Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 17:39:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: gabe <nrml@att.net> Cc: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: On the need for moderated questions lists Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905301739330.18381@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20090529223845.5DB9E8FC17@mx1.freebsd.org> References: <20090529223845.5DB9E8FC17@mx1.freebsd.org>
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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 <perrin@apotheon.com> > 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" > >
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