On Fri, 6 Jun 2014 11:02:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block stated: > Stimulating discussion without insulting people generally gives better > results.
That is debatable. After spending much of my life in a managerial role of one kind or another, I have determined that you either have to kick them in the ass, insult them or threaten them before they actually accomplish anything. > Look, we are all doing the best we can with what we've got. The ports > people have been trying to accomplish the equivalent of turning a cruise > ship around in a bathtub without rattling the silverware. It's not > possible to anticipate every issue, particularly when there are so many. Absolutely true. The real trick is where do you find a bathtub that large? > The way improvements are made is for interested people (that is, you) to > get involved and help to improve it. Adding more generals doesn't improve the battle plan. > The challenge you have created is to anticipate the next issue and > report it, preferably with a plan for a solution, before it happens. Really ... Hi, I am a FreeBSD user, and I would like to report a problem that doesn't exist. I have a theoretical solution for this unknown problem, but I cannot test it because I cannot create the environment. Seriously, there are plenty of real problems. Attempting to anticipate theoretical ones and then devise hypothetical solutions is a job best left to those working on quantum physics. -- Jerry _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"