From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 3 01:04:36 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E7F016AADD; Sun, 3 Jul 2005 00:57:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ps@mu.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66ECB44403; Sun, 3 Jul 2005 00:39:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ps@mu.org) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8F1076D9A9; Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:37:40 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-To: ps@mu.org Delivered-To: ps@mu.org Received: from mx2.freebsd.org (mx2.freebsd.org [216.136.204.119]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5841A5CA09 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 03:01:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.freebsd.org [216.136.204.18]) by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE23C5649A for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:01:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from owner-src-committers@FreeBSD.org) Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) id C089816A552; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:00:01 +0000 (GMT) Delivered-To: ps@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 538) id 1BACA16A4D0; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:00:00 +0000 (GMT) Delivered-To: src-committers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1140816A4CE; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:59:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx1.originative.co.uk (freebsd.gotadsl.co.uk [81.6.249.198]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 604B643D3F; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:59:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from paul@mx1.originative.co.uk) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.originative.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D6AD15573; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:00:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx1.originative.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (myrddin.originative.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 48603-02; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:59:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mx1.originative.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 840A515579; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:59:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Paul Richards To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey Message-ID: <20050118105959.GB75426@myrddin.originative.co.uk> References: <200501171006.j0HA6CsU042545@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050117232829.GL52890@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20050118081237.GA9406@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20050118083524.GL79181@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050118083524.GL79181@wantadilla.lemis.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: owner-src-committers@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on elvis.mu.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.1 X-Spam-Level: Cc: Wilko Bulte , src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, Poul-Henning Kamp , cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles freebsd-tips X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:04:38 -0000 X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:59:59 +0000 X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:04:38 -0000 On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 07:05:24PM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Tuesday, 18 January 2005 at 9:12:37 +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 09:58:29AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote.. > >> On Monday, 17 January 2005 at 10:06:12 +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >>> phk 2005-01-17 10:06:12 UTC > >>> > >>> FreeBSD src repository > >>> > >>> Modified files: > >>> games/fortune/datfiles freebsd-tips > >>> Log: > >>> Minor bit of advice. > >> > >> +% > >> +If you receive email from the grim reaper, you can silence him and > >> +keep your bit for another year with a token commit to a fortune(6) > >> +or calendar(1) data file. > >> > >> I don't think this is appropriate. Please back out. > > > > Appropriate or not, it is technically accurate.. > > Nobody disputed that. > > The questions are: > > 1. Do we want to tell beginners how to circumvent the intentions of > the project? > 2. Do we want to tell committers how to circumvent the intentions of > the project? > > The whole thing reeks of a nasty, snide comment. Is this the > impression that the FreeBSD project wants to cultivate? There are > enough trolls out there already. I think the more pertinent point is that most users are not committers and this is an in-joke that is totally meaningless outside of developers. I agree as well that it gives a bad impression to those outside the project who understand its meaning. Have we become so insular as a project that we think that FreeBSD's users are now just its developers? -- Paul Richards