Subject: Pissing contests
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Greg Earle <earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US>
List: port-sparc
Date: 04/18/1996 12:22:59
> Verily did "David S. Miller" write:
>
>> Aparently, nobody likes competition around here, ok I'll be quiet with
>> my comments then.
>
> That wasn't a remark related to competition, that was a simple (inaccurate)
> remark to crow your particular project.
Indeed. This whole notion of "competition" is pathetic and sad.
If there was some limitless talent pool of people out there who can make
operating systems sing and dance on a SPARC architecture - and, who felt like
doing it in their spare time - it might be one thing.
Unfortunately, I would guess that the total number of these people is probably
somewhere around the number of digits on the average humanoid. Thus, to see
classic pre-pubescent behavior from amongst their ranks (i.e., the "I'll
take my kickball and go home!" syndrome - you know who did this - and now the
"Hah! Well, my d*** is bigger than yours!" syndrome) is extremely disturbing.
This isn't "competition". This is divisiveness - and it sucks.
</dismount soapbox>
- Greg