From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 22 14:15:53 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDAC116A405 for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:15:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from out5.smtp.messagingengine.com (out5.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C456413C4B6 for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:15:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from out1.internal (unknown [10.202.2.149]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E34DF1CB6AF; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:17:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by out1.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:17:10 -0500 X-Sasl-enc: JHcQLz+0J9W5R/Uidc6I0QgFMJrnTspNhdo+VPBiM1qS 1172153830 Received: from [192.168.123.18] (82-35-112-254.cable.ubr07.dals.blueyonder.co.uk [82.35.112.254]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BACEA29540; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:17:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <45DDA58D.5070300@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:15:41 +0000 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mayank Kumar References: <76EBE649FB0E0E4DA883B5840459059F143A1827CD@AA-EXMSG-C412.southpacific.corp.microsoft.com> In-Reply-To: <76EBE649FB0E0E4DA883B5840459059F143A1827CD@AA-EXMSG-C412.southpacific.corp.microsoft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a better alias for freebsd code related questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:15:54 -0000 Mayank Kumar wrote: > Since I hardly get a reply on this alias, can somebody point to the correct alias which only deals with the coding related issues in freebsd. It is entirely likely that the community have been caught unawares by the stranger in their midst; no doubt they are asking the same questions as I am now asking, which are, "Who is this guy from Microsoft, and why is he asking so many random questions?" Not to be rude you understand. These are quite reasonable questions to ask, given the perceived ideological opposition based on the organisation you represent, its ideology, and its business practices. However, to stay the reasonable and centred course. I would suggest the following course of action: 1. You subscribe to freebsd-hackers@ (a more appropriate venue for such coding questions) 2. You post an initial mail asking a question, with sufficient background about why the Possibly Nasty Man from Possibly Nasty Organisation is Asking So Many Questions. Tell us about yourself. This clear communication dispels the randomness aspect and the Possibly Nasty Man aspect, helping all to achieve clear communication. I myself am familiar with communicating with sub-entities of the Microsoft entity, having had productive open source work directly funded by your organisation, regardless of concerns in the wider community regarding that organisation. With apologies to the late Robert Anton Wilson. Hope this helps! Kind regards BMS