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- From: talley@ashleigh.Kodak.COM (Brian K. Talley)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: DISASTER AT MIT!!!!!
- Message-ID: <3603@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 11:59:39 GMT
- References: <1992Sep3.185950.8587@athena.mit.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep3.185950.8587@athena.mit.edu> tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Theodore Ts'o) writes:
- >
- > 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?
-
- [ ... text deleted ... ]
-
- Yes, sorry for not mentioning that stuff is in the GCC directory. Perhaps I
- should have said I know what package they're part of, but I have no idea based
- on the filenames what these files are with regard to the package they're
- associated with.
-
- All I meant was a slightly different directory naming scheme would perhaps
- allow for a more comprehensive set of file names. That is, if we had a GCC
- directory and below that subdirectories referencing versions, then the 2.2.2d
- part of the above mentioned file names would be moot.
-
- >.... 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
-
- Linux is a blast! I love it!
-
- >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. :-)
-
- Understandable, and I apologize if I said anything that upset you. Personally,
- I can deal with the way tsx-11 is set up now. I disagree with the person who
- said it was a wreck, and I also disagree in part with the person who said the
- site is fine, and Linux is inappropriate for beginners.
-
- >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).
-
- Maybe I was in a deep fog when I posted my letter, but I was not intending to
- flame anyone. I find tsx-11 to be great the way it is. For those beginning
- with Linux and/or Unix in general, organizing it differently may help them out.
- If you disagree, that's fine.
-
- [ ... text deleted ... ]
- >
- > - Ted
-
-
- --Brian
- __________
- Brian Talley, Systems Consultant, Eastman Kodak Research Labs, Rochester, NY
- talley@acadia.kodak.com
-
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