From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Mar 9 10:20: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mass.dis.org (ashto-0006.sjc.ca.bbnow.net [24.219.121.199]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFCA737B71A for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:19:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Received: from mass.dis.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.dis.org (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f29IKls05981; Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:20:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.dis.org) Message-Id: <200103091820.f29IKls05981@mass.dis.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Dennis Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: if_fxp - the real point In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 09 Mar 2001 12:21:04 EST." <5.0.0.25.0.20010309115846.041255c0@mail.etinc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 10:20:47 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > Ive spoken with Mr Johnson several times. hes the biggest reason that BSDI > > > is what it is. Amazing that hes still there. He has no concept of what the > > > market wants. First he wanted to challenge microsoft (at similar prices) > > > for the server market now he wants to be redhat. funny guy. > > > >If you're unhappy with the results you're getting from Gary, try calling > >Kirk McKusick. Keep kicking people. > > Wait. Isn't "kicking people" what I'm getting beat up for in this thread? Not specifically; it's kicking the *wrong* people, which is usually what gets people upset. Like I said before, you're on the mark with your problem description, just missing it with your solution. At any rate, in case you missed it, Jonathan Lemon has offered to take up the maintenance of the fxp driver, and if you have samples of the offending hardware, you should forward them to him You might want to coordinate with Larry Baird at GTA (lab@gta.com, AFAIR) to make sure you don't double up. I can vouch for Jonathan's reliability and competence; I've also sent him hardware in the past with good results. > I dont call BSDI (anymore). Its generally a waste of time. I wish I could offer anything in their defense. 8( Regards, Mike -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message