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- From: tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o)
- Subject: Re: DISASTER AT MIT!!!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.185950.8587@athena.mit.edu>
- Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background)
- Reply-To: tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o)
- Organization: The Internet
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 18:59:50 GMT
- Lines: 47
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- From: talley@ashleigh.Kodak.COM (Brian K. Talley)
- Date: 3 Sep 92 13:35:03 GMT
-
- >user should be able to recognize a file like groff.tar.Z as the GNU
- >version of nroff.
-
- That's easy. It's things like 2.2.2dfix5.tar.Z or 2.2.2dg1.tar.Z
- that aren't necessarily readily apparent even to those familiar with
- Unix.
-
- You neglected to mention that those files were in in the
- /pub/linux/packages/GCC subdirectory..... that makes it a little bit
- more obvious what the files, are, no? In any case, that subdirectory is
- entirely maintained by H.J., so if you have any problems with it, you
- can take it up with him. However....
-
- .... let me point out, that most of the people who have spent time
- working on Linux are doing so because it is fun. Certainly, I am not
- getting paid for this. Having people tell me in public that my FTP
- server is "A DISASTER" is not terribly conducive to making it fun for me
- to run TSX-11 as a Linux FTP server. After all, I'd much rather be
- kernel hacking. :-)
-
- So if something about Linux bothers you, I encourage you to think about
- (1) how much you've paid for Linux, and (2) exactly what you owe the
- other person and what the other person owes you. If you wish to make
- friends and influence people, you would probably do well to think twice
- before saying or writing something inflamtory or insulting to them,
- especially in a public forum. Speaking for myself, I certainly don't
- mind _polite_ suggestions sent to me privately, or even not-so-polite
- suggestions sent via private email (although those I may still delete
- before reading).
-
- If you find something on TSX-11 which doesn't work, or which you
- believe is obselete, please send mail to ftp-linux@TSX-11.MIT.EDU.
- INCLUDE THE FULL PATHNAME OF THE FILE AND WHY YOU THINK IT IS OBSOLETE.
- If someone wants to write INDEX files with a one-line description of
- each file in a particular directory, go ahead and do so. If you send it
- to ftp-linux@TSX-11.MIT.EDU, and if it is accurate, I will be more than
- happy to install it.
-
- Before I close, I want to extend my thanks to all of the people who sent
- me supportive letters, either publically in comp.os.linux or privately
- via email. It's always nice to get some appreciative letters instead of
- some flames. :-)
-
- - Ted
-