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Subject: Bill J. and Chris D. please shake hands and make friends?
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From: haley@scws4.harvard.edu (Elizabeth Haley)
Date: 24 Jun 93 16:12:31 GMT
Keywords: AAAAAAAAAAAUGHH!
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Ya know, the reason I got into computing was cause it didn't have any
of the contentiousness of my childhood interactions with the
neighborhood kids... There was always one demi-faction or another
saying that someone was this weeks evil person.
But computing people were nice, they had neato programs, and if you
wanted a copy, the most the would do is ask you for a blank tape or
disk. And if you could make an improvement that they liked that was
great, but if they didn't like it, well, the most that was ever said
is "I don't think *I* need that" or "You might do it like this..."
Now, I realize that things have become a bit more complicated for some
of you, but I would venture that 90% of us out here in USENETland are
still in computing cause we think it's pretty neat.
I, for one, am very tired of seeing this particular set of grumblings.
I really do not believe that Chris D. et al made NetBSD so as to step
on yer toes, Bill J. And I similarly refuse to believe that Bill
Jolitz lies awake at night trying to think of ways to discredit
NetBSD, Chris.
If either of you are, in fact, doing these things, what a monumental
waste!
It is clear that NetBSD and 386bsd-0.1 or 0.2 serve different
purposes, AND THAT IS GREAT! It gives the community at large some
choice, to either go with the cutting edge of stability or the cutting
edge of a new system, or, in the case of our financially endowed
bretheren and sistren, both.
And for those, like myself, who still haven't made up their minds, the
patchkit.
(Thanks to the patchkit folks!) (Yeah, yeah, the patchkit is not
necessarily right in the middle, but it is for me, and I may just stay
here... Old political habit...)
So please, STOP FIGHTING. If you don't approve of the code someone
wrote, either make it better, or don't use it. It's not too damn hard.
--
If you love your fun...
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...Die for it!