may not decide to try it, and I may or may not succeed, but if I do make an attempt, then I'm totally on my own. Asking for help on *my* whimsical, unsupported idea will only annoy all the countless folks on this list who already know it's an unsupported and whimsical idea. -- J.C. Roberts
