Yes I understand, hence my last post.
J.C. Roberts-3 wrote: > > 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 > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/SOEKRIS---How-to-install-MTR-to-a-Flashdist-image-tp22636740p22741782.html Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
