Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:50:48 +0800 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: dwilde1@ibm.net, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [SPECweb] secret architectural discussion - shhh! Message-ID: <19980428165048.25325@papillon.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <354415D7.E4203555@ibm.net>; from Don Wilde on Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 10:21:27PM -0700 References: <19949.893621805@time.cdrom.com> <354415D7.E4203555@ibm.net>
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On Sun, 26 April 1998 at 22:21:27 -0700, Don Wilde wrote: > I'm making this response public because I want my change in direction to > be clear to all of you. While Jordan and David have not said we cannot > win such a challenge as SPECweb with the proper equipment and > preparation, they are counselling a more patient approach that does not > require megabuck hardware and a dice roll, which is what a media whoopee > like I suggested would be. As somebody else has suggested here ( -chat ) > in the last hour, look at what Billy Boy's flop has cost him this last > month. We can't afford a public embarrassment like that. Although it > would've been a blast to set such a rocketfest up, the gamble is a very > large one and failure would burn too many bridges. Congratulations. It's obvious this wasn't an easy choice for you, but I agree it was the correct one. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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