Thanks Siju! Zach
<>< http://www.fidei.org ><> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Siju George <sgeorge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Nick Holland > <n...@holland-consulting.net> wrote: >> (I remember my first e-mail from Theo. B Three words: "you are insane". >> B Well over a decade later, I'm STILL not sure if it was a complement >> or an insult -- the phrase gets used both ways -- but the accuracy was >> never in question (it was in response to something about explosives >> and pointy objects and computer components)) >> > > The first email I got from Theo > > " This is an FAQ. You did not do your home work" > > Well it was an FAQ. > > Dear Zachary, > > After reading the mail from Theo I don't think that it was very rude > actually. He was directing you to the web where you could get more > detailed answers than he can give. I am sure he has not multi booted > Linux, Windows on Grub2 and I don't think he can give an authoritative > answer as to what the current situation is. Where as some user who has > tried it can tell you so he asked you to use the Web. Actually it can > be done. > > The second thing is when you have such a general question like this > why write to the Project Leader at all? > You should have at least found out the openbsd mailinglist and asked it > there! > > For all questions like this it is not fair to burden developers. As > Theo said it looks so funny. > It should be asked to other users. Developers can be queried for tough > questions. > Ask the list and you find that developers do answer even some silly > questions these days! > > Why consider yourself so important that the project leader himself > should reply to you when you ask simple questions like that? > Just think about it. > > Since you are a newbie may I direct you to the openbsd-newbies > mailing-list maintained by Peter Hessler? > See you there! > > Bye > > --Siju
