Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-29 Thread Matthias Andree
Am 29.08.2011 02:24, schrieb Jerry: > On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:26:29 -0700 > Doug Barton articulated: >> You seem to be operating under the assumption that we owe you >> something, and that by failing to provide that thing we owe you we >> have wronged you somehow. You may wish to take a step back

Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Mark Linimon
On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 08:24:52PM -0400, Jerry wrote: > You have also asked for and I assume received monetary compensation > for your services. In Doug's case: a small percentage of his contributions over the years (e.g. for improvements to portmaster, which he had already written). I'm sure he'

Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Doug Barton
On 08/28/2011 17:24, Jerry wrote: > On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:26:29 -0700 > Doug Barton articulated: > >> Including postmaster@ on this since IMO Jerry has earned himself a >> short vacation from posting privileges. > > Perhaps you would care to tell me yourself. It could be arranged. E ... huh

Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Jerry
On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:26:29 -0700 Doug Barton articulated: > Including postmaster@ on this since IMO Jerry has earned himself a > short vacation from posting privileges. Perhaps you would care to tell me yourself. It could be arranged. > On 8/28/2011 3:40 PM, Jerry wrote: > > On Sun, 28 Aug 201

Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On August 28, 2011 6:40:58 PM -0400 Jerry wrote: I have no problem with that. No one should be forced to update their system if they choose not to. However, to carry your statement to its logical conclusion, you should issue a warning that attempting to update your system carries dire risks s

Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Doug Barton
Including postmaster@ on this since IMO Jerry has earned himself a short vacation from posting privileges. On 8/28/2011 3:40 PM, Jerry wrote: > On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:43:14 -0700 > Doug Barton articulated: > >> On 8/28/2011 1:54 PM, Michal Varga wrote: >>> On Sun, 2011-08-28 at 15:30 -0400, Sahil

Re: Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Jerry
On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:43:14 -0700 Doug Barton articulated: > On 8/28/2011 1:54 PM, Michal Varga wrote: > > On Sun, 2011-08-28 at 15:30 -0400, Sahil Tandon wrote: > > > > [...] > >> Criminal? Indifference? This sort of troll-ish hyperbole is > >> decidedly unhelpful. > > FWIW, I agree with Sa

Ports system quality and trolling

2011-08-28 Thread Doug Barton
On 8/28/2011 1:54 PM, Michal Varga wrote: > On Sun, 2011-08-28 at 15:30 -0400, Sahil Tandon wrote: > > [...] >> Criminal? Indifference? This sort of troll-ish hyperbole is decidedly >> unhelpful. FWIW, I agree with Sahil that this post of Jerry's was over the top, as several of his have been o