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Date:      06 Jul 1999 14:12:15 +0200
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
To:        John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>
Cc:        green@FreeBSD.org (Brian F. Feldman), jkh@zippy.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard), green@hub.freebsd.org (Brian Feldman), cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/sys errno.h src/lib/libc/gen errlst.c src/lib/libc/sys intro.2
Message-ID:  <xzpvhbyt1sw.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: John Birrell's message of "Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:56:23 %2B1000 (EST)"
References:  <199907061156.VAA97454@cimlogic.com.au>

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John Birrell  <jb@cimlogic.com.au> writes:
> Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> writes:
> > > Stop playing games. The FreeBSD committers list is no place for children.
> > That was totally uncalled for. I suggest you apologize to Brian.
> No! I consider that sort of mail to be spam. And from a committer
> no less. Since I run -current, I am expected to follow commits closely.
> I can ignore inappropriate messages sent to other lists, but not
> committers.

You're such an important person, aren't you? How dare we waste your
time with such innocent banter when you have Serious Work to do!
Furrfu. Go read Antoine de Saint-Exupery's _The Little Prince_.

> I repeat: The FreeBSD committers list is no place for children,
> or people who act like children. People should learn to behave
> in a manner appropriate for the forum in which they work.

And I repeat: you had no right to write what you did. I don't suppose
you realize how much it hurts to be at the receiving end of such a "go
play outside while we grown-ups discuss serious matters" attitude. I
know. I've been there for many, many years.

Brian deserves respect for his considerable hacking skills. The fact
that he is 16 instead of 40 does not lessen his worth - rather the
contrary.

DES
-- 
Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no


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