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Date:      Fri, 19 Feb 1999 15:05:02 -0700
From:      "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com>
To:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Cc:        "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com>, David Greenman <dg@root.com>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/vm swap_pager.c 
Message-ID:  <199902192213.PAA14929@pluto.plutotech.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 19 Feb 1999 10:24:21 PST." <199902191824.KAA00876@apollo.backplane.com> 

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>:You are the only one who seems to feel justified in ignoring the concerns
>:and objections of our Principle Architect.  Perhaps you don't understand
>:the weight carried by that position, but the David's judgment is binding on
>
>    Complete and utter bullshit.  If you will just STOP and *read* my 
>    email rather then being reactionary,

Look at your tone and use of language.  I am "reacting" after being
provoked by your disregard for the way this project works, but I am
not the one being "reactionary".

>    you will note that I left plenty
>    of room in to remove the cruft... after 2 weeks.  *NOT* now.
>
>    I did not unilaterly decide that the cruft would remain in forever.

You unilaterally decided to commit objectionable code over the authority
of the principle architect of the project.  Its really that simple.

>    And, I would like to point out, that it works both ways... when all
>    DG does it veto every damn thing that comes across his desk, it's just
>    as useless and anti social as if I were to ignore him.  It's like having
>    a one way conversation --- I feel as though every single comment I make
>    is going into the bit bucket.

Perhaps the Project's notion of progress and process conflicts with your
world view.  If this is the case, feel free to complain about it, or
decide that the conflict cannot be resolved, but you will not be given
an exception to working within the constraints of the projects development
policy.

>    You seem to make it seem as though every commit I've ever made is 
>    somehow going against the grain of what FreeBSD is meant to be.  I
>    *challenge* you to review those commits and tell me what percentage
>    of them you think are bad.  Are you willing to do that?  No?  You 
>    aren't, are you?  You don't know what the hell I've committed, do you?
>    You are just being reactionary.

This has nothing to do with the quality of your past or future
contributions to the project.  This has to do with what the project *is*
and how it is run.  No developer, regardless of their potential, can be
allowed to violate the principles of the project or we will stop being
FreeBSD.  If the choice comes down to benefiting from your valuable
contributions or maintaining an orderly development process where
developers enjoy mutual respect, the project will just have to 'survive'
without Matt Dillon.

--
Justin



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