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From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Subject: Re: Release of drivers etc.
Message-ID: <C383IF.26K@panix.com>
Organization: Panix Public Access Internet & Unix, NYC
References: <1993Feb24.100925.24396@gmd.de> <18685@umd5.umd.edu> <1993Feb26.084810.15566@gmd.de>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 18:32:39 GMT
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In article <1993Feb26.084810.15566@gmd.de> veit@fanoe.gmd.de (Holger Veit) writes:
>In article <18685@umd5.umd.edu>, mark@roissy.umd.edu (Mark Sienkiewicz) writes:
>|> Maintaining compatibility with the programmers is an important part of 386BSD.
>|> _I_ am using it because I wanted BSD. If I wanted something that looked like
>|> SYSV and that I didn't already know how to program kernel code for, I would
>|> be using Linux.
>|>
>Again the question: *application* or *kernel* programmer? The application programmer
>won't see at all that something has changed.
>
Holger, cut it out. You did this to me, too. Could you be bothered to READ
his message before you go fire off a response? He says very plainly, just _3_
lines above where you "innocently" ask him, that he's interested in
writing _kernel_ code. Get it yet? "Again the question:" -- well, once
again, you should already have known the answer. Look, you may have some
good ideas, but will you stop assuming we're all stupid, while you're Mr.
Programming God Man? I think it's a pretty fair statement that _everyone_
posting to this thread is interested in writing kernel code; that's what
the thread is about. Moreover, we've all been _discussing_ writing kernel
code, so will you stop acting like a kindergarten teacher and telling us,
"Well, you're probably just an applications programmer {unlike me, Mr.
Kernel Hacker God Man}, so this doesn't concern you -- go play in the
sandbox!"
Thanks...
--
Thor Lancelot Simon tls@panix.COM
"Better be careful there. John might decide to start taking legal action
against people who refuse to buy stuff from him." --Kevin McBride