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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!zdc!zdc-e!szdc-e!news From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: TCP latency Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 03:49:28 -0500 Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine Lines: 62 Message-ID: <31EA0618.41C67EA6@dyson.iquest.net> References: <4paedl$4bm@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> <31E7C0DD.41C67EA6@dyson.iquest.net> <4s8tcn$jsh@fido.asd.sgi.com> <31E80ACA.167EB0E7@dyson.iquest.net> <4sadde$qsv@linux.cs.Helsinki.FI> NNTP-Posting-Host: dyson.iquest.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5aGold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT i386) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.networking:45239 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4051 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:23592 I made some previous responses to this posting, and I was told that I appeared too angry. I am going to parse this message from Linus to prove my point that he is being a bad net-person... Linus Torvalds wrote: > > John, John, John, calm down. > Condescending remark, I was not angry at the time, and was simply stating a fact. This was meant to talk down to me. This was very very bad ettiquite on Linus' part. > You are suggesting above that YOU did not special case the system call > that Larry uses in lmbench, and by implication you are claiming Linux > does. > I made no such claim. In fact, the implication made by you Linus is disgusting, and a very low blow... > Very subtly done, but > > YOU'RE LYING > At this point it is very obvious that I am not the Liar. > Check out the facts before you post. Linux simply _is_ that fast. > I made no such claim, and the implication that I did is in fact a lie in itself. > > John, instead of attacking people when you find out they are faster at > something, and claiming the benchmark is bogus, how about you try to > tell the world about what YOU are good at instead? > I did not attack you before this posting, but I'll put it to you, WHY DID YOU ATTACK ME BY IMPLYING THAT I WAS LYING? It is obvious that you apparently feel threatened by FreeBSD. >Instead of being so > damn negative about this all, why don't you try to find the POSITIVE > stuff? Don't spread FUD and misinformation - try to spread the word > about the things FreeBSD is better at, ok? > Who is calling whom negative? You started the LYING GAME. The statements about me LYING are obviously incorrect. However my statements that you are a jerk are invariant even after you apologize. Since you were so quick to accuse, you are at fault even if it is true. Linus, I have been subsequently informed that your normal mode of operation is to bait an argument. Now I know this and know how to handle childish pranks like yours. I am still looking forward to your apology to me. Thanks in advance, John