Donald Allen wrote:
> After getting subjected to some of this nonsense personally, having
> asked a question on openbsd-tech (and was in the midst of a useful
> exchange with Bob Beck until it was interrupted out of the blue by
> someone who apparently enjoys behaving like an unruly 10-year-old; it
> had nothing to do with reading or not reading documentation), I'd had
> enough of the general tone of this group and stopped using OpenBSD
You stopped using an OS just because someone offended you on a mailing
list? Oh, shi~ How old are you? Nine?
Stas
Thanks for the compliment, but I'm a *lot* older than nine.
I was tempted to respond to your message with a simple Q.E.D., but
I'll try to help you by explaining further.
First of all, the incident I described was the last straw in an
accumulation of discomfort about the behavior of this community.
Secondly, I don't feel right about
benefiting from the work of open-source developers without
contributing financially to their projects. This incident pushed me
over the "I'm not giving people like this any more money" threshold.
Having decided this, I had no choice but to stop using the system. I
was already using Slackware on a 4-core workstation I use as a
database server, after learning about OpenBSD's rudimentary SMP
support (Big Lock) and issues with large physical memories, making it
unsuitable for this system, so it was a simple matter to replace my
OpenBSD installs with Slackware. Same environment -- no desktop, just
a window manager (dwm). Very nice, stable distribution, and online
communities where you can get legitimate questions discussed and that
you wouldn't mind having your mother read.
/Don Allen
