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WHY THIS MAILS COME TO ME? EVERY DAY COME TO ME 200 MAILS FROM YOUR MAILING LISTS. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING WITH IT? THANK YOU. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:21 AM Subject: Re: this post is not off-topic > On Tuesday 04 June 2002 12:16 am, David Wright wrote: > > Maoj, > > > > Nice of you to respond. Although your response seems rather overheated, I > > think it contains the core of a argument to which I can respond, so I'm > > going to try... > > > > > We have decided to release for 11 architectures, because that > > > pleases our muse. > > > > Point 4. of http://www.debian.org/social_contract says "Our Priorities are > > Our Users and Free Software". I think even you will agree that, prima > > facie, my argument for optimizing the greatest possible user good looks > > more consistent with these priorities than your statement above. > > > > Do you really believe that the Debian community should not "worry about > > the rate of return of our effort"? Your argument seems to be that we > > should not do so, because Microsoft does so (therefore it must be bad?). > > > > I think the Debian leadership made a mistake in its decision to support > > more architectures than Debian could without negatively impacting the > > mainstream base. Amid mounting criticism from the user base, the posture > > of many of those invested in that decision has been to adopt a cabal-like > > attitude ("this is our project and we deign to let you use it") rather > > than to try to reach out to the community. Frankly, your statement above > > is exemplary in this regard. I'm afraid that route will lead use away from > > the free-for-all, inclusive Linux world toward the high quality, but > > rather austere and unfriendly BSD world. > > > > > please collect the refunds at the door. > > > > I think you are wrong to dismiss me, and so many other Debian users like > > me, out of hand. I run a large number of Debian machines, including web, > > file, directory, and email servers, and a computation cluster. I report > > bugs regularly and work with maintainers to squash them. I participate in > > debian-user. I maintain a collection (http://www.metaconsultancy.com) of > > Debian-centric whitepapers. I would be happy to maintain packages, if one > > of the ones with which I am familiar were to become orphaned. If that > > doesn't make me a member of the Debian community with a legitimate > > interest in the direction Debian takes, then Debian already is a cabal. > > > > so your argument is that because debian isn't going in the direction that you > want, all other considerations should be abandoned? mounting criticism? you > adding your two cents to one other guy? as far as working with the > maintainers to squash bugs, you seem to have 8 active bug reports but i don't > see where you worked with the maintainers to squash bugs beyond the initial > report. your collection of debian-centric whitepapers is a collection only in > the most minimalistic definition of the word in that it consists of two basic > installation advisories that hardly show evidence of anything near the effort > that the word maintain, in the context of debian, normally implies. since, > apparently, none of the packages with which you are familiar requires your > input, it does appear that your current capacity to contribute is limited to > providing this flamebait. do you really think that this, particularly given > the rude and condescending tone you adopt, is a valid productive contribution? > > ben > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]