On 06 Jan, 2006, at 23:46, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

>
> Dion van der Grijp <dvdgrijp@mbox3.singnet.com.sg> writes:
>> On 06 Jan, 2006, at 00:13, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>>>
>>> Dion van der Grijp <dvdgrijp@mbox3.singnet.com.sg> writes:
>>>> On 05 Jan, 2006, at 09:12, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>>>>> Dion van der Grijp <dvdgrijp@mbox3.singnet.com.sg> writes:
>>>>>> As far as screenblank(1) is concerned, don't hold your breath. 
>>>>>> I've
>>>>>> also been asking about the non-functional screen blanker for years
>>>>>
>>>>> We look forward to your patches.
>>>>
>>>> Nice try. :)
>>>
>>> I think you mistake my point.
>>>
>>> NetBSD is not produced by "them". It is produced by "us". If 
>>> something
>>> is bothering you, quit complaining and fix it. "They" aren't going to
>>> fix it because "they" don't exist.
>>
>> Not everyone who uses NetBSD and notices a problem has a ready
>> solution at hand, or the necessary (NetBSD) experience to provide one.
>> And not fixing an identified problem does not render the feedback any
>> less useful or important.
>>
>> Furthermore, this is not about whether something "bothers" me or
>> anyone else; it's about the importance of adding useful and _working_
>> functionality to NetBSD -- in the interests of what NetBSD stands for.
>> IMO the existing screenblank(1) does not facilitate that at all.
>
> Again, if you think it is important for some functionality to be
> added, who do you expect will be adding this functionality if not you?
> NetBSD is maintained by its user community. No one is paid by The
> NetBSD Foundation to work on the system -- all the software in the
> system is the result of work by people like you.
>
> If something isn't happening, you shouldn't expect the non-existent
> paid staff to fix the product you've paid nothing to use.  Arguing
> loudly about how bad it is that the non-existent staff isn't working
> on it won't help. Instead, you should think about how to get the
> problem fixed. Usually the most productive way to do that would be to
> try to figure out why it is broken and how to fix it, but other
> methods (like paying someone to fix it) are also available.
>
> In any case, though, you have to quit thinking about "those people out
> there who fix NetBSD". If you want to see the NetBSD staff, look in
> the mirror.
>
> Perry
>
>

Obviously you missed the point I was making.

-dvdg

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