Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/12/29/13:23:27
Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 07:17:47PM -0600, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>> Igor Peshansky wrote:
>>> Open-source works by scratching your itch, not by getting someone else
>>> to scratch it for you.
>> Actually getting someone else to scratch that itch sometimes does work!
>
> Right! And, the perfect way to have the itch scratched is to claim that
> you know better than everyone else, imply that people don't care about
> the end-user experience, assert that you won't even bother submitting a
> patch because it would be automatically rejected for no good reason,
> rail about flaws in open source, ignore patient attempts to explain how
> things work, and never give up in the face of logical arguments, relying
> instead on repeating all of the above ad infinitum.
>
> This technique is, apparently, a sure-fire way to get someone to do
> something for you. We're just still in the ad infinitum stage. As soon
> as that stage is over, someone will surely get to work on this crucial
> patch.
Phew! That's a relief. Just one question - will the patch be back-ported
to Window 3.11? I need it badly! ;-)
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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