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Date:      Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Tani Hosokawa <unknown@riverstyx.net>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: poor ethernet performance?
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.10.9907201215560.27096-100000@avarice.riverstyx.net>
In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19990720125124.043f7990@localhost>

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On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Brett Glass wrote:

>  >       I don't believe that this is true. I think the survey you are talking about
> >was designed by a company that's methodical enough to understand the
> >limitations of surveys.
> I think that your arguments were designed to be defeatist. Do not ask for
> support for FreeBSD, and you are sure not to get it.

Be a prick and be ignored.  A Linux survey is not your soapbox, just send
them an e-mail (aka. use the proper channels).

> >         If you create a 'Linux tools' survey, and promote it to people who develop
> >under Linux, you can expect to learn the preferences of Linux developers. If
> >someone goes out and solicits a particular subgroup of Linux developers
> >heavily to fill out your survey, you know that you just get nvalid results.
> Have you considered Linux advocacy? It sounds as if you'd make a very good
> Linux booster. You're clearly not interested in seeing native software or tools
> developed for FreeBSD.

Linux has enough people running around damaging its reputation as it is.
Did you see those e-mails that Mindcraft got?  Sabotaging someone's survey
is immature and irritating.  Don't you think a few e-mails in the support
mailbox asking for support for a certain platform would be more likely to
get you what you want?

---
tani hosokawa
river styx internet




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