Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 13:41:21 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Who was the mental genius Message-ID: <20140606134121.730cd435@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1406061050200.9814@wonkity.com> References: <D2EE1900E54F5DC324E503D3@localhost> <5390E62E.6090807@madpilot.net> <6CEF0183772C97582B196466@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <539130B3.9030604@freebsd.org> <8CA324878D330942AB8AE0B3@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <5391611A.3090406@marino.st> <53917957.2020909@freebsd.org> <53917A30.8050504@marino.st> <EA88DBD9-F436-4107-9181-45A5375C6442@freebsd.org> <18E02559D230ED6DF11C040A@localhost> <20140606151739.GC73493@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <E590017B5B94CBFBF1C39176@localhost> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1406061050200.9814@wonkity.com>
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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
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