Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-25 Thread Charles Johnson
No, please do not ask for mosre posts from this guy. I have too little bandwidth as it is. Charles Johnson Manager, IS Applications Phone: 463-6527 Fax: 463-6503 Help Desk: 463-6516 Remember the heroes of UAL Flight 93 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, November 24, 2002 12:08:11 AM >>> On Sat, 2002

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-25 Thread Charles Johnson
Which will be a shame, but in the end, that won't work and just strengthen Micro$oft's hand in the OS market. A part of the point of Open Source is that it is...well...open. An attempt to close it to some binaries is counter productive and counter philosophical (to coin a phrase). It will splin

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-24 Thread Thomas Vander Stichele
Hello David, > I didn't ask for a NVIDIA driver? > I asked for a DRIVER that is under a OSS license, I believe the MPL. Hmmm > wait sorry, that alone should make this a MUTE point in that RH can > distribute MPL software w/ GPL. But somehow every moron w/ a bone to pick > with MS decided to jump

RE: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-24 Thread LENHOF Jean-Yves
> >You remind me of that one random annoying person on our mailing >lists each release, that makes me sick enough to not want to help >people on our lists any more, as I'm not paid to do so, and I no >longer enjoy the experience. > >So on that note, I bid the mailing list goodbye. I don't need to

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-24 Thread toby
David Durst wrote: > > > "Mike A. Harris" wrote: > >> > > > > > > . . . text whacked > > > >> > >> Feel free to fight amongst yourselves. > >> > > > > > > Wish you could ignore the agitator & not leave the forum, Mike. I try to > > read all the posts by RH employees. I never know what info I may f

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-24 Thread Michael Schwendt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 23:23:35 -0800 (PST), David Durst wrote: > > Mike A. Harris wrote: > > > >>You remind me of that one random annoying person on our mailing > >>lists each release, that makes me sick enough to not want to help > >> people on our lis

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread Riemer Palstra
On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, David Durst wrote: > So I will just go and un-install all 1500 RH machines I have installed at > small companies. Hey, if you want support from Red Hat, you're free to buy it from them. > This is the exact sorta talk that will destroy the community if you > are not carefull.

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread David Durst
> Don't mince words. Binary only modules are binary only modules. It is > stupid to think that Red Hat would ship binary modules and > not ship the source code, or that Red Hat would ship binary > modules that someone else compiled if source was available. > > There was no lack of clarity in wha

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread David Durst
> Mike A. Harris wrote: > >>You remind me of that one random annoying person on our mailing >>lists each release, that makes me sick enough to not want to help >> people on our lists any more, as I'm not paid to do so, and I no >> longer enjoy the experience. >> >>So on that note, I bid the mailing

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread David Durst
I know its pittifull compared to Mikes achievements and all, and I am sure its lame in comparison to you and all also. So I will just go and un-install all 1500 RH machines I have installed at small companies. Thanks for your great insight into the underlying problem This is the exact sorta talk

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread Randy Kelsoe
Mike A. Harris wrote: You remind me of that one random annoying person on our mailing lists each release, that makes me sick enough to not want to help people on our lists any more, as I'm not paid to do so, and I no longer enjoy the experience. So on that note, I bid the mailing list goodbye.

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread Alejandro González Hernández - Imoq
On Sat, 2002-11-23 at 22:41, David Durst wrote: > Once again, someone that didn't read the ORIGINAL POST and still thinks > the driver I asked for is a CLOSED SOURCE DRIVER. > You are a stupid moron, David Durst. Nobody on this list will miss you if you decide to leave, but *A LOT* of people (in

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread David Durst
> "Mike A. Harris" wrote: >> > > > . . . text whacked > >> >> Feel free to fight amongst yourselves. >> > > > Wish you could ignore the agitator & not leave the forum, Mike. I try to > read all the posts by RH employees. I never know what info I may find > valuable in those posts. It might have be

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread David Durst
> On Saturday 23 November 2002 18:50, jdow uttered: >> Indeed, he is in a position to REQUEST. He is not in a position to >> demand. He is apparently too inexperienced with the world to have >> learned the difference. Incidentally, Red Hat's attidude about modules >> for which no source is availabl

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread David Durst
> Amazing, someone got under Mike's collar. I wonder who could bozo > well enough to manage that? I didn't ask for a NVIDIA driver? I asked for a DRIVER that is under a OSS license, I believe the MPL. Hmmm wait sorry, that alone should make this a MUTE point in that RH can distribute MPL software

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread Jesse Keating
On Saturday 23 November 2002 18:50, jdow uttered: > Indeed, he is in a position to REQUEST. He is not in a position to > demand. He is apparently too inexperienced with the world to have > learned the difference. Incidentally, Red Hat's attidude about modules > for which no source is available, suc

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread jdow
Amazing, someone got under Mike's collar. I wonder who could bozo well enough to manage that? {O.O} From: "Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, David Durst wrote: > > >> A full install does not install every single RPM package. There > >> is a reason for that. > > > >Sound

Re: Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread toby
"Mike A. Harris" wrote: > . . . text whacked > > Feel free to fight amongst yourselves. > Wish you could ignore the agitator & not leave the forum, Mike. I try to read all the posts by RH employees. I never know what info I may find valuable in those posts. -toby -- Psyche-list mailin

Sayonara (Was - Re: Dist. Suggestions)

2002-11-23 Thread Mike A. Harris
On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, David Durst wrote: >> A full install does not install every single RPM package. There >> is a reason for that. > >Sounds like you are clueless for what I am asking. >And you never stated Binary ONLY modules, I believe you said >binary modules (Which really doesn't make sense