X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 11:19:35 -0700 From: clayne@anodized.com To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: slow share = slow scripts? Message-ID: <20060525181935.GQ13907@ns1.anodized.com> References: <004b01c68020$2ca7a190$a501a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> <20060525175702.GO13907@ns1.anodized.com> <20060525181108.GF5946@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060525181108.GF5946@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Assp-Spam-Prob: 0.00000 X-Assp-Whitelisted: Yes X-Assp-Envelope-From: clayne@ns1.anodized.com X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 02:11:09PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: > Language, please. Warning #1. Feel the power. > >Cut people some slack for once - they're on the same side as you trying to > >achieve the same goals. > > What you apparently are failing to realize is that while people > certainly have human foibles, there is no need to go out of your way > expose them to a mailing list read by thousands of people. It isn't > necessary or interesting. Yet it is also harmless and not really a bother. He's simply sharing an occurence, which possibly othes might have had, as a means of identification and tribal knowledge. Had he posted every single occurence of realizing his own mistakes - it'd be another issue - which it hasn't been. > (especially when you hadn't previously exposed your misconception) and > you surely don't have to send *two* messages explaining your confusion > when there really is nothing to be confused about. Yet we have to tell the guy to get off the computer and imbue user-stupidity instead? What purpose does that have? If the purpose is in alienating a fellow cygwin user/hacker/future contributor/etc. - then good job. -cl -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/