Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 23:11:17 -0700 From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: vd@FreeBSD.org Cc: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes Message-ID: <46494F05.1020701@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20070515053439.GA23285@polejan.hw.v5d.org> References: <200602160930.k1G9UE8K005492@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070513070723.GA59799@polejan.hw.v5d.org> <20070515010209.GA41164@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20070515053439.GA23285@polejan.hw.v5d.org>
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Vasil Dimov wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 10:32:09 +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >> On Sunday, 13 May 2007 at 10:07:23 +0300, Vasil Dimov wrote: >>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 09:30:13 +0000, Greg Lehey wrote: >>>> grog 2006-02-16 09:30:13 UTC >>>> >>>> FreeBSD src repository >>>> >>>> Modified files: >>>> games/fortune/datfiles fortunes >>>> Log: >>>> Wisdom about the Open Source ecosystem. >>>> >>>> Submitted by: M?rten Mickos >>>> >>>> Revision Changes Path >>>> 1.208 +5 -0 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes >>> +Attempting to stop MySQL by buying companies around it is like trying >>> +to kill a dolphin by drinking the ocean. >>> + >>> + -- M?rten Mickos >>> >>> Well... I think that this is no longer actual and a bit misleading. >>> Oracle is actively hiring developers to do InnoDB development, which all >>> you know is part of MySQL. I wouldn't call this "attempting to stop". >> I think you're missing the point. As others have said, it's a >> quotation, not a statement of truth. > > Ok. As a InnoDB developer myself I felt a little bit offended by this > quote, but I am not going to argue with you or to insist on removing it. > >> On a more philosophical note, is the fact that Oracle is hiring new >> InnoDB developers maybe a confirmation of M?rten's observation? > > Hmmz, I cannot see how this could be. > >>> Vasil Dimov >>> moc.elcaro@vomid.lisav Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy >> Ah! > > Indeed :-) > OH IT MUST BE A DAY WHOSE NAME ENDS IN Y. WHY ELSE WOULD IT BE TIME FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT FORTUNE(6)? -- Nate
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