Anton B. Rang wrote: > Hint: Bill was already writing file system code when I was in elementary > school. ;-) > > Seriously...it's rather sad to see serious and useful discussions > derailed by thin skins and zealotry. Bill's kind enough to share some of > his real-world experience and observations in the old tradition of > senior engineers helping out those who are entering the field. I for one > find his contributions (here and on USENET) very useful and always > thought-provoking, whether I agree or disagree with a particular point. > Thought-provoking often means controversial, but that's not a bad thing > -- if you've been involved in the software engineering process, you'll > know that most engineers have spent many afternoons yelling at each > other over opposing points of view before going out for a drink > together, and usually the end product is better for it. ;-)
may be. OTOH, when someone whom I don't know comes across as a pushover, he loses credibility. I'd expect a senior engineer to show not only technical expertise but also the ability to handle difficult situations, *not* adding to the difficulties by his comments. (and remember: email is not the same as "yelling at one another" (in the hallway/at the conference table)) Michael -- Michael Schuster Sun Microsystems, Inc. recursion, n: see 'recursion' _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
