From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 30 15:40:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEE1D1065740 for ; Sat, 30 May 2009 15:40:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C21768FC0C for ; Sat, 30 May 2009 15:40:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4UFdtk4018543; Sat, 30 May 2009 17:39:55 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n4UFdrSL018540; Sat, 30 May 2009 17:39:55 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 17:39:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: gabe In-Reply-To: <20090529223845.5DB9E8FC17@mx1.freebsd.org> Message-ID: References: <20090529223845.5DB9E8FC17@mx1.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Chad Perrin , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: On the need for moderated questions lists X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 15:40:14 -0000 that's why i opt for moderation. because it's completely stupid as there are no rules and no enforcement. On Fri, 29 May 2009, gabe wrote: > This is stupid, I'm unsubscribing. > > jeez > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Perrin > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:41 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: On the need for moderated questions lists > > On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 07:13:49PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>> software that runs on multiple OSes (and not *just* FreeBSD) to run an >>> extra system, running some other OS. >> >> no. i expect them to ask THAT program support. >> >> In really rare cases when they got an answer like >> "You did all fine, i have the same configured program in my >> linux/openbsd/netbsd/solaris/whatever OS and it works fine" > > So . . . basically, it's okay for someone to ask about X if that person > also runs Linux, but not if that person doesn't. That's the logical > consequence of your argument thus far. How well have you actually > thought this through? > > >> >> They it's place to ask because certainly there's something wrong with the >> port. > > I don't recall that being an obvious and necessary condition of the > example -- and that didn't seem to matter when you suggested that it > might be on-topic if the querent also happens to have a Linux-based > system handy. > > -- > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] > Quoth FreeBSD Secure Programming Guidelines: "In fact, never ever use > gets() or sprintf(), period. If you do - we will send evil dwarfs after > you." > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >